Conrad Rockel^[1]

1869 - 1958  (88 years)

• Name	Conrad Rockel
  Born	2 Jul 1869	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1887  [2]
  Naturalization	1890  [2]
  Occupation	1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mechanic
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Felt Worker
  Residence	1907	Lanigan, , Alberta   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98319
  Died	19 Feb 1958	Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I98319	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  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 ,   d. 11 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	3 May 1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Bertha Margrata Rockel,   b. 7 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1991, Lanigan, , Alberta  (Age 91 years)   2. Henry Leonard Rockel,   b. 10 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Otto Johan Rockel,   b. 18 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marie Rockel,   b. 7 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1961, North Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 54 years)   5. Dr. Albert Conrad Rockel,   b. 1912, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F53190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Conrad Rockel BD14Nagy originally shared this to Ancestry Pubic Member Trees

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Conrad Rockel - February 21, 1958. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Conrad Rockel - July 13, 1942.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jul 1869 - , Germany Occupation - Mechanic - 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 May 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Felt Worker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Feb 1958 - Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth