Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Catherine Boecking

Female 1860 - 1945  (85 years)


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  • Name Catherine Boecking 
    Born 6 Jul 1860  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1881  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Immigration 1882  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Anna Catharine Becking 
    Name Catherine Kropf 
    Name Katie Becking 
    Name Katie Boecking 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1945  201 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38651 
    Died 8 Oct 1945  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I38651  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family George Kropf,   b. 11 Nov 1863, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Albert George Kropf,   b. 5 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. John William "William" Kropf,   b. 26 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1963, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. George Kropf,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Henry Kropf,   b. 7 Jan 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Irma Annie Kropf,   b. 10 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Edwin L. Kropf,   b. 14 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Katherine Kropf, widow of George Kropf, who resided at 201 Weber St. E., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital in her 86th year. She was born in Germany and came to Canada in her 21st year, being married in this city two years later. Mrs. Kropf is survived by three sons, William, Sturgis, Mich., George of Kitchener and Henry of Waterloo, a daughter, Mrs. Fred Kehn, and 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home Thursday at two o'clock, to St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. A. H. Eissfeldt will officiate. The remains are resting at the funeral home.

      Kitchener Daily Record, October 9, 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 11.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 1.

    3. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Katherine Kropf - October 9, 1945.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), January 24, 1884.
      January 20, 1884 - George Kropf and Catharina Böking, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin, by Pastor Andreas. He emigrated to Canada in 1882.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jul 1860 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1881 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1882 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jan 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - 201 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Oct 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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