George M. "Pop" Ruppel

1880 - 1966  (85 years)

• Name	George M. "Pop" Ruppel
  Born	16 Dec 1880	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113335509
  Name	Pop Ruppel
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Painter, Auto
  Residence	1921	163 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-114778
  Died	26 Apr 1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I114778	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Rausch Ruppel,   b. 31 Jan 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1912, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Agnes Jane Vellie,   b. 1 Mar 1857, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1876	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F6800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud Judson,   b. 1880, , USA ,   d. 1957  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Janet Ruppel   2. Robert Ruppel   3. George Thornwell "Fats" "Thorn" Ruppel,   b. 25 Nov 1901, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 15 Nov 1963, Newport News, Newport News (city), Virginia, United States  (Age 61 years)   4. Russell Hy Ruppel,   b. 1904, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Blanch Jennett Ruppel,   b. 1909, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F46411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George M. (Pop) Ruppel, 85, died Tuesday, April 26, at the Sunnyside Home after a brief illness. Born Dec. 16, 1880, in Elmira, Mr. Ruppel was a resident of Kitchener for the past 45 years. He was a commercial artist in Kitchener for many years and engaged in sign painting and automobile refinishing. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Ruppel, he was predeceased by his wife, the former Maud Judson, who died in 1957 and one son, Thornwell, who died in 1963. Surviving are a son Robert, Columbus, Ga., and a daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Janet) Lott, Atlanta, Ga., three sisters, Mrs. Clara Moore, Mrs. Hartie Robinson, and Ann Ruppel all of Waterloo, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until last Friday when the funeral service was conducted at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Karl J. Knauff, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, officiated. Burial was in Union cemetery, Elmira. The Elmira Signet May 4 1966 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 40. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 40. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 2. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. [Large Monument] John R./ Ruppel/ [Back] Ruppel/ [A] Edith [B] Edith [C] Father [D] Mother [E] George [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11164-76. John RUPPEL, 23, painter, Berlin, of Elmira, s/o Casper & Anna RUPPEL, married Agnes VELLIE, 19, Maryborough, of Maryborough, d/o Henry & Mary Ann VELLIE, witn: John RUPPEL, Jr of Elmira & Karolina KRESS of Port Elgin, on 28 November 1876, at Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Dec 1880 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter, Auto - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Apr 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth