Frederick Knipfel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1883 - 1962  (78 years)

• Name	Frederick Knipfel
  Born	30 Dec 1883	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Servant on Farm
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76819
  Died	1962	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Buried	Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Person ID	I76819	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John "Henry" Knipfel,   b. 4 Mar 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Rosina Bivour,   b. 25 Apr 1857, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1943, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1882	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F244874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth Grody,   b. 27 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 73 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1910	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Frederick H. Knipfel,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Henry Knipfel,   b. 1911,   d. 2005  (Age 94 years)   3. Alfred Knipfel,   b. 1913,   d. 31 Mar 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   4. Walter G. Knipfel,   b. 17 Nov 1915,   d. 28 Nov 2008  (Age 93 years)   5. Harold W. Knipfel,   b. 1919,   d. 1979  (Age 60 years)   6. Howard Henry Knipfel,   b. 9 May 1919, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 2018, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   7. Frederick Herman Knipfel,   b. 20 Aug 1923, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 2009  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F188140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Knipfel - Frederick Knipfel, 78, of RR 2, Petersburg, died suddenly Wednesday at his home. Born in Petersburg Dec. 30, 1883, Mr. Knipfel was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knipfel. He farmed at Petersburg until his retirement in 1947. Mr. Knipfel was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Petersburg, a Sunday school teacher, former church board member and cemetery superintendent. Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Grody whom he married Dec. 14, 1910, in Baden; six sons, John H., Walter, Harold and Frederick H., all of Petersburg; Alfred and Howard, both of Kitchener; two brothers, John of York, Neb.; Henry of Petersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Schenk of Kitchener, Mrs. Herbert (Augusta) Lautenslager of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Two brothers predeceased him. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Saturday noon when removal will be made to Emmanuel Church, Petersburg, for funeral service at 3 pm. Burial will be in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. Ronald Reisdorf will officiate. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Knipfel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry Knipfel - 1986. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alfred "Alf" Knipfel. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 10. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 2. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link. KNIPFEL/ Frederick KNIPFEL/ 1883-1962/ his beloved wife/ Anna E. GRODY/ 1888-1962/ Not my will, but thine, be done [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick Knipfel. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238148326. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Feb 1882. 07 Feb 1882 Rosina Bivour of Wellesley and Heinrich Knopfel of Petersburg, were married in Wellesley by Pastor Kirmis.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Dec 1910 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth