Milton Arthur Bechtel^[1]

1892 - 1983  (90 years)

• Name	Milton Arthur Bechtel
  Born	31 Oct 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1983	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00007-0662.2
  Died	20 Feb 1983	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 8]
  Buried	23 Feb 1983	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Person ID	I11340	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John M. Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stumpf,   b. 4 Dec 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F3203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 20 Jun 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1972, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1919  [10]
  Children	1. Hilda May Bechtel,   b. 23 May 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Elton Hugh Bechtel,   b. 1 Jun 1921, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Clayton Orville Bechtel,   b. 5 Feb 1923, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. Kenneth Roy "Roy" Bechtel,   b. 10 Jul 1925,   d. 1998  (Age 72 years)   5. Howard Lester "Lester" Bechtel,   b. 9 Feb 1929,   d. 24 Jan 2021, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BECHTEL, Milton Arthur - At his home. in Kitchener on Sunday, Feb. 20,1983, in his 91st year, born in Waterloo township October 31.1892. He was the elder son of the late John and Elizabeth (Stumpf) Bechtel. Predeceased by his wife, the former Elizabeth Ziegler (Bechtel), December 1972, a daughter. Hilda May in infancy; a grandson, John and one brother. Norman. Surviving are four sons, Elton, Orville and Lester, all of RR 32, Cambridge and Roy of Winnipeg, Man. Eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Bechtel remained a member of Wanner Mennonite Church, Cambridge a. attended First Mennonite Church. Kitchener; he was an active participant in the Men's Bible Class at First Mennonite Church. Fnends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener after 7 p.m. today. until noon Wednesday, when removal will be made to Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale Road. Cambridge, for funeral service at 2,0 p.m.. with Rev. Paul Martin and Rev. Glenn Brubacher officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Feb 1983

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 198. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 9. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 9. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 12. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Milton Arthur - 21 Feb 1983. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 033205 (1892). Name:Milton Arthur Bechtel Date of Birth:31 Oct 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John M Bechtel Mother's name:Elizabeth Stumf [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. BECHTEL/ Milton A. BECHTEL/ 1892-1983/ His wife/ Elizabeth ZIEGLER/ 1889-1972/ Hilda May 1920 - 7mos./ Kenneth Roy/ 1925-1998/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011884 (1891). Name:John Bechtel Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1866 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:25 Dec 1891 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Bechtel Mother:Sarah Bechtel Spouse:Elizabeth Stumpf [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler - January 30, 1973.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1892 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Feb 1983 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth