Henry Kropf

1893 - 1960  (67 years)

• Name	Henry Kropf
  Born	7 Jan 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, 108th Regiment / 29th / 22nd / 4th Regiment, Service #126082
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Private, 108th Regiment / 71st Battalion
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	201 Weber St., East, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	WW2 - Veterans Guards of Canada  [3]
  Residence	1960	100 Dunbar St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38656
  Died	11 Jul 1960	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I38656	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  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   [6]
  Family ID	F10113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mynetta Gies,   b. 26 Jun 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1988  (Age 93 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Adele Kropf   2. Kathryn Kropf   3. Jeanne Bernice Kropf,   b. 5 Mar 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 2014, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   4. Elaine Kropf,   b. 1922,   d. 18 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Kropf A veteran of the First and Second World Wars, Henry Kropf, 67, of 100 Dunbar St. South, Waterloo, died Monday at Westminster Hospital, London, Ont., after a lengthy illness. Born in Kitchener Jan. 5, 1893, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Kropf. He was a former employee of Carling Breweries Ltd. Mr. Kropf served overseas during the First World War and joined the Veterans Guards of Canada during the Second World War. He was a member of the Waterloo branch of the Canadian Legion. Survivors include his wife, the former Mynetta Gies, who he married in Kitchener Sept. 24, 1919; four daughters, Mrs. Donald (Jeanne) Shuh, Mrs. Elaine Struke, Mrs. Robert (Adele) Perrott and Mrs. Richard (Kathryn) Kirsht, all of Waterloo; two brothers, William of Sturgis, Mich., George of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Fred Kehn of Kitchener, and 10 grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. W. O. Rathke of Redeemer Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 12, 1960

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 11. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Henry Kropf - July 12, 1960. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [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 - 7 Jan 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Sep 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1960 - 100 Dunbar St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jul 1960 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth