Mary Etta Rudy, II^[1]

1892 - 1962  (70 years)

• Name	Mary Etta Rudy
  Suffix	II
  Born	28 Apr 1892	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Etta Bechtel
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1958	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00097-5463.2
  Died	22 May 1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 8]
  Buried	25 May 1962	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I1047	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William H. Rudy,   b. 24 Apr 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rachel Reist,   b. 17 Aug 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1890	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eden S. Bechtel,   b. 24 Jul 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1915  [6, 8]
  Children	1. Florence Bechtel   2. Mable Naomi Bechtel,   b. 13 Jan 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 2011, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   3. Elmer Joseph Bechtel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 2014  (Age 96 years)   4. Verna Mary Bechtel,   b. 21 Apr 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Vera Miriam Bechtel,   b. 21 Apr 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1999  (Age 79 years)   6. Norman David Bechtel,   b. 1 Oct 1921,   d. 1 Oct 1921  (Age 0 years)   7. Norma Dorcas Bechtel,   b. 1 Oct 1921,   d. 1 Oct 1921  (Age 0 years)   8. Clayton Benjamin Bechtel,   b. 30 Dec 1922,   d. 12 Feb 2011, Kitchener Greenshirts Hockey Team, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   9. Willard Paul Bechtel,   b. 13 Sep 1925, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1991  (Age 66 years)   10. Beatrice Esther Bechtel
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bechtel, Mary, daughter of William and Rachel (Reist) Rudy, was born at Waterloo, Ont., April 28, 1892; died at the K & W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., May 22, 1962; aged 70 y. 1 m. 24 d. On Jan. 26, 1915, she was married to Eden Bechtel, who survives. Also surviving are 9 children (Mabel-Mrs. Abraham Brubacher, Kitchener; Elmer, Archbold, Ohio; Verna, Kitchener; Vera-Mrs. Hubert Mellon, North Bay; Clayton, Wellesley; Willard, Florence, Beatrice-Mrs. Clayton Meirowsky, and Bernice, all of Kitchener) and 12 grandchildren. They had 3 sets of twins. One pair of twins died in infancy. She was a member of the Latschar Church, Mannheim, Ont. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, May 25, in charge of Osiah Horst. Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 27 - July 3, 1962 pages 613, 614. Mrs. Eden S. Bechtel - Mrs. Eden S. Bechtel, 79, Preston, died today at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Mary Etta Rudy, April 28, 1892, in Woolwich Township, she resided in Preston for the past six years after living in Mannheim. She was a member of Latschar Mennonite Church, Mannheim, and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Rudy. Surviving are her husband, whom she married Jan. 26, 1915; three sons, Elmer of Archbald, Ohio; Clayton of Wellesley and Willard of Kitchener; six daughters, Mrs. Abram (Mable) Brubacher, Verna, Florence, Bernice and Mrs. Clayton (Beatrice) Meirowski of Kitchener and Mrs. H. G. (Vera) Mellow of North Bay; two brothers, Jacob of Waterloo and Abner of Baden; two sisters, Mrs. Almer Schiedel and Mrs. Percy Snyder of Kitchener, and 12 grandchildren. She was predeceased by one brother, Omar; one sister, Mrs. Martha Thaler; one son and a daughter. The body will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after noon Wednesday and removal will be made to First Mennonite Church noon Friday for funeral at 3 p.m., Friday for funeral at 3 p.m. Friday. Rev. O. W. Horst will conduct the service and burial will be in First Mennonite Cemetery. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 210. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo C-3 Page 12. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 12. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Bechtel / Eden S. Bechtel / 1887-1982 / his loving wife / Mary Etta Rudy / 1892-1962 / at rest [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 3, 1962 - Obituary of Mary Etta Rudy. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Etta Rudy - Bechtel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Martha E. Rudy - February 18, 1958. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12177-90. 12177-90, (Waterloo Co..), William RUDY, 26, Woolwich, Wellesley, farmer, s/o Mary Ann [HOFFMAN] & Benjamin RUDY, married Rachel REIST, 27, Woolwich, Wellesley, d/o Rachel [HAEBERLE] & Jacob REIST, witn: Louisa SCHULZ, Elmira & A. Erasmus SCHULZ, Elmira, on 14 December 1890, at Elmira [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Rachel Reist - March 3, 1938.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Apr 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1958 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 May 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 25 May 1962 - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth