George Kropf

1888 - 1975  (86 years)

• Name	George Kropf
  Born	5 Dec 1888	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Sergeant, 34th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #602111 - left with the 34th Battalion but was transferred to the 27th Winnipeg.
  Misfortune	1917
  	lost hand in war
  	Sergt. George Kropf, wounded at the battle of Courcelette on Sept. 15, returned home to Kitchener last Wednesday. He lost a hand and still has his left arm in a sling. The boat on which he returned took 16 days to make the trip owing to the presence in the Atlantic of a German raider. Sergt. Kropf left with the 34th Battalion but was transferred to the 27th Winnipeg. New Hamburg Independent, January 12, 1917
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	201 Weber St., East, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1975	247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38655
  Died	7 Mar 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I38655	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Kropf,   b. 11 Nov 1863, , Germany ,   d. 21 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine Boecking,   b. 6 Jul 1860, , Germany ,   d. 8 Oct 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F10113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sarah Hoy,   b. Oct 1898, London, England ,   d. 15 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Dianne Kropf   2. Esther Kropf,   b. 1920,   d. 2 Jun 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Gladys Lillian Kropf,   b. 28 Jul 1922,   d. 8 Apr 2011, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. George C. W. Kropf,   b. 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   5. Albert "Ab" Kropf,   b. 1926,   d. 24 Jun 2015, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario  (Age 89 years)   6. Arthur "Art" Kropf,   b. 1929,   d. 3 Apr 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   7. Robert "Bob" Kropf,   b. 1931,   d. 16 Nov 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   8. Lawrence Kropf,   b. 1934,   d. 22 Jan 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   9. Wayne Duncan Kropf,   b. 1936,   d. 12 Jan 2016, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F53694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf, George - At St. Mary's Hospital On Friday, March 7, 1975, after a brief illness, George Kropf, aged 86 years, of 247 Franklin Ave. N., Kitchener. Husband of Elizabeth Hoy; father of Esther (Mrs. Kenneth Gawthorn) of Kitchener, Gladys (Mrs. Harry Klie) of Kitchener, Dianne (Mrs. John Hause) of Waterloo, George of Tiverton, Albert of Kitchener, Arthur of Waterloo, Robert of Kitchener, Lawrence of Kitchener and Wayne of Kitchener; brother of Mrs. Irma Kehn of Kitchener; 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive; predeceased by his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Kropf. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 50, Kitchener and the War Amputees Association of Canada. Friends may call at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. on Saturday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Harold Brill will officiate. Internment will be made in Woodland cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made by donations to the Ontario Heart Fund. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, March 7, 1975

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 11. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of George Kropf - March 7, 1975. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Henry Kropf - July 12, 1960. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mrs. George (Elizabeth) Kropf - August 16, 1975. [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

  Born - 5 Dec 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Jul 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1975 - 247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Mar 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth