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Lucinda Bechtel

Lucinda Bechtel[1]

Female 1893 - 1960  (67 years)

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  • Name Lucinda Bechtel 
    Born 1 Feb 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18693261 
    Name Lucinda Dettweiler 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0716.6 
    Died 19 Jun 1960  Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I13765  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family ID F3752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Lucinda Bechtel
    Lucinda Bechtel

  • Notes 
    • Dettweiler, Lucinda, was born Feb. 1, 1893, in Wilmot Co., Ont.; died June 19, 1960, after a lengthy illness, at Breslau, Ont.; aged 67 y. 4 m. 18 d. She was married on Nov. 20, 1918, to Isaiah Dettweiler, who survives. Also Surviving are 4 sons and 4 daughters (Ruby and Norma, at home; Glen and Harold, of Breslau; Ward and Clarke of Preston; Margaret--Mrs. Laverne Good, Waterloo; and Mary--Mrs. John Sayer, Carstairs, Alta.), and 16 grandchildren. She was a member of the Cressman Church, where funeral services were held June 22, in charge of Carl J. Rudy

      Gospel Herald, July 26, 1960, Vol. LIII, No. 29, page 655 656

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      Mrs. Isaiah Dettweiler

      Mrs. Isaiah Dettweiler, 67, of RR 2, Breslau, died Sunday at her home after a lengthy illness.

      Born Feb. 1, 1893, in Wilmot Township, a resident of Breslau for the past 41 years, she was a member of the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bechtel, the former Lucinda Bechtel married Isaiah Dettweiler Nov. 20, 1918, in Waterloo Township.

      Surviving besides her husband are four sons, Harold and Glenn of Breslau and Ward and Clarke of Preston; four daughters, Mrs. Laverne (Margaret) Good, Ruby and Norma, all of Breslau and Mrs. John (Mary) Sayer of Carstairs, Alta.; two brothers, Eden and Owen Bechtel both of Kitchener; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah Knarr of Kitchener, Mrs. John Shantz of Breslau, Mrs. Edna Lugibihl of Pandora, Ohio; Mrs. Roy Snyder of Millbank and 16 grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers and one sister.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Wed- nesday when removal will be made to Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau. Friends may pay their respects until the time of the service at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery and Rev. Carl J. Rudy will officiate.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] 209.

    2. [S132] Waterloo C-5 Page 13.

    3. [S8] Obituary of Lucinda Detweiller - July 26, 1960.

    4. [S15] .
      Dettweiler/ Isaiah Dettweiler/ 1888-1969/ his beloved wife/ Lucinda Bechtel/ 1893-1960/ David, son - 1936

    5. [S8] Obituary of Isaiah Dettweiler - February 25, 1969 - pages 191, 192.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Feb 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Jun 1960 - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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