Clara Barbara Bast

1912 - 1965  (52 years)

• Name	Clara Barbara Bast
  Born	17 Jun 1912	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49742869
  Name	Clara Barbara Kropf
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-68484
  Died	17 Jan 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I68484	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian W. Bast,   b. 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1937  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Boshart,   b. 30 Aug 1875, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1953, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F40910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clayton Kropf,   b. 12 Mar 1915, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1967, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1937  [2]
  Children	1. Bernice Margaret Kropf   2. Kelsey Lena Irene Kropf,   b. 16 Sep 1932, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Arthur Carl "Art" Kropf,   b. 1937,   d. 27 Jan 2013, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Shirley Catherine Kropf,   b. 2 Jan 1939,   d. 25 Dec 1994, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   5. Bruce Wayne Kropf,   b. 27 Dec 1946, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F39979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Clayton Kropf Philipsburg - Mrs. Clayton Kropf, 52, of RR 2, Baden, died suddenly at K-W Hospital, Sunday. She was the former Clara Barbara Bast, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bast of East Zorra Township. She had lived in Philipsburg for the past 20 years, and was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church and the Women's Sewing Circle of the church. Surviving, besides her husband are three sons, Arthur of Kitchener, Bruce and Ronald at home; three daughters, Mrs. John (Kelsey) Kuepfer of RR 3, New Hamburg, Mrs. Patrick (Shirley) Hergott of St. Clements and Bernice of Wellesley; four brothers, Allan of Philipsburg, Wesley of London, Ont., John of Baden and Nelson of St. Marys; two sisters, Mrs. William (Irene) Yost of Kingwood and Mrs. Dorothy Mayer of Heidelberg and seven grandchildren. The body will be at the Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg from 7: 30 p.m. today until noon Wednesday when removal will be made to St. Agatha Mennonite Church for service at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber and Rev. Elmer Schwartzentruber will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 18, 1965 ___________________ Kropf, Clara, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bast, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., June 17, 1912; died suddenly at Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Jan. 17, 1965; aged 52 y. 7 m. On June 22, 1937, she was married to Clayton Kropf, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Arthur, Bruce, and Ronald), 3 daughters (Kelsy - Mrs. John Kuepfer, Shirley - Mrs. Patrick Hergott, and Bernice), 7 grandchildren, 2 sisters, (Mrs. Dorothy Mayer and Mrs. Irene Yost), and 4 brothers (Allan, Wesley, John, and Nelson). Two brothers predeceased her. She was a member of the St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 20, in charge of Elmer Schwartzentruber and Gerald Schwartzentruber. Gospel Herald, May 11, 1965

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Clara Barbara Bast - January 18, 1965. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Clara Barbara Bast - May 11, 1965. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49742869.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jun 1912 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jan 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth