Conrad Rockel: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Conrad Rockel was born 2 Jul 1869, , Germany; died 19 Feb 1958, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-98319
Immigration: 1887
Naturalization: 1890
Occupation: 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mechanic
Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Felt Worker
Residence: 1907, Lanigan, , Alberta

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

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

Conrad married Ida Augusta Bierwagen 3 May 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of John Ferdinand Julius "Ferdinand" "Fred" Bierwagen and Henrietta Bertha "Bertha" Paschke, daughter of Carl Bierwagen and Bertha) was born 7 Jul 1876, , Germany; died 11 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Lanigan, , Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Bertha Margrata Rockel was born 7 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1991, Lanigan, , Alberta.
3. Henry Leonard Rockel was born 10 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Otto Johan Rockel was born 18 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Marie Rockel was born 7 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1961, North Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
6. Dr. Albert Conrad Rockel was born 1912, , Saskatchewan, Canada; died 4 Dec 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

2.
Bertha Margrata Rockel (1.Conrad¹) was born 7 Apr 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1991, Lanigan, , Alberta.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-98321
3.
Henry Leonard Rockel (1.Conrad¹) was born 10 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185160
4.
Otto Johan Rockel (1.Conrad¹) was born 18 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185161

5.	Marie Rockel (1.Conrad¹) was born 7 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1961, North Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185163

Dr. Albert Conrad Rockel

(1.Conrad¹) was born 1912, , Saskatchewan, Canada; died 4 Dec 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Church: Grace Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-146459
Residence: 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

ROCKEL, Dr. Albert C. -- At St. Mary's Hospital Kitchener, on Monday, Dec. 4, 1989, age 77 years of 68 Queen St. N., Kitchener. Dr. Rockel was born in Saskatchewan and was a son of the late Ida and Conrad Rockel. He operated a family practice in Kitchener for over 40 years and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Kitchener. Beloved husband of the former Gladys Millar; dear father of Philip of Fergus, Stephen of Kingston, Mrs. Faith Topp of Regina, Sask. and Corinne of Toronto. He is also lovingly remembered by nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Warick of Surrey, B.C. and Mrs. Bertha Stephan of Lanigan, Sask. and a brother, Henry of White Rock B.C. He was predeceased by one brother and one sister. Dr. Rockel's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday) and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, At noon on Friday, transfer will be made to Grace Lutheran Church, for the funeral service at 2 p.m. (Friday), with Rev. Carl Wagner officiating.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Dec 1989

Albert — Gladys Millar. Gladys was born 8 Oct 1913, West Kildonan, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died Sep 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Philip Edward Rockel was born 1944; died 13 Mar 2001, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

7.
Philip Edward Rockel (6.Albert², 1.Conrad¹) was born 1944; died 13 Mar 2001, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-98320