Eden S. Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1982  (95 years)

• Name	Eden S. Bechtel
  Born	24 Jul 1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0716.4
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Eden S. Bechtel
  Died	26 Dec 1982	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I13738	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah C. Bechtel,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Snyder,   b. 9 Feb 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1882  [9]
  		Noah Bechtel Family from Mennonite Heritage Profiles L to R): Mary Ann (Snyder) Bechtel; Ida (Bechtel) Shantz; Noah C. Bechtel; Lucinda (Bechtel) Dettweiler
  Family ID	F3752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Etta Rudy, II,   b. 28 Apr 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1915  [2, 10]
  Children	1. Florence Bechtel   2. Mable Naomi Bechtel,   b. 13 Jan 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 2011, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   3. Elmer Joseph Bechtel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 2014  (Age 96 years)   4. Verna Mary Bechtel,   b. 21 Apr 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Vera Miriam Bechtel,   b. 21 Apr 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1999  (Age 79 years)   6. Norman David Bechtel,   b. 1 Oct 1921,   d. 1 Oct 1921  (Age 0 years)   7. Norma Dorcas Bechtel,   b. 1 Oct 1921,   d. 1 Oct 1921  (Age 0 years)   8. Clayton Benjamin Bechtel,   b. 30 Dec 1922,   d. 12 Feb 2011, Kitchener Greenshirts Hockey Team, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   9. Willard Paul Bechtel,   b. 13 Sep 1925, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1991  (Age 66 years)   10. Beatrice Esther Bechtel
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Eden S. Bechtel from Find A Grave 2011

  
  

• Notes

  BECHTEL, Eden S. -- At his residence, Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Sunday, Dec. 26, 1982, formerly of 91 Brandon Ave., Kitchener, age 95 years. Born in Wilmot township, he farmed for many years in Mannheim, a member of Mannheim Mennonite Church. Son of the late Noah C. and Mary Ann Bechtel. Predeceased by his wife, the former Mary Etta Rudy in 1962. Father of Elmer of Goshen, Ind., Clayton of RR 1, St. Agatha, Willard, Mable (Mrs. Abram Brubacher, Verna and Beatrice (Mrs. Clayton Meirowski) all of Kitchener, Mrs. Bernice Moncur and Florence (Mrs. Donald Moncur), both of Waterloo and Vera (Mrs. Hubert Mellow) of Ottawa; brother of Mrs. Edna Lugibihi of Pandoa, Ohio and Mrs. Nettie Snyder of Milverton; grandfather of 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by two children in infancy; three brothers and four sisters. Mr. Bechtel's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, this evening. Committal services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at First Mennonite cemetery Kitchener. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Mannheim Mennonite Church, Rev. Jim Reusser officiating. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Dec 1982

  
  

• 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..., 209. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Etta Rudy - Bechtel. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Bechtel / Eden S. Bechtel / 1887-1982 / his loving wife / Mary Etta Rudy / 1892-1962 / at rest [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 13. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Eden S. Bechtel - 27 Dec 1982. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 51. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 5. [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..., 302. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 3, 1962 - Obituary of Mary Etta Rudy.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jul 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Dec 1982 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth