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Herman Andrew Kraft

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Herman Andrew Kraft

Birth
Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
15 Apr 1926 (aged 50)
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
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Herman was a son of Philip Jacob Kraft (1846-1905) and Amalie Heddrich (1848-1891). He was born in the town of Waterloo, Waterloo County in 1876.

Herman married Marie D. Krohn (1877-1962) on Feb. 23, 1897 in Berlin. They raised 5 known children;
1. Arthur 1897-1915.
2. Norman 1900-1980.
3. Albert 1902-1967.
4. Dorothy 1914
5. Helen 1920-1980.

Herman died at the age of 50 years and 16 days. His cause of death was; Pneumonia then cardiac failure. Death Register #034192.

SERGEANT KRAFT PASSES AWAY
Following an illness of less than two days, Patrol Sergeant Herman Kraft of the Kitchener police force passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, April 15th, from pneumonia. Sergeant Kraft was one of the older members of the Kitchener police force, joining it in 1916. He promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant in 1923. He was in his 50th year. He was formerly employed in Listowel but moved to Kitchener in 1910, where he was engaged in the cigar business until he joined the police force. Surviving him are his wife and four children. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, viz.: Mrs. Annie Heinrich, Waterloo, Mrs. George Oakley, Kit chener, Mrs. D. K. Mason, Columbus, Ohio, and Louis Kraft, Water loo. The funeral was held on Sunday.

Waterloo Chronicle 22 Apr 1926, p. 3
Contributor: Darryl Bonk (47010264) •
Herman was a son of Philip Jacob Kraft (1846-1905) and Amalie Heddrich (1848-1891). He was born in the town of Waterloo, Waterloo County in 1876.

Herman married Marie D. Krohn (1877-1962) on Feb. 23, 1897 in Berlin. They raised 5 known children;
1. Arthur 1897-1915.
2. Norman 1900-1980.
3. Albert 1902-1967.
4. Dorothy 1914
5. Helen 1920-1980.

Herman died at the age of 50 years and 16 days. His cause of death was; Pneumonia then cardiac failure. Death Register #034192.

SERGEANT KRAFT PASSES AWAY
Following an illness of less than two days, Patrol Sergeant Herman Kraft of the Kitchener police force passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, April 15th, from pneumonia. Sergeant Kraft was one of the older members of the Kitchener police force, joining it in 1916. He promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant in 1923. He was in his 50th year. He was formerly employed in Listowel but moved to Kitchener in 1910, where he was engaged in the cigar business until he joined the police force. Surviving him are his wife and four children. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, viz.: Mrs. Annie Heinrich, Waterloo, Mrs. George Oakley, Kit chener, Mrs. D. K. Mason, Columbus, Ohio, and Louis Kraft, Water loo. The funeral was held on Sunday.

Waterloo Chronicle 22 Apr 1926, p. 3
Contributor: Darryl Bonk (47010264) •


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  • Created by: Patrick Murphy
  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89219695/herman_andrew-kraft: accessed ), memorial page for Herman Andrew Kraft (30 Mar 1876–15 Apr 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89219695, citing Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Patrick Murphy (contributor 47037730).