Obituary of Harpe von Peter von Harpe
<h1>Peter von Harpe</h1>
Peter von Harpe
1915 2010
*Tallinn (Reval), Estonia Kitchener, ON
Remembering with thanksgiving and love, Peter, the patriarch of our family are: Edith Klanert; Anneliese & John Knegt, Gerhard von Harpe, Henriette (Rita) & Jake Stumper; Margie & Jim Noszenko, Julie Knegt, Jennifer & Chris Levy, Katherine & Ron Cook; and Laura, Jonathan, Peter, Clara, James & Kaitlyn; Ellinor Baroness von Maydell and Heidy & Dietrich von Wahl. Predeceased by: his parents Rudolph vH & Harriet von Bremen, his wife Ulrike von zur Mühlen, his siblings Egon vH, Marianne Baroness von Maydell and Natalie Baumann.
Please join us for the memorial service on Sat. September 25, 2010 11:00 AM at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 29 Westmount Rd., S., Waterloo, Ont.; Pastor Krister Ulmanis officiating with a reception to follow at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Baltic Old Age Fund or the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church at the memorial service or through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519.745.8445.
After an idyllic childhood, Peter and family were forced from their homeland at the beginning of WWII and resettled in Polish territory. He was drafted into the German Wehrmacht, a POW in Russia for 5 years and emigrated to Canada in 1951. With Ulli he farmed near Bamberg, successfully built up and managed Hergott's Plastics Ltd until his retirement in 1980. Thereafter he was volunteering for many social services. Peter was in many leadership positions within the church, the German-Baltic and other communities. He enjoyed his family and friends, his home and cottage, his extensive travels and worldwide correspondence until his last days prior to his death on September 13, 2010. He will be remembered for his infectious smile and laughter, his uplifting disposition to life however tragic or delightful, his dynamic story-telling and charming hospitality. What a legacy he leaves now reflected in the faces of his great-grand-children! Hoch soll er leben
