George Kropf

1863 - 1923  (59 years)

• Name	George Kropf
  Born	11 Nov 1863	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1881	, Canada   [1]
  Immigration	1882	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Naturalization	1885	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Naturalization	1886  [1]
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  		George Kropf's furniture clamp
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Factory
  Residence	1911	201 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		201 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Ontario in 1912 From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38650
  Died	21 Oct 1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I38650	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Catherine Boecking,   b. 6 Jul 1860, , Germany ,   d. 8 Oct 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Albert George Kropf,   b. 5 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   2. John William "William" Kropf,   b. 26 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1963, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. George Kropf,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Henry Kropf,   b. 7 Jan 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Irma Annie Kropf,   b. 10 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   6. Edwin L. Kropf,   b. 14 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F10113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. George Kropf one of Kitchener's life long residents died suddenly last night at about five o'clock in the person of George Kropf at his residence, 201 East Weber street. The deceased was in his 59th year and had been in poor health for almost a year. The late Mr. Kropf was born in Germany but came direct to Kitchener where he entered the employ of the Canada Furniture company on his arrival. He was an old and faithful employee of this company up to the time of his first illness in March. Mr. Kropf was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church during the time of his residence in Kitchener. He was also a member of Court 72 of the Foresters and of the K O T M. Surviving him are his wife, five sons and one daughter as follows: Albert George and Henry and Erma, Mrs. F. Kehn of Kitchener, William of Sturgis, Mich. and Edwin of Armstrong, Ont. Two sisters, Mrs. Geo Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. John Listman of Stratford and two brothers in Germany also survive. The funeral of the late Mr. Kropf will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2: 30 from his late residence, 201 East Weber street to the Ease End Lutheran cemetery for internment. Kitchener Daily Record, October 22, 1923

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 11. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 1. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of George Kropf - October 22, 1923. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), January 24, 1884. January 20, 1884 - George Kropf and Catharina Böking, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin, by Pastor Andreas. He emigrated to Canada in 1882.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Nov 1863 - , Germany Immigration - 1881 - , Canada Immigration - 1882 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jan 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Naturalization - 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 201 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Oct 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth