Rev. Karl John Julius Knauff

1910 - 1996  (86 years)

• Name	Karl John Julius Knauff
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	29 Jun 1910	Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71839
  Died	30 Jun 1996	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I71839	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Helmuth Knauff,   b. 12 Sep 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer,   b. 9 Jun 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 68 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1909	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F25804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merle Irene Krueger,   b. 3 Aug 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 2000, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F49135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNAUFF, Rev. Karl J. Peacefully, at Trinity Village Care Centre, on Sunday, June 30, 1996, after reaching the age of 86 years on June 29. Rev. Knauff was born in Port Colborne and was a son of the late Alberta Ritzer and Rev. Helmuth Knauff. During all of his working years, Rev. Knauff faithfully served the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was ordained in 1937 and then served at St. Matthew's, in Kitchener, St. Peter's and St. Paul's in Heidelberg and Erbsville, Zion in Stratford, St. Luke's in Kitchener, where at the same time he also helped to establish St. Phillip's and then St. Matthew's, in Hanover. He served as secretary of the Eastern Canada Synod for 17 years and assisted various Lutheran congregations in his retirement. Beloved husband of Merle Krueger, who faithfully supported him during his years in the ministry. Together, they were members of St. James Lutheran Church in St. Jacobs. He is also fondly remembered by many cousins and their families. Rev. Knauffs family, will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 7-9 p.m., this evening (Tuesday) and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Wednesday. The funeral service will be held in St. James Lutheran Church in St. Jacobs, on Thursday, at 1: 30 p.m., with Rev. Frank Haggarty officiating. Reception for relatives and friends will be held immediately after the service, at St. James Church, followed by the committal service at Mount Hope Cemetery, in Waterloo, at 4 p.m., Thursday. The Record Newspaper -2 Jul 1996

  
  

• Sources

  [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Karl John Julius Knauff Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1910 Gender: Male Birth Place: Port Colborne, Welland, Ontario, Canada Father's name: William Hellmuth Knauff Mother's name: Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer #051008 [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020484-09. William Helmuth Knauff, 23, occ. Clergyman, res. of Port Colborne, son of Julius Knauff and Louisa Grummer Married Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer, 21, res. of Waterloo, daughter of John Ritzer and Sophia Latz, Witn: C. Adolph Knauff of Woodstock and Nelda Roos of Waterloo, 16 June 1909 in Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jun 1910 - Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario Died - 30 Jun 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth