Aaron Kropf^[1]

1903 - 1967  (64 years)

• Name	Aaron Kropf
  Born	14 Feb 1903	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Residence	1939	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80935
  Died	31 May 1967	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I80935	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 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	Annie R. Herner,   b. 3 Apr 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 2002, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1925  [3]
  Children	1. Wilbert Earl Kropf,   b. 1925,   d. 24 Oct 2003  (Age 78 years)   2. Verdella Kropf,   b. 12 Aug 1932,   d. 25 Sep 2022  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F27376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aaron Kropf Funeral services were held Friday for Aaron Kropf, a native of St. Agatha, who died last week at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a lengthy illness. He was 64. A lifelong resident of the Twin City area, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kropf, and was born at St. Agatha. He was a member of the St. Agatha Mennonite Church and was employed at Sunshine Office Equipment Ltd. For 28 years. Illness forced him to retire in March of 1965. He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Herner, whom he married in St. Agatha Aug. 29, 1925; one son, Wilbert E. of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. William (Verdella) Wynowsky of Waterloo; one brother, Lorne of Kitchener, two sisters, Mrs. Barbara Litwiller of Kitchener and Mrs. Henry (Arleatha) Zehr of New Hamburg; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister. The service was held in St. Agatha Mennonite Church Friday afternoon and burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Elmer Schwartzentruber, assisted by Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber officiated New Hamburg Independent, June 7, 1967 ______________ Kropf - Aaron, son of Rudolph and Katherine (Lichti) Kropf, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Feb. 14, 1903; died at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, May 31, 1967; aged 64 y. 3 m. 17 d. On Aug. 25, 1925, he was married to Annie Herner, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Wilbert and Verdella-Mrs. William Wynowsky), one brother (Lorne), 2 sisters (Mrs. Barbara Litwiller and Arleatha-Mrs. Henry Zehr), and 6 grandchildren. He was predeceased by 2 brothers and one sister. He was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held June 2, in charge of Ehier Schwartzentruber and Gerald Schwartzentruber. Gospel Herald, Gospel Herald, September 19, 1967

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 25, 1964 - Obituary of Catherin S. LIchti. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 2. [S740] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 - ), "Obituary of Aaron Kropf," 7 Jun 1967. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Aaron Kropf - Gospel Herald, September 19, 1967. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Rudolph Kropf - December 7, 1939.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Feb 1903 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth