Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Dorothea Marguerite Kutt

Female 1923 - 2019  (96 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dorothea Marguerite Kutt was born 9 Jul 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Armand I. Kutt and Edna Laura Knechtel); died 21 Oct 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Dorothea Marguerite Engler
    • Name: Dorothea Marguerite Leeman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402649

    Notes:

    Leeman, Dorothea Engler (nee Kutt)

    Passed away peacefully at Sunnyside Home on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the age of 96. Beloved wife of the late Leonard Engler (1952) and Robert Leeman (1975). Loving mother of Bryan (Dianne) and Alan Engler. Proud Nanny of Jennifer Kitsch (Daniel) and Michael Engler (Rachel) and great-grandmother of Emma, Abigail, Allison and Stephanie. Predeceased by her brother Douglas Kutt. A private family service will be held at the at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Interment Woodland Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Sunnyside Foundation would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Dorothea's memorial.

    "Dorothea Engler Leeman - Monday, October 21St, 2019". 2022. Henrywalser.Com. https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/dorothea-leeman/3995300/obituary.php.

    Dorothea — Leonard Albert Engler. Leonard (son of Harold Engler and Ida Ainsworth) was born 26 Jun 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Alan Engler
    2. Bryan Engler

    Dorothea — Robert Herman Leeman. Robert (son of Robert Leeman and Mabel May "Maybelle" Sturm) was born 25 Jul 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Feb 1975, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Armand I. Kutt was born 26 May 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Mayor - Warden William H. Kutt and Julia Christina Furkel); died 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28447
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1966, 26 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Armand I. Kutt - Armand I. Kutt, 66, of 26 Gruhn St., died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness.

    He was born May 26, 1900, in Waterloo, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kutt and was a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities.

    Mr. Kutt was a supervisor in the planning department at the Uniroyal tire factory for 46 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Uniroyal 40-year club and the Kitchener Lawn Bowling Club.

    Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Knechtel whom he married in Kitchener Sept. 26, 1922; one son, Douglas, one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Dorothea) Leeman, and one brother, Elmer, all of Kitchener, and six grandchildren.

    The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 pm by Rev. John C. Korcok. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

    Armand married Edna Laura Knechtel 26 Sep 1922. Edna (daughter of Allen Toman Knechtel and Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer) was born 6 Jul 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Sep 1994, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Edna Laura Knechtel was born 6 Jul 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Allen Toman Knechtel and Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer); died 26 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Sep 1994, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Edna Laura Kutt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400777
    • Residence: 1966, 26 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KUTT, Edna - At Central Park Lodge, Kitchener, on Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, in her 96th year. Edna Kutt former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Wife of the late Armand Kutt. Loving mother to Douglas and his wife Dorothy and Dorothea Leeman, all of Kitchener. She will be dearly missed by her seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Survived by her sister, Florence Hill of Beamsville. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St., Kitchener, on Wednesday, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm and continue until service time at 2 pm on Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994 in the Schreiter-Sandrock Chapel, with Rev. Allan Scharlach officiating. Interment is at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Douglas Kutt died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Dorothea Marguerite Kutt was born 9 Jul 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mayor - Warden William H. Kutt was born 14 Apr 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of William Kutt and Maria "Mary" Heimpel); died 28 Jan 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: W. H. Kutt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28444
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; furniture finisher
    • Ordained: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Elected Office: 1910
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Elected Office: 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
    • Elected Office: 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor - Waterloo
    • Misfortune: 1927; died while attempting to catch a street car, running into a truck driven by Walter Hartlieb

    Notes:

    Elected Office:
    Years on local council: Councillor 1910-13; D Reeve 1914-15; Reeve 1916-17; Mayor 1918-19
    Years on County Council 1914 1915 1916 1917 Warden

    William married Julia Christina Furkel 5 Sep 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Julia (daughter of Johann Christian Furkel and Louisa Weber) was born 21 Feb 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Julia Christina Furkel was born 21 Feb 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johann Christian Furkel and Louisa Weber); died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Julia Christina Kutt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28443
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 2. Armand I. Kutt was born 26 May 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elmer Kutt was born Jul 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Jun 1991.

  3. 6.  Allen Toman Knechtel was born 30 Sep 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel L. Knechtel and Susannah Tohman); died 18 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.3
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farm labourer
    • Residence: 1938, 127 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Allen Knechtel - the death of Allen Knechtel, 66, occurred at his home, 127 Church Street, today, following extended illness. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township on Sept. 30, 1871, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel, and was married to Margaret Zimmer in Mannheim on Oct. 20, 1896. He was an employee of the C. H. Doerr and Company Ltd., candy manufacturers, for many years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

    He is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters, Daniel and Allen Knechtel, Mrs. Armond Kutt, and Mrs. Louis Nihls, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Lorne Hill of Beamsville. There are 12 grandchildren, and three brothers and one sister, Albert and William Knechtel of Kitchener, Jacob Knechtel, of Manheim, and Mrs. Albert Hoffman of Neustadt.

    The funeral will be held privately at 2 pm, Sunday from the residence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for public service at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. A. Orzen will officiate. The remains will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 2 pm, Saturday.

    Allen married Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer 20 Oct 1896, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer and Catherine Knechtel) was born 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1962, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer was born 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer and Catherine Knechtel); died 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1962, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maggie Zimmer
    • Name: Margaret "Maggie" Knechtel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23046
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1938, 127 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Margaret Knechtel - Mrs. Margaret Knechtel, 87, of 137 Church St., died today at K-W Hospital, following a brief illness. Born in Kitchener, a daughter of (illegible) she had resided ? for about ? years. (Illegible). She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society. Her husband, Allan Knechtel, died in 1938. Surviving are two sons, Daniel and Allen, both of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Lorne (Florence) Hill of Beamsville and Mrs. Armand (Edna) Kutt and Mrs. Mary Nihls, both of Kitchener, and 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where service will be conducted Monday at 3: 30 p.m. by Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Florence May Knechtel was born 2 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Edna Laura Knechtel was born 6 Jul 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Sep 1994, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Daniel Gordon Knechtel was born 27 Sep 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Susanna Knechtel was born 7 Mar 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Allen Samuel Zimmer Knechtel was born 12 Apr 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1990, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Selina Z. "Sarah" Knechtel was born 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Kutt was born 22 Feb 1834, Niedergemünden, Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany (son of Peter Kutt and Mary Catherine Reiss); died 4 Dec 1910, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: , Germany
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43711
    • Residence: 1859, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

    William married Maria "Mary" Heimpel 11 Jan 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Valentine Heimpel and Margaret Kern) was born CALC 29 Feb 1840, New York City, New York, USA.; died 3 Aug 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria "Mary" Heimpel was born CALC 29 Feb 1840, New York City, New York, USA. (daughter of Valentine Heimpel and Margaret Kern); died 3 Aug 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria "Mary" Kutt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111882
    • Residence: 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1859, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Catherine A. Kutt was born CALC 27 Apr 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1929, Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; was buried , Grass Lake West Cemetery, Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
    2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kutt was born 16 Aug 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Kutt was born 27 Oct 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1938, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States; was buried , Munith Cemetery, Munith, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
    4. John Jacob Kutt was born Feb 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1938, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA; was buried , Alchin Farm Cemetery, Webberville, Ingham, Michigan, United States.
    5. 4. Mayor - Warden William H. Kutt was born 14 Apr 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Johann Christian Furkel was born 1841, , Germany (son of Batlhaser Furkel and Elizabeth); died 7 Mar 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Christian Furkel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28437
    • Occupation: 1875, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; brewer

    Johann married Louisa Weber 27 Jun 1875, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of John Weber and Dorothea) was born 31 Aug 1849, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 17 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Louisa Weber was born 31 Aug 1849, , Wuerttemberg, Germany (daughter of John Weber and Dorothea); died 17 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Louisa Furkel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28440
    • Immigration: 1875, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1875, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 5. Julia Christina Furkel was born 21 Feb 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Daniel L. KnechtelDaniel L. Knechtel was born 11 Dec 1845, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of Johann Philipp Jacob "Jacob" Knechtel and Philipine Sauer); died 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: D. L. Knechtel
    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.1
    • Immigration: 1846
    • Immigration: 1846, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Mill & Cabinetry
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Business: 1877, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mannheim Combination Mills
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawmiller
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Button Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1913, 21 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Knechtel. - At his home in Berlin, Ont., July 10, 1913, Daniel L. Knechtel, aged 67 y. 8 m. The funeral took place on Sunday July 13. A short service was held at the house by Urias Weber, after which the funeral proceeded to the Latchar Church and burying place near Mannheim for services and interment. The services at the church were conducted by Moses C. Bowman in German (Text, Psa. 39: 4: "Lord make me to know my end") and in English by Manasseh Hallman (Text, Eccl. 12: 5, 7: "Man goeth to his long home. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.") Bro. Knechtel leaves to mourn their loss a wife, 5 children, and 20 grandchildren. He has been a faithful member of the Church for many years, taking a great interest in all branches of church work, and seldom being absent from the services until failing health compelled him to remain at home.

    Gospel Herald - Volume VI, Number 20 - August 14, 1913 - page 319

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    DANIEL L. KNECHTEL.

    All those who have for years lived in the neighborhood of Mannheim will readily recognize this name, for Mr. Knechtel was conspicuously identified with that village when it was yet basking in the sunshine of prosperity. He was born in the province of Rhein, Bavarian, Prussia, on December 11, 1845. His father, the late Jacob Knechtel, emigrated from his native land to New York City some time in the year 1856. After a residence of ten years in that city be moved with his family to Mannheim, where he was for many years engaged as a cabinet maker. To this trade Daniel L. was also apprenticed. When his father retired from business he took charge of the saw mill, for some time previous operated by Aber Bricker, and operated it for a period of about fifteen years. After this he removed to Berlin where for a year or two he was employed in J. Y. Shantz's button factory.

    On February 25, 1868, Mr. Knechtel was married to Susanna Toman, who was born in Waterloo township on Jan. 20, 1847. The birth results of this union are five children, as follows: Albert, born in Mitchell, Perth county, November 7, 1869; Allan, born in Mannheim, September 30, 1871; William Henry, born in Mannheim, February 29, 1876; Jacob, born in Mannheim, October 6, 1879; Laura Elma, born November 6, 1884. The children are all grown up.

    In 1893 Mr. Knechtel discontinued working as a mechanic and took up agricultural pursuits. He purchased lot No. 5, 100 acres, formerly owned by Wendel E. Shantz, being located about a half mile north of Bleam's road and one mile west of Mannheim. Though it was his first attempt at farming he has been thoroughly successful. But he was fortunate in having a devoted and industrious wife who was inured to farm life, she having been reared to womanhood on a farm. Mr. Knechtel, however, is a gentleman possessed of considerable practical intelligence and ripe experience, and for that reason is not handicapped in anything he undertakes. His mature mechanical knowledge in the line of carpentering and familiarity with machinery is of splendid assistance to him as a farmer, for when a fence needs repairing or a building repaired, or a new one erected, he is fully competent to perform the job without extra assistance from outside, unless it is required in the raising of a large structure.

    Allan, the second eldest son, is also engaged on the farm. He has a wife and two children and lives with the parents in the family residence. Allan is a stalwart young fellow and takes to farming very naturally, as he appears to understand it somewhat thoroughly. The fine, thriftylooking lot of hogs he is feeding is amply sufficient to substantiate the latter assertion. Horses and other animals about the premises show that they are kindly treated and well fed, and there appears to be an abundance of feed.

    What the writer was in particular pleased to observe while sojourning for a night at this hospitable home was the quiet harmony and kind courtesy predominating between parents and son and daughter-in-law, all living under the same roof. The little off spring of the latter seems to be the tie that binds all in one indissoluble family union, for the grandmother, a kind and generous-hearted woman, tolerates in these innocent little ones what some irritable species of female would consider annoyance. But in this happy family circle harsh words are conspicuously absent, and he who happens to enter within its sacred precincts finds nothing to grate harshly upon one of nervous temperament and humane instincts. The parents are members of the Mennonite church and within their home predominate true christian principles as taught by that faith. My visit to this place is one among those I will fondly remember. The young people are members of the Lutheran church.

    Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

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    DEATH OF DANIEL KNECHTEL

    The death took place on Thursday of one of Berlin's aged residents, Daniel L. Knechtel, at his residence, 21 Pandora avenue. The deceased had been in ill-health for about two years. He was born in Germany in 1845 and when about six months of age came to Canada with his parents who located in Waterloo Township. The deceased lived the greater portion of his life in Mannheim where he engaged in farming and saw-milling. He was also an employe of the J.Y. Shantz Co's. button factory for some years. He moved to Berlin about four years ago. He is survived his bereaved widow, four sons by and one daughter, Albert and William H, of Berlin, Allan of Canboro, Jacob, and Mrs. Albert Hoffman of Mannheim. Mr. Michael Knechtel and Mrs. Sam Rellinger of Berlin, are brother and sister respectively of the deceased. He was a member of the Mennonite denomination and was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends.

    The funeral of the late Daniel L. Knechtel was held on Sunday afternoon from the residence on Pandora Avenue, where a brief service was conducted by Rev. Elias Weber and appropriate hymns, favorites of the deceased were sung, to Latchor's Mennonite Church at Mannheim. An immense throng of friends and acquaintances had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased coming from all parts of the county. Impressive sermons were delivered by Rev. Moses Bowman in German and Rev. Manassah Hallman in English. Appropriate references were made to the upright and exemplary character of the late Mr. Knechtel. The interment took place at the cemetery adjoining the church. The pall-bearers were the four sons, son-in-law grandson of the deceased, and Messrs. Albert, Allan, William and Jacob Knechtel, Albert Hoffman and Harold Knechtel. Among the relatives from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Edw- Knechtel, Walter and Ferdinand Knechtel, all of Toronto

    The Chronicle Telegraph, 17 Jul 1913, p. 3

    Daniel married Susannah Tohman 25 Feb 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Tohman, Sr. and Mary Bricker) was born 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah TohmanSusannah Tohman was born 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Tohman, Sr. and Mary Bricker); died 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Knechtel
    • Residence: Wilmot Township - Concession 3 Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7522
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1913, 21 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Susannah Tohman, "the youngest child of Abraham and Mary (Bricker) Tohman, was born January 14th, 1847. On February 25th, 1868, she was married to Daniel Knechtel, a contractor and builder. They reside in the town of Berlin and have a family of five children:"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    KNECHTEL. Sussannah, widow of the late Daniel L. Knechtel of Kitchener, Ont., died at her home Nov 13, 1935. She suffered considerably in her time, being at death's door a number of times. However, she bore all with the finest of Christian fortitude. Her perennial cheerfulness was one of her marked traits. Her steady faith in the Lord carried her through a multitude of hard experiences. She was the second oldest member of the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener. She was a faithful and highly esteemed member. Though frail, old, and her back bent to well nigh the thighs, she was loved and respected by the young, whose interests were always upon her heart. She will be greatly missed by pastor and members. She is survived by 4 sons and 1 daughter (Albert, Allen, and William, all of Kitchener; Jacob of Mannheim, and Mrs Albert Huffman of Kitchener); also 28 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren survive. Two services were held - one at her home church (Kitchener), the other at her church of earlier days (Mannheim). She was buried at the latter cemetery. The following brethren were in charge: C. F. Derstine, S. F. Coffman, and Manasses Hallman.


    GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXVIII, No. 36 - December 5, 1935, pages 766, 767.

    Children:
    1. Albert Thomas Knechtel was born 7 Nov 1869, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Allen Toman Knechtel was born 30 Sep 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Henry Knechtel was born 29 Feb 1876, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jacob Toman Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Dec 1962, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Laura Elma Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer was born 19 Aug 1825, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of Michael Zimmer and Margaret Stuber); died 25 May 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Adam Zimmer
    • Name: John Adam Zimmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31243
    • Land: 1853, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Johann married Catherine Knechtel 5 Sep 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung) was born 13 Jul 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Sep 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Catherine Knechtel was born 13 Jul 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Sep 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung); died 18 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Zimmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46140
    • Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Michael Zimmer was born 23 Apr 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Apr 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Lewis Zimmer was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Louisa Zimmer was born 22 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Aug 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Anna Zimmer was born 9 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Aug 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Peter Zimmer was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. George Zimmer was born 22 Oct 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John Zimmer was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Edward Zimmer was born 2 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Johanna K. Zimmer was born 16 Mar 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1960, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Albert Zimmer was born 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. 7. Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer was born 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1962, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Henry Zimmer was born 28 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Charles Zimmer was born 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.