Maxine Lorraine Kroupa

1926 - 2001  (75 years)

• Name	Maxine Lorraine Kroupa
  Birth	6 May 1926	Traverse City, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Dec 2001	Old Mission, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Ogdensburg Cemetery, Traverse City, Michigan
  Person ID	I16246	King/Roy
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Alfred Kroupa,   b. 22 Nov 1899, Old Mission, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan d. 1953 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Lois Tompkins,   b. ca. 1900, Lincoln, LANCASTER, Nebraska
  Marriage	28 Oct 1922	Traverse City, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan
  Documents		Federal Census 1930, Alfred Kroupa family Peninsula Twp, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan
  		Marriage Record of Alfred Kroupa and Lois Tompkins 28 Oct 1922 Traverse City, Michigan
  Family ID	F10053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy Daryl Kniss,   b. ca. 1924, Kalkaska, KALKASKA, Michigan
  Marriage	13 Sep 1944	Ogdensburg, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan
  Family ID	F10134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1926 - Traverse City, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan Marriage - 13 Sep 1944 - Ogdensburg, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan Death - 2 Dec 2001 - Old Mission, GRAND TRAVERSE, Michigan Burial - - Ogdensburg Cemetery, Traverse City, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. Maxine L. Kniss Died December 2, 2001 OLD MISSION PENNINSULA - Maxine L. Kniss, 76, a life long resident of Old Mission Penninsula, died on Sunday. She was born on May 6, 1926, in Traverse City, the daughter of Alfred and Lois (Tompkins) Kroupa. On Sept. 13, 1944, in Old Mission Penninsula, she married Percy Kniss. Maxine enjoyed fishing, farming, gardening and was very involved in running the family cherry orchard. A kind and gentle spirit, she will be missed by many. She is survived by her husband, Percy, of Old Mission Penninsula; two children, Bonnie (John) Sinning of Lowell and Alfred (Susan) Kniss of Old Mission Penninsula; a sister, Loisa (Joseph) Kratky of Traverse City; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Stanley Hayes officiating. Interment will be in the Ogdensburg United Methodist Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Ogdensburg United Methodist Church.