Reta Viola Schmitt

1916 - 2010  (94 years)

• Name	Reta Viola Schmitt
  Born	1916	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Reta Viola Knechtel
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123031
  Died	1 Nov 2010	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I123031	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Schmitt,   b. 19 Aug 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Witmer,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 74 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1901	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F5704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clifford Stanley Knechtel,   b. 1912, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Shirley Eileen Knechtel
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNECHTEL, Reta Viola Passed away at the Village of Winston Park in Kitchener on November 1, 2010, at the age of 94. Devoted mother of Shirley (Jim) Shantz, Janet (Jim) McLaughlin, Marlene Knechtel, Douglas Knechtel, and Brian (Kathy) Knechtel. She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Kim (Mike) Trottier, Greg (Michele) Shantz, Dean (Pat) Shantz, Mark (Lori) McLaughlin, Paul (Aya) McLaughlin, Jason (Yumi) McLaughlin, Amy (Jeremy) Inglis, Laura Knechtel, Ben Knechtel and Jenna Knechtel and by great-grandchildren, Jill (Tyler) Drader, Josh (Dara) Martin, Emily and Matthew Shantz, Marly McLaughlin, Nicholas and Riki McLaughlin, and Kori and Jubei McLaughlin. Special great-great-grandmother of Jake Drader. Predeceased by her husband, Clifford Knechtel on November 2, 2002; brothers, Lorne, Delton, Harold, Edward and Wilfred Schmitt; sisters, Vinetta, Edith, Edna and Ethel; and by her parents, Samuel Schmitt and Sarah (nee Witmer). Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The memorial service will take place in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Wayne Schiedel officiating. Reception to follow the funeral in the Fireside Reception Room. A private family committal will be held at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery prior to the memorial service. Donations in memory of Reta may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and can be arranged through the funeral home, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. The Waterloo Region Record 2 Nov 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Reta Viola Schmitt - 2 Nov 2010. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 12, 1939 - Obituary of Samuel E. Schmitt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1916 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Nov 2010 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth