George Albert "Pete" Kiper (1930 - 1977): Our Family History

1930 - 1977 (47 years)

Name	George Albert "Pete" Kiper
Birth	16 Jan 1930	Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Family Search ID	GSR1-WVW
Ω Census son	1 Apr 1930	Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States [5]
	Witness Role: Principal: [I4321] Kenneth Roscoe KIPER Witness Role: head of household: [I4321] Kenneth Roscoe KIPER Witness Role: wife: [I4347] Irene H. KUNTZMAN Witness Role: son: [I4344] George Albert KIPER Witness Role: daughter: [I4348] Leah Nancy KIPER Witness Role: daughter: [I4349] Mary Lou KIPER
Ω Census son	1 Apr 1940	Warrick, Indiana, United States [5]
	Witness Role: Principal: [I4321] Kenneth Roscoe KIPER Witness Role: head of household: [I4321] Kenneth Roscoe KIPER Witness Role: wife: [I4347] Irene H. KUNTZMAN Witness Role: daughter: [I4349] Mary Lou KIPER Witness Role: daughter: [I4348] Leah Nancy KIPER Witness Role: son: [I4344] George Albert KIPER [5]
Military Service	1951 [4]
	Korean War, US Army
_UID	1A35A7ADAD6F4789A39ABAC6B529862BDB2C
Death	25 Dec 1977	Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States [2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
	Cause: gunshot wound to the abdomen
	He was shot by his son.
Burial	Aft 25 Dec 1977	Maple Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States [8]
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Person ID	I4344	My Genealogy
Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

Father	Kenneth Roscoe Kiper, b. 12 Oct 1899, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States d. Mar 1976, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States (Age 76 years)
Mother	Irene H. Kuntzman, b. Abt 1902, Indiana, United States d. 1975, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F1264	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife Doris Jean Eden, b. 22 Mar 1935, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States d. 17 Nov 2008, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States (Age 73 years)

Children

	1. David Kiper
	2. Keith Kiper
	3. Michael Lewis Kiper
	4. Laura Anne Kiper, b. 15 Dec 1959 d. 13 Jun 2006 (Age 46 years)
	5. Steven Richard "Crash" Kiper, b. 31 May 1961 d. 21 Oct 2001, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States (Age 40 years)

Family ID F1216 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 16 Jan 1930 - Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States
	Ω Census son - 1 Apr 1930 - Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States
	Ω Census son - 1 Apr 1940 - Warrick, Indiana, United States
	Death - Cause: gunshot wound to the abdomen - 25 Dec 1977 - Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States
	Burial - Aft 25 Dec 1977 - Maple Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, United States

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Photos
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Sources

[S871] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
[S866] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1977; Roll: 19.
[S851] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
[S865] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
[S1418] FSFT - General.
[S886] Newspapers.com - The Republic - 27 Dec 1977 - Page 15, 27 Dec 1977.
[S887] Newspapers.com - The Vincennes Sun-Commercial - 27 Dec 1977 - Page 5, 27 Dec 1977.
[S1112] Find a Grave: George A. Kiper.

George Albert "Pete" Kiper[1, 2, 3, 4]

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