Wilfred Kropf

1917 - 1960  (42 years)

• Name	Wilfred Kropf
  Born	12 Dec 1917	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76131
  Died	8 Dec 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I76131	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rudolph "Rudy" Kropf,   b. 22 Jun 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Catherine S. Lichti,   b. 5 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F21010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Viola B. Zehr,   b. 1 Apr 1921, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1940	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wilfred Kropf The death of Wilfred Kropf, 42, occurred at his home in Kitchener last Thursday following a heart attack. The deceased was born at St. Agatha, Dec. 12, 1917, a son of the former Katherine Lichty, now of New Hamburg and the late Rudolph Kropf, who died 20 years ago. He moved to Kitchener from St. Agatha three years ago and was employed at the Dominion Tire factory. Surviving besides his mother, are his wife, the former Viola Zehr, whom he married in 1940 in East Zorra Township; three daughters, Donna, Grace and Verna, all at home; three brothers, Aaron of Waterloo, Clayton of Baden, Lorne of Kitchener and three sisters, Mrs. Milton (Elmina) Boshart of Waterloo, Mrs. Barbara Litwiller of Kitchener, Mrs. Henry (Arleatha) Zehr, Jacob street, New Hamburg. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon with service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener and burial in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. A. W. Lotz officiated. \bNew Hamburg Independent, December 16, 1960

  
  

• Sources

  [S740] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 - ), "Obituary of Wilfred Kropf," 16 Dec 1960.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1917 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1940 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 8 Dec 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth