August Voisin

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106328
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

August married Mary Logel 1 Mar 1881, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Mary (daughter of Francis Xavier "Xavier" Logel and Margaret V. Wagatha) was born 14 Feb 1859, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma Margaret Boppre
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-166572
• Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Emma married Leo Ambrose Boppre 14 Jun 1910, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Leo (son of Ludwig "Louis" Beaupre and Carolina "Carrie" Moser) was born 29 Sep 1887, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1971; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-228402

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New Hamburg Resident's Brother Passes Suddenly

Mrs. L. Ruth received the sad news that her brother, Mr. Francis Voisin, died suddenly at his home in Formosa last Saturday, from a heart attack. Mr. Voisin was 51 years of age. Besides Mrs. Ruth the deceased is survived by another sister, Mrs. Leo Boppre, of Waterloo, and three brother, George, Waterloo, and Edward and Albert of Glen Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Ruth attended the funeral which was held at Formosa last Sunday.

New Hamburg Independent, April 17, 1942

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-201744

Albert — Clementine Kittel. Clementine (daughter of John Kittel and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Schnarr) was born 21 Oct 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1969, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31605
• Occupation: 1908, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; Farmer

Edward married Olivia Busch 28 Jan 1908, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Olivia (daughter of Anthony Bush and Wilhelmina Hartmann) was born 6 May 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Caroline Dietrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-379959
• Residence: 1911, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1947, 61 Onward Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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DIETRICH, Mary (nee Boppre)

Peacefully, on Monday, Oct. 27, 1997, at St. Joseph's Hospital, in London, in her 87th year, formerly of Kitchener. Wife of the late Alexander Dietrich. Dear mother of Paula Cronin and her husband Michael of London; grandmother of Brian, Shari and Stephanie. Survived by her brother, Larry Boppre and his wife Honey of Kitchener; her sisters, Margaret of Kamloops, B.C., Estelle Gross of Waterloo, Helen Freiburger of Kitchener and Marcy Winterhalt and her husband Elmer of Cambridge; also many nieces and nephews. Lovingly remembered by her dear friends, Blanche and Paul. Predeceased by two brothers, Carl and Gerald. Mrs. Dietrich's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South in Waterloo on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1997, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place on Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friends are invited to the reception room of the funeral home following the service.

The Record Newspaper 28 Oct 1997 pg B4

Mary — Alexander Clemens Joseph Dietrich. Alexander (son of Mayor Louis Frederick Dietrich and Anna Maria Schneider) was born 23 Nov 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1989; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-228154

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Sgt. Gerald Boppre

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre. 72 Alexandra Ave, Waterloo have been advised that their son. Sgt. Gerald Boppre. 24. was killed in action Nov 21. Sgt. Boppre was serving with the Algonquin Regiment.

He was previously wounded in October A brother, Cpl. Carl Boppre also serving overseas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28.
Surviving in addition to his parents and brother Carl are five sisters and one brother

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Dec 1944, p. 1

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LANCE-CPL, CARL BOPPRE

Lance-Cpl. Boppre was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28. As further information is not avail- able at present, the extent of his. injuries is not known by his family, who received the telegram today.

A member of the Essex Scottish Regiment, he enlisted in October, 1941, and went overseas Labor Day weekend of last year. Before joining the army, Lance-Cpl. Boppre worked in his father's grocery store. The 25-year-old soldier was born and educated in Waterloo.
A brother, Cpl. Gerald Boppre, is also serving in France.

5 Sep 1944

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PTE. CARL BOPPRE

Pte. Carl Boppre received a bullet wound through the heel, and is still in a field hospital in France, his family have been informed. X-ray pictures are being made to ascertain whether the bone structure has been fractured.

"A bit painful, but it could have been a lot worse," Pte. Boppre wrote his parents.

Sept. 13, 1944

Carl — Eleanor Brennan. Eleanor was born 21 Jun 1923, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: WW2
• Misfortune: killed in WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86356P

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Sgt. Gerald Boppre

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre. 72 Alexandra Ave, Waterloo have been advised that their son. Sgt. Gerald Boppre. 24. was killed in action Nov 21. Sgt. Boppre was serving with the Algonquin Regiment.

He was previously wounded in October A brother, Cpl. Carl Boppre also serving overseas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28.
Surviving in addition to his parents and brother Carl are five sisters and one brother

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Dec 1944, p. 1

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Cpl. Gerald Bopple, 24, who when last heard from was serving in Holland with the Algonquin Regiment, was slightly wounded on Oct. 10, according to a cable received yesterday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, Alexandra Ave., Waterloo.

His brother, Lance-Cpl. Carl, is in a convalescent home in France, recovering from a bullet wound in the heel received on Aug. 28.

Cpl. Gerald enlisted in Kitchener about three years ago and trained at No. 10 Training Centre here, Listowel and Stratford. He has been overseas slightly over a year. Born in Kitchener, he attended St. Louis School and St. Jerome's College, and was a member of St. Louis R.C. Church. Before enlistment he worked in his father's grocery store.

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CPL. GERALD BOPPRE

Cpl. Boppre, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, Alexandra Ave.,. Waterloo, received bomb fragment wounds in the face, neck and left thigh when he was wounded in action in Holland on Oct. 10, while fighting with the Algonquin Regiment. The information was received in a secondary wire today.

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SGT. GERALD BOPPRE

Sgt. Gerald Boppre, 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Boppre, 72 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo, was killed in action Nov. 21, his parents have been informed. Serving with the Algonquin Regiment, it is not known where the fatality took place. A letter was received from him yesterday, written from Holland.

Sgt. Boppre was previously wounded in October, when he sustained bomb fragment wounds in the face, neck and left thigh.

A brother, Cpl. Carl Boppre, also serving overseas, was wounded in action in France on Aug. 28.

Born in Waterloo Sgt. Boppre attended St. Louis School, St. Jerome's College and the K-W Collegiate. Prior to enlisting in 1940 he trained at the former No. 10 Military Camp here, at Listowel and Stratford. He went overseas in September, 1943. In civilian life he worked in his father's grocery store.

Surviving, in addition to his parents and brother Carl, are five sisters and one brother: Mrs. Alex Dietrich of Kitchener, Mrs. Clifford Pickren of North Bay, Stella of Ottawa, Helen, Marcy and Larry at home.

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BOPPRE, Gerald Martin
Gerald was born on July 13, 1920 in Waterloo, Ontario, to Leo and Emma Boppre. He had two brothers, Carl and James five sisters, Mary, Margaret, Estelle, Helen, and Marcella. Growing up, Gerald helped out at the family grocery store as a clerk, but he also liked playing hockey (goalie) with his friends. Following his brother Carl's footsteps, Gerald enlisted with the Army on December 3, 1941 with the Algonquin Regiment. Sergeant Gerald Boppre was killed during Active Service on November 21, 1944, at 24 years of age. He was awarded the War Medal 1939- 1945 and the 1939-1945 Star. He is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. Sergeant Boppre is gratefully remembered today as a "Son of Waterloo" and his picture hangs on the Memorial Wall in City Hall of Waterloo, Ontario.

Legion Ontario Command Book Volume VII Page 63

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• Name: Helen Mary Freiburger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-22886

Helen — Robert Harry Freiburger. Robert (son of Joseph Freiburger and Rosa Dorothea Bonfanti) was born 6 Dec 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Larry Boppre
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-213755
• Residence: 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Boppre, Larry

It is with sadness we announce the sudden passing of our father Larry. Dad passed away peacefully in his 86th year at St. Mary's Hospital on January 17, 2017. Predeceased by his gracious and loving wife Phyllis (Honey).

Survived by his five children Debbie (Brian) Lorentz, Donna (Tony) Strauss-Germann, Diane (Larry) Aigner, Tony (Stephanie), James (Claire), 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents Leo and Emma (Voisin) and his son-in-law John Strauss (2004).
Larry was the last surviving member of his family and will be remembered by his friend Ina.
In our younger years our Dad worked hard to always make sure our needs were met - "Thanks Dad". Dad was always proud to have been the first employee of Kuntz Electroplating hired by Oscar Kuntz in 1948.
He is now reunited with his Honey in Heaven.
Larry's family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, January 19, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener 519-749-8467. A private family service will be held.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Fabry's Association or Autism Speaks Canada would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).

Visit www.henrywalser.com for Larry's memorial.

Go Tigers!

(No date). Available at: https://memorials.henrywalser.com/james-boppre/2822806/obituary.php (Accessed: 4 November 2023).

James — Phyllis Theresa "Honey" Bruder. Phyllis (daughter of Peter Leander Bruder and Clara Agnes Reinhart) was born 17 Sep 1932, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 2012, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]