Obituaries
Ryan Kropf
August 25, 2023
Ryan Anthony Kropf, age 35, of Norwalk, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 25, 2023.
He was born March 26, 1988, in Lewiston, Maine. He was a 2006 graduate of Perkins High School and attended EHOVE culinary arts program. He worked at Boca Construction and was a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, gaming, and sitting on the back porch with his brother, family, and friends. Ryan was the life of the party. If he was in the room, you were going to be laughing. He had the biggest heart and gave the best Bear Hugs.
He is survived by his wife, Amy (Striker) Kropf of Norwalk; children, Landon Watson, Korynne Watson and Bobby Hovatter; and godson, Able Smith; mother, Jennifer Riley of Norwalk; siblings, Logan Warren of Norwalk and Alayna Warren of Clyde; step-mother, Laurie Kropf of Sandusky; grandparents, Lucrecia Rogers of Destin, FL and Betty Kropf of Norwalk; uncles, Matt (Teresa) Kropf, James Kropf; aunt, Traci (Clark) Hamlin and many other, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Mark Kropf; bonus Dad, Richie Riley; grandparents, Carol Rogers, Arnold “Bud” Kropf Jr., and Patricia J Daniella.
A celebration of life gathering will be held Friday, September 1, 2023, from 3:00 -5:00 P.M. at the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk. Private interment will be held at a later date at Peak Cemetery in Berlin Heights.
Ryan Kropf
August 25, 2023
Ryan Anthony Kropf, age 35, of Norwalk, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 25, 2023.
He was born March 26, 1988, in Lewiston, Maine. He was a 2006 graduate of Perkins High School and attended EHOVE culinary arts program. He worked at Boca Construction and was a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, gaming, and sitting on the back porch with his brother, family, and friends. Ryan was the life of the party. If he was in the room, you were going to be laughing. He had the biggest heart and gave the best Bear Hugs.
He is survived by his wife, Amy (Striker) Kropf of Norwalk; children, Landon Watson, Korynne Watson and Bobby Hovatter; and godson, Able Smith; mother, Jennifer Riley of Norwalk; siblings, Logan Warren of Norwalk and Alayna Warren of Clyde; step-mother, Laurie Kropf of Sandusky; grandparents, Lucrecia Rogers of Destin, FL and Betty Kropf of Norwalk; uncles, Matt (Teresa) Kropf, James Kropf; aunt, Traci (Clark) Hamlin and many other, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Mark Kropf; bonus Dad, Richie Riley; grandparents, Carol Rogers, Arnold “Bud” Kropf Jr., and Patricia J Daniella.
A celebration of life gathering will be held Friday, September 1, 2023, from 3:00 -5:00 P.M. at the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk. Private interment will be held at a later date at Peak Cemetery in Berlin Heights.