Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Frederick Knipfel[1, 2, 3]

Male 1883 - 1962  (78 years)


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  • Name Frederick Knipfel 
    Born 30 Dec 1883  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer Son 
    Occupation 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Servant on Farm 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76819 
    Died 1962  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Buried Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Person ID I76819  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Anna Elizabeth Grody,   b. 27 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1910  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 2018, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     7. Frederick Herman Knipfel,   b. 20 Aug 1923, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 2009  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Knipfel.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry Knipfel - 1986.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alfred "Alf" Knipfel.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 10.

    5. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 2.

    6. [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

    7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick Knipfel.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238148326.

    9. [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
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Dec 1910 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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