Solomon G. Kipfer^[1]

1878 - 1963  (84 years)

• Name	Solomon G. Kipfer
  Born	3 Nov 1878	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-87195
  Died	29 Oct 1963	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Buried	Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I87195	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John S. Kipfer,   b. CALC 10 Mar 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1925, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Gerber,   b. CALC 5 Mar 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1916, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F38526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy G. Nafziger,   b. 13 Aug 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1930, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Mary Inoda "Inoda" Kipfer,   b. 18 May 1902, Near, Gadshill, Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 18 Jul 1962, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 60 years)   2. Florence Odella "Flossie" Kipfer,   b. 1904, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 2004, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 100 years)   3. Emerson S. Kipfer,   b. 8 Sep 1907,   d. 19 Jan 1940  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F22662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Jutzi,   b. 17 Feb 1894, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1972, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1932
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F189439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SOLOMON KIPFER Solomon Kipfer, 84, of Mill Street, Milverton, died Tuesday, October 29th, at his home after a brief illness. He was born in the Township of Mornington, November 3rd, 1878, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kipfer. He farmed in the Township of Ellice, retiring 32 years ago. He moved to Milverton 18 years ago and prior to that had lived in Tavistock. He was a member of Poole Mennonite Church. His first wife, the former Nancy Nafziger, predeceased him in 1930. Surviving is his second wife, the former Catherine Jutzi, whom he married April 26th, 1932; a son, Lloyd, of R.R. 1, Stratford; three daughters, Mrs. Samuel (Florence) Boshart, of Milverton; Mrs. David (Sylvia) Schwartzentruber, of R.R. 2, Milverton; and Mrs. Menno *Sarah) Steckley, of R.R. 1, Milverton; a sister, Mrs. Annie Albright, of Kitchener; 35 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sons, Gordon, Emerson and John; one daughter, Mrs. Jonas (Mary Inoda) Zehr; five brothers, Christian, Abraham, John, Nicholas and Menno, and three sisters, Rachel, Mary and Mrs. David (Magdalena) Schwartzentruber. His body rested at his late residence until noon on Friday when removal was made to the Poole Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Herbert Schultz officiated, assisted by Rev. David Jantzi and Rev. Chris Brunk. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery. The pallbearers, all grandsons, were Glenn Schwartzentruber, Burnell Kipfer, Laverne Kipfer, Stanley Steckley, Roy Zehr and Paul Boshart. Relatives and friends, attending the funeral, came from Flint in Mich., Kitchener, Stratford, Tavistock, Baden, St. Agatha and the surrounding district.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 4, 1962 - Obituary of Mary Inoda Kipfer. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Johannes Kuepfer Birth Place: Canada Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Father Name: Christian Mother Name: Barbara Spouse Name: Maria Gerber Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse residence: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Magdalena Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1865 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Nov 1878 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Oct 1963 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Buried - - Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth