Jonathan Kuepfer b. 20 Jun 1893 , Minnesota, USA d. 2 Feb 1962 Brunner, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario: Waterloo Region Generations

1893 - 1962 (68 years)

Name	Jonathan Kuepfer
Born	20 Jun 1893	, Minnesota, USA [1]
Gender	Male
FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7315490
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-304684
Died	2 Feb 1962	Brunner, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario [1]
Buried	Bethel Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario [1]
Person ID	I304684	Generations
Last Modified	12 May 2024

Family Leona Jane Follas, b. 22 Jun 1902, Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States , d. 2 Mar 1967, Newton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 64 years)

Children

	1. Newton Kuepfer
	2. Levi F. Kuepfer, b. 8 Jul 1919, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 15 Sep 2019, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years)
	3. Mary A. Kuepfer, b. 11 Nov 1921, d. 21 Dec 1989 (Age 68 years)
	4. Aaron Rudolph Kuepfer, b. 5 Mar 1923, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 1 Jan 2005, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
	5. Raymond Kuepfer, b. 10 Jul 1927, d. 9 Aug 1999 (Age 72 years)
	6. John Fredderick Kuepfer, b. 29 Dec 1930, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 18 May 2019, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
	7. Martha Mae Kuepfer, b. 1933, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
	8. William Robert "Bill" Kuepfer, b. 18 Feb 1934, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 12 May 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
	9. Melvin Harold Kuepfer, b. 22 Jul 1935, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 3 Jun 2020, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
	10. Henry Kuepfer, b. 10 Jul 1936, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States , d. 2 Oct 2019, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 83 years)

Last Modified 13 May 2024

Family ID F60964 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

KUEPFER, Jonathan

Jonathan Kuepfer died early Friday, February 2^nd, at his home in Brunner, in his 69^th year. He was born in Minnesota, June 20^th, 1893, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kuepfer, and had farmed in North Easthope and near Wellesley. He moved to Brunner four years ago. Mr. Kuepfer was a member of the Conservative Mennonite Church, Millbank. He is survived by his wife, the former Leona Follas; seven sons, Aaron, R.R. 2, Wellesley; Raymond and Levi, Newton; John, R.R. 3, New Hamburg; William, Milverton; Medvin and Henry, of R.R. 1, St. Agatha; seven daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Mary) Helmuth, Baden; Mrs. Leslie (Barbara) Nau, B.C.; Martha, Baden; Sarah, Velma, Dorothy and Susanna, at home; two brothers, Rudolph and Michael, Stratford, and 28 grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Joseph; two brothers, Joseph and Noah, and two sisters, Mrs. Peter (Katie) Steckley and Miss Mattie Kuepfer. The body rested at the family home in Brunner until Sunday at 1:00 p.m., when removal was made to the home of his son, Levi, at Newton, where a short service was held Monday at 1:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at the Conservative Mennonite Church, Millbank, at 2:15 p.m. Bishop Valentine Nafziger officiated and burial was in the adjoining cemetery. The pallbearers were Ralph Gerber, of Crosshill; Roy Gerber, Samuel Lichty Jr., Daniel Lichty, all of R.R. 1, Linwood; Daniel Leis, of Millbank, and Allan Gascho, of R.R. 1, Milverton. Relatives and friends, who attended the funeral, came from Hutchinson, Kansas; Bluffton and Toledo, Ohio; Baden; St. Agatha; Stratford; New Hamburg and the surrounding district.

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Kuepfer, Jonathan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kuepfer, was born in Minnesota, June 20, 1893; died at his home in Brunner, Ont., Feb. 2, 1962; aged 68 y. 7 m. 13 d. He was married to Leona Follas, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons (Aaron, Wellesley; Raymond and Levi, Newton; John, New Hamburg; Melvin and Henry, St. Agatha; and William, Milverton), 7 daughters (Mary-Mrs. Stanley Helmuth, Baden; Barbara-Mrs. Leslie Nau, British Columbia; Martha, Baden; Sarah, Velma, Dorothy, and Susannah, at home), and 2 brothers (Rudolph and Michael, Stratford). He was a member of the Conservative Mennonite Church at Millbank, where funeral services were conducted Feb. 5, in charge of Valentine Nafziger and Kenneth Brenneman.

Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 15 - April 10, 1962 - page 350, 351

Sources
[S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73154900/jonathan-kuepfer.
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Born - 20 Jun 1893 - , Minnesota, USA

Buried - - Bethel Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario

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