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Conrad Rockel

Conrad Rockel[1]

Male 1869 - 1958  (88 years)

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  • Name Conrad Rockel 
    Born 2 Jul 1869  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1887  [2
    Naturalization 1890  [2
    Occupation 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mechanic 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Felt Worker 
    Residence 1907  Lanigan, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-98319 
    Died 19 Feb 1958  Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I98319  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry Rockel,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margarethe,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F286664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Augusta Bierwagen,   b. 7 Jul 1876, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 May 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Bertha Margrata Rockel,   b. 7 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1991, Lanigan, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Henry Leonard Rockel,   b. 10 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Otto Johan Rockel,   b. 18 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Marie Rockel,   b. 7 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1961, North Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     5. Dr. Albert Conrad Rockel,   b. 1912, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F53190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A former resident of Kitchener and New Dundee, Conrad Rockel, of Lanigan, Sask., died Wednesday in Saskatoon. He farmed in Western Canada most of his life and returned to Lanigan in 1942 after retiring to New Dundee for two years. His wife, the former Ida Bierwagen, died in 1942. He was a member of the Lutheran church. Survivors include three sons, Dr. A.C. Rockel of Kitchener, Henry of Langley Prairie, B.C.; Otto of Lanigan; three daughters, Mrs. Rob (Bertha) Stephan of Lanigan, Mrs. Albert (Marie) Doherty of North Vancouver, B.C., Mrs. Frank (Lena) Warwick of Meadow Lake, Sask.; one brother, Leonard of Kitchener; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted Sunday in Lanigan. Burial will be in Lanigan cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 21, 1958

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      Conrad is reported to have been born in Frishborn Kreis Lauterbach, Germany, documentation needed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 14568-98.
      Conrad Rockel, 29, occ. Mechanic, b. Germany, res. Berlin, son of Henry and Marg, Married Ida Augusta Bierwagen, 22, b. Germany, res. Berlin, daughter of Carl and Bertha, Witn: Albert Voege and Em Bierwagen, Both of Berlin, 3 May 1898 at Berlin

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 5.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Conrad Rockel - February 21, 1958.

    4. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Conrad Rockel - July 13, 1942.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1869 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mechanic - 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 May 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Felt Worker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1958 - Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
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