Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rev. Karl John Julius Knauff

Male 1910 - 1996  (86 years)


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  • Name Karl John Julius Knauff 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 29 Jun 1910  Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71839 
    Died 30 Jun 1996  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I71839  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

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

    Family Merle Irene Krueger,   b. 3 Aug 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2000, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 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 
    1. [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

    2. [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

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jun 1910 - Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Jun 1996 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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