Lennard O'Krafka^[1]

1924 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	Lennard O'Krafka
  Born	8 Mar 1924	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-380008
  Died	5 Nov 2011	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	8 Nov 2011	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I380008	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Otto Heinrich O'Krafka,   b. 13 Nov 1890, , Germany ,   d. 26 May 1964, RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lillian Hannah Shepherd,   b. 28 Mar 1897, London, England ,   d. 30 Nov 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1920	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F258915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Kathleen Kirschel,   b. 24 Aug 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 2016, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F258928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OKRAFKA, Lennard Passed away at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 5th in his 88th year. Born March 8th, 1924, Len was the son of the late Otto Okrafka and his late wife Lillian (nee Shepherd) of Cambridge, and was predeceased by his sister Isabel (Mrs. Herman Neff) of Cambridge. Len is survived by his wife Louise (nee Kirschel), his brother Alfred and wife Grace, and his brother in law Herman Neff, all of Cambridge. He is also survived by his son John and wife Heather of Cambridge, his son Kenneth and wife Catherine of Sheffield, seven nieces and nephews, and his grandchildren Janet, Gregory, Alexander, Allyson and Lindsay. Len was employed by the former Simplicity Products in Hespeler, which later became Inglis Ltd., for a period of 42 years. A private family service was held on Tuesday, November 8th at the Dale Lounsbury Funeral Home in Cambridge, with interment following in New Hope Cemetery. He will be greatly missed by all those who loved him. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366 Waterloo Region Record 16 Nov 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), obituary of Alfred Ernest O'Krafka - 7 Jun 1921. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 026335 (1920). Name:Lillian Hannah Hannah Shepherd Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1897 Birth Place:Tottenham England Marriage Date:8 Sep 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:George Shepherd Mother:Edith Tyler Spouse:Otto Heinrich Heinrich O'Krafka

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Mar 1924 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Nov 2011 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Nov 2011 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth