Rachel Kropf

1856 - 1939  (82 years)

• Name	Rachel Kropf  [1, 2]
  Birth	4 Apr 1856	Baden, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Mar 1939	Garden City, Cass Co., MO   [3]
  Burial	Garden City, Cass Co., MO   [4]
  	Clearfork Cemetery
  Person ID	I11311	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	22 May 2021

  
  

  Father	David Kropf
  Mother	Magdalena Oesch,   b. 1827, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Jul 1887, Cass Co., MO (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F11312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel J. Schrock,   b. 10 Sep 1857, Middlebury, Elkart Co., IN d. 2 Apr 1943, Garden City, Cass Co., MO (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1877  [3]
  Children	1. William Nobartus Schrock,   b. 14 Jan 1883, Garden City, Cass Co., MO d. 13 Mar 1959, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 76 years)   2. Helen Schrock
  Family ID	F7818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2010

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Apr 1856 - Baden, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Death - 14 Mar 1939 - Garden City, Cass Co., MO Burial - - Garden City, Cass Co., MO  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: Schrock.-Rachel, daughter of David and Magdalena Kropf, was born April 4, 1856, near Baden. Ont., died at her home in Garden City, Mo. March 14, 1939; aged 82 y. 11 m. 10 d. In 1867 she came with her parents to Missouri and lived within this state the remainder of her life. Dec. 16, 1877, she was united in marriage with Daniel J. Schrock and for more than sixty-one years this union was unbroken. To them were born 4 sons and 5 daughters. A son (J. Harvey Schrock) preceded her in death twenty-seven years ago and a daughter (Mrs. Anna May Kenagy) died seven years ago. Besides her husband she is survived by these sons and daughters: Mrs. J. E. Klopenstein, Mrs. Owen Kenagy, Emery, and D. Ora of Garden City, Mo.; William of Eureka, Ill., Mrs. T. L. Byler of Goshen, Ind., and Mrs. Daniel D. Driver of Hesston, Kans. Also surviving are 44 grand-children and 16 great-grandchildren. Three grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren pre-ceded her. In her youth she united with the Mennonite Church, remaining a consistent and faithful member until her death. She loved her home, her church and her friends. She ministered to many. She loved and served her Master all through life unto a happy end. "'Tis hard to part with Mother dear, No more to see, no more to hear- But we're glad if God thought best To take her home and give her rest." The funeral service was held at Sycamore Church Friday, Mar. 17, by Joe C. Driver at the home and at the church. Scripture reading (Psa. 90), by S. S. Hershberger, sermon by I. G. Hartzler (Texts. I Cor. 2:9; Isa. 64:4), as-sisted b Joe C. Driver, Walter Davenport, and W. E. Helmuth. Interment in Clearfork Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S734] Shirley Bachman, Schrock/Schrag Information. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7578647/rachel-schrockhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7578647/rachel-schrock. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.