Mary Adah "Ada" Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1890 - 1944  (54 years)

• Name	Mary Adah "Ada" Bechtel
  Born	12 Sep 1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44661842
  Name	Ada Bechtel
  Name	Mary Adah "Ada" Witmer
  Name	May Ada Bechtel
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0666.5
  Died	25 Oct 1944	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 8]
  	Cause: Fibroids in Uterus, Tumors - Peritonitis
  Buried	27 Oct 1944	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 9]
  Person ID	I11526	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Jesse C. Bechtel,   b. 25 Jun 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Cober,   b. 24 Sep 1855, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1882	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 10]
  Family ID	F3230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. John Wesley Witmer,   b. 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F3236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer.-Mrs. J. W. Witmer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bechtel, was born near Hespeler, Ont.; passed to be with the Lord, after a serious operation at the Galt Hospital; aged 54 years. She was a member of Wanner's Mennonite Church, of which her husband is pastor. Besides her husband, she is survived by one brother (Nelson, of Hespeler) and 2 sisters (Mrs. Linda Lovegrove, of Galt, and Mrs. Edwin Kinzie, of Blair). She was known for her Christian dignity, high ideals of life, and deeply interest in the abiding things of life. She will be missed by her family, the church, and the community. Funeral services were held at the Wanner Mennonite Church, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Theme, "The Home-going of Believers." Text, 11 Cor. 5: 8. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 32 - November 10, 1944, page 647 ___________ In Memory of Mary Adah Witmer Born September 12, 1890 Passed Away October 25th, 1944 Funeral Service Will be conducted at her late residence, Rife Avenue, on Friday. October 27th, at 1.45 p.m., thence to Wanner's Mennonite Church for service at 2.30 p.m. Clergyman Bishop C.F. Derstine Interment Wanner's Cemetery. Crossing the Bar Sunset and evening star, [etc] Alfred Tennyson. Funeral Card

  
  

• 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..., 199. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Witmer/ Mary Adah Bechtel/ beloved wife of/ J. Wesley Witmer/ born Sept. 12, 1890/ died Oct. 25, 1944/ Until the day break/ and the shadows flee away Tombstone gives Mary Adah as name. Eby states Ada [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Witmer/ Mary Adah Bechtel/ beloved wife of/ J. Wesley Witmer/ born Sept.12,1890 died Oct.5,1944/ Until the day break/ and the shadows flee away [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary Adah Bechtel - November 10, 1944. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034235 (1890). Name:May Ada Bechlet Date of Birth:12 Sep 1890 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Jesse Bechlet Mother's name:Rebecca Cober [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 066127 (1944). Name:Mary Adah Witmer Gender:Female Age:54 Birth Date:12 Sep 1890 Birth Place:Waterloo County Death Date:25 Oct 1944 Death Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Jesse Bechtel Mother:Rebecca Bechtel Spouse:John Wesley Witmer [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. WITMER/ Mary Adah BECHTEL/ Beloved wife of/ J. Wesley WITMER/ Born Sept.12, 1890/ Died Oct. 5, 1944/ Until the day break/ And the shadows flee away/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012357 (1882). Name:Rebecca Cober Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1855 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:21 Nov 1882 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Cober Mother:Mary Cober Spouse:Jesse Bechtel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Sep 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Fibroids in Uterus, Tumors - Peritonitis - 25 Oct 1944 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 27 Oct 1944 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth