Clifford Stanley Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1912 - 2002  (90 years)

• Name	Clifford Stanley Knechtel
  Born	1912	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123030
  Died	2 Nov 2002	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I123030	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Knechtel,   b. 2 Oct 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1974, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Edna Snyder,   b. 19 Aug 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1911  [5]
  Family ID	F8303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reta Viola Schmitt,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Shirley Eileen Knechtel
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNECHTEL, Clifford Stanley - Passed away, peacefully, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, November 2,2002, at the age of 90. Beloved husband of Reta (Schmitt) Knechtel. Dear father of Shirley Shantz (Jim) of New Hamburg, Janet McLaughlin (Jim) of Parksville, B.C., Marlene Knechtel of Lake Louise, Alta., Douglas Knechtel of Kitchener and Brian Knechtel (Kathy) of Lucknow. A special grandfather to Kim (Mike) Trottier, Greg Shantz, Dean (Pat) Shantz, Mark (Lori) McLaughlin, Paul (Aya) McLaughlin and Jason McLaughlin, Amy, Laura, Ben and Jenna Knechtel. Cherished great-grandfather of Jill and Josh Mar-tin, Emily and Matthew Shantz, Marly, Nicholas and Riki McLaughlin. Survived by his brothers, Orval of Kitchener, Alfred of London and sisters, Fern Knechtel and Dorothy Knechtel, all of Kitchener, Lila Martin of Floradale, Erma Gingrich and Carol Martin, both of Elmira. Predeceased by his parents, Ephraim and Edna (Snyder) Knechtel; brother, Paul and sister, Grace. Clifford farmed on the family farm in Mannheim for 40 years. He was a life-long member of Mannheim Mennonite Church. He was also a member of the Mannheim Senior's Club and enjoyed playing pool and crokinole with his friends. The Knechtel family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Monday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Mannheim Mennonite Church, RR2, Petersburg on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 2 p.m., with Rev. David Thiessen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. In Clifford's memory, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and may be arranged through the funeral home 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com The Record Newspaper 4 Nov 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Snyder - Knechtel - 1989. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Knechtel - 2001. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lila Knechtel - Martin. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Clifford Stanley Knechtel - 4 Nov 2002. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1975 - page 14 obit of Ephraim Knechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 2 Nov 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth