Dr. Weston W. Krupp

1879 - 1968  (88 years)

• Name	Weston W. Krupp
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	6 Sep 1879	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193182266
  Interesting	sport, lawn bowling, medicine
  Occupation	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  	doctor
  Occupation	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	teacher - Hallman's school
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-7180
  Died	24 Jan 1968	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States   [1]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I7180	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin B. Krupp,   b. CALC 29 Jul 1855, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1931, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Toman,   b. Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1942, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1878	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F12164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Elizabeth Toman image from: Roots, Shoots & Fruits by Reta Mae (Coleman) Toman

  
  

• Notes

  DR. WESTON KRUPP, 88, retired Woodstock (Ontario) surgeon, died on January 24, 1968, in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he was spending the winter. A former member of The Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Krupp was on the directorate of the Ontario Medical Association from 1922 to 1928, when he became President of the Association. Born in Blenheim Township in 1879, he graduated from the University of Toronto medical school in 1908. After a period of postgraduate study in London, England, he returned to Canada in 1911 and set up practice in Woodstock. He retired in 1936 after 25 years of medical practice. Dr. Krupp was an honorary director of the Y.M.C.A. and a contributor to the Woodstock Y.M.C.A., where the pool bears his name. He was a world champion lawn bowler and represented Canada at the 1950 British Empire Games in New Zealand. In 1936 he donated land on the shore of Lake. Erie for the new site of Fisher's Glen Camp, operated jointly by the "Y" and the Rotary Club. Dr. Krupp was single and the last immediate member of his family. ________________ Well known Woodstock Doctor, Dr. Krupp, Died In Florida Dr. Weston Krupp, who was well known by many residents of this area, died last Wednesday at St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 88 years, following a lengthy Illness. He was born In Blenheim township, near New Dundee, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Krupp of New Hamburg. He taught at Hallman's school near New Dundee until he entered medical school at Toronto. On graduating In 1908, he worked In Guelph for a time, then went to London, England fora post-graduate course. Dr. Krupp returned to Canada In 1911 and practiced In Woodstock until he retired in 1936. He served on the directorate of the Ontario Medical Association from 1922 to 1928, and was president in 1928. He was a member of Central United Church and the Oxford Masonic Lodge. He was active in the Woodstock Rotary Club and the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club, and for many years was a director of the YMCA. For the past six years he was an honorary director. Widely known as a philanthropist, he donated land for a boys' camp on the shores of Lake Erie In 1936. It was operated by the Rotary Club and YMCA until 1962. When the new YMCA was built In Woodstock, he donated funds for a swimming pool which was named after him. Dr. Krupp was the world singles lawn bowling champion in 1939 and represented Canada at the British Empire Games In New Zealand In 1950. Following his retirement, he had lived at the Oxford Hotel, Woodstock, during the summer months and had spent the winter months in Fiorla Florida. He had never married. Surviving are several cousins. The funeral service was held at the Rowell Funeral Home, Woodstock Saturday afternoon with Rev. A.E. Eustace officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193182266.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Sep 1879 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - doctor - - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - Hallman's school - - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 1968 - Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth