Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameArthur Adam Kropa 
Birth25 Dec 1923, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA
Death6 Feb 2015, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV
MemoPine Lodge Nursing Home
Burial30 May 2015, West Verona Cem, Verona, Oneida Co, NY
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] Oneida Daily Dispatch - 26 May 2015
SYLVAN BEACH - Arthur A. Kropa, 91, formerly of 5 Shirron Ave., passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, W.V. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7248 Highbridge Road, Fayetteville, N.Y. The Rev. John J. Ferrie will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church, prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m. Burial will follow immediately after the service at the Union Cemetery, West Verona. Arrangements are under the direction of the J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Inc., 201 James St., Canastota. In his memory, donations can be made to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, W.V. 25802-1472.
SYLVAN BEACH - Arthur A. Kropa, 91, formerly of 5 Shirron Ave., passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, W.V. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7248 Highbridge Road, Fayetteville, N.Y. The Rev. John J. Ferrie will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church, prior to the service, from 1-2 p.m. Burial will follow immediately after the service at the Union Cemetery, West Verona. Arrangements are under the direction of the J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Inc., 201 James St., Canastota. In his memory, donations can be made to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, W.V. 25802-1472.
Spouses
Birth22 Jul 1927, Aultsville, Stormont Co, Ontario, Canada
Death3 Mar 2010, Utica, Oneida Co, NY
BurialWest Verona Cem, Verona, Oneida Co, NY
FatherRoss Josiah Wells (1893-1970)
MotherHelena "Lena" Dourley (1894-1979)
Misc. Notes
She married Arthur Kropa on 28 Feb 1948 in New York; they had three children:
[Obituary] Oneida Daily Dispatch - 5 Mar 2010
SYLVAN BEACH - Wyona M. (Wells) Kropa, 82, of Sylvan Beach, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare, Utica, following a brief illness.
She was born in Aultsville, Ontario, Canada on July 22, 1927. She was the daughter of Ross and Helen (Durley) Wells.
Wyona graduated from Brasher Falls High School in 1945. Her brother, Graham, brought his friend and co-worker, Arthur Adam Kropa, up to the Wells homestead and introduced him to the family. A romance began and Wyona and Arthur were subsequently married on Feb. 28, 1948, at her parents home in Knapps Station, N.Y.
She and Arthur have lived in Waterville, Whitesboro, Clifton Park, Amsterdam and Verona, N.Y., before settling in Sylvan Beach. Wherever they lived, Wyonas home was always well kept, and filled with love, where neighbors, friends and family were always welcome. She was a loyal, supportive wife, and a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was most happy when her house was filled with company, making sure everyone was well fed and having a great time. Wyona was a great pinochle player. She loved without question and touched the hearts of everyone who knew her.
After her children were grown she began her employment in 1971 where she worked as a Food Service Worker at the Shenendehowa Central Schools. In the 1980s she worked as a production worker in Amsterdam working at Coleco Industries where she helped assemble Cabbage Patch dolls and the Atari Home Computer. After retirement, Wyona and Arthur were dedicated to the support of their grandchildren. They were fixtures at assemblies, concerts, musicals and sporting events at the V.V.S. and Canastota School Districts simply known as Grandpa and Grandma.
Wyona was a member of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rome.
Surviving besides her loving husband of 62 years, Arthur, are: daughter, Marie Breitenbach of Rome; son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Pamela Kropa of Canastota; daughter and son-in-law, Tracey and Jeff Rupe of Sophia, W.Va.; a sister and brother-in-law, Maureen (Wells) and Larry Ziegler of Cross Lake; grandson, Mark Breitenbach and his wife, Katie, and great-grandson, Miles Logan Breitenbach of Cheltenham, England; granddaughter, Mandy Theisen and her husband, Matt, of Boston, Mass; and grandsons, Brian Kropa and his wife, Morgan, and Craig Kropa, all of Canastota; and grandson, Jesse Rupe of Sophia, W.Va.; as well as several nieces and nephews. Wyona is predeceased by her parents; and her five brothers, Basil Wells, Preston Wells, Graham Wells, Emmett Wells and Glen Wells.
Funeral services will be held at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 502 W. Chestnut St., Rome. The Rev. Charles B. Hanna Jr., pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery of West Verona. Handled by J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Canastota.
[Obituary] Oneida Daily Dispatch - 5 Mar 2010
SYLVAN BEACH - Wyona M. (Wells) Kropa, 82, of Sylvan Beach, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare, Utica, following a brief illness.
She was born in Aultsville, Ontario, Canada on July 22, 1927. She was the daughter of Ross and Helen (Durley) Wells.
Wyona graduated from Brasher Falls High School in 1945. Her brother, Graham, brought his friend and co-worker, Arthur Adam Kropa, up to the Wells homestead and introduced him to the family. A romance began and Wyona and Arthur were subsequently married on Feb. 28, 1948, at her parents home in Knapps Station, N.Y.
She and Arthur have lived in Waterville, Whitesboro, Clifton Park, Amsterdam and Verona, N.Y., before settling in Sylvan Beach. Wherever they lived, Wyonas home was always well kept, and filled with love, where neighbors, friends and family were always welcome. She was a loyal, supportive wife, and a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was most happy when her house was filled with company, making sure everyone was well fed and having a great time. Wyona was a great pinochle player. She loved without question and touched the hearts of everyone who knew her.
After her children were grown she began her employment in 1971 where she worked as a Food Service Worker at the Shenendehowa Central Schools. In the 1980s she worked as a production worker in Amsterdam working at Coleco Industries where she helped assemble Cabbage Patch dolls and the Atari Home Computer. After retirement, Wyona and Arthur were dedicated to the support of their grandchildren. They were fixtures at assemblies, concerts, musicals and sporting events at the V.V.S. and Canastota School Districts simply known as Grandpa and Grandma.
Wyona was a member of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rome.
Surviving besides her loving husband of 62 years, Arthur, are: daughter, Marie Breitenbach of Rome; son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Pamela Kropa of Canastota; daughter and son-in-law, Tracey and Jeff Rupe of Sophia, W.Va.; a sister and brother-in-law, Maureen (Wells) and Larry Ziegler of Cross Lake; grandson, Mark Breitenbach and his wife, Katie, and great-grandson, Miles Logan Breitenbach of Cheltenham, England; granddaughter, Mandy Theisen and her husband, Matt, of Boston, Mass; and grandsons, Brian Kropa and his wife, Morgan, and Craig Kropa, all of Canastota; and grandson, Jesse Rupe of Sophia, W.Va.; as well as several nieces and nephews. Wyona is predeceased by her parents; and her five brothers, Basil Wells, Preston Wells, Graham Wells, Emmett Wells and Glen Wells.
Funeral services will be held at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 502 W. Chestnut St., Rome. The Rev. Charles B. Hanna Jr., pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery of West Verona. Handled by J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Canastota.
Marriage28 Feb 1948, Knapps Station, St Lawrence Co, NY