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

Mary Alma "Alma" Bechtel

Female 1920 - 2010  (89 years)


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  • Name Mary Alma "Alma" Bechtel 
    Born 3 Dec 1920  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich 
    Name Mary Alma "Alma" Goodrich 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-114872 
    Died 11 Jun 2010  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I114872  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Nelson Bechtel,   b. 9 Jan 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1968, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Martha Snyder,   b. 5 Feb 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1945, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1916  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F3234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Samuel Goodrich,   d. Bef 2010 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F29029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charles Samuel Goodrich,   b. 1922, , Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1992, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F261917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GOODRICH, Mary Alma

      Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home on Friday, June 11, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Charles Samuel Goodrich and lovingly remembered by her sisters; Janet (the late Tom) Inglis, Ruth (the late John) Hess, Dorothy (the late Merlin) Grove and brother, George (Grace) Schott and sister-in-law, Helen Chandler, as well as nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Martha (nee Snyder) and Nelson Bechtel and step-mother, Margaret McTavish. Alma was an accomplished pianist and spent many years teaching piano, at Three Hills Prairie Bible Institute, in Three Hills, Alberta. She brought much pleasure playing for the Bible Study Group at the Preston School House apartments. Alma was a devout and active Christian, who expressed her faith in many ways. She taught Bible School at Markstay, in northern Ontario and a Voluntary Service assignment in Mathis, Texas, helping Spanish children learn English. When Alma and Charles moved to Sacramento, California, she took a special course and worked as a librarian, in the State Library. Alma's family will welcome friends at the Fairview Mennonite Home Auditorium, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Wednesday afternoon, from 3-4 p.m., with a memorial service being held at 4 p.m. The interment service will take place privately at Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

      Waterloo Region Record 14 Jun 2010

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mary Alma Snyder Goodrich - 12 Jun 2010.

    2. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      B/ Janet BECHTEL/ 1918-2013/ Her husband/ Tom INGLIS/ 1918-1994/ Mary Alma BECHTEL/ 1920-2010/ Her husband/ Charles GOODRICH/ 1922-1992/ Ruth BECHTEL/ 1924- / her husband/ John HESS/ 1922-2007/ Dorothy BECHTEL// 1926-2010/ Her husband/ Merlin GROVE/ 1929-1962/ George BECHTEL// 1932- / His wife/ Grace SCHOTT/ 1937- /

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 021719 (1916).
      Name:Nelson Bechtel Age:29 Birth Year:abt 1887 Birth Place:Waterloo Marriage Date:22 Aug 1916 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jesse Bechtel Mother:Rebecca Cober Spouse:Martha Snyder

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Dec 1920 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jun 2010 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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