Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Walter Bechthold

Male 1905 - 1986  (80 years)


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  • Name Walter Bechthold 
    Born 3 Apr 1905  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-137853 
    Died 14 Mar 1986  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I137853  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Bechthold,   b. 30 Jun 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1937  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mabel Elizabeth Weber,   b. 1 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F41227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie Mavis Leroy Walker,   b. 18 Dec 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1975, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F41226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BECHTHOLD, Walter -- Suddenly at K-W Hospital, on Friday, March 14, 1986, Walter Bechthold, formerly of 8 Christian St., Baden, age 80 years. Mr Bechthold owned and operated Bechthold Motors, Baden, for 49 years. He was a member of the Baden Chamber of Commerce, Wilmot Rod and Gun Club, the Masonic Lodge (Wilmot, No. 318, AF and AM) and will be sadly missed by many other organizations that he was involved with. He was also a long time member of St. James Lutheran Church, Baden, Loving father of Grant and his wife Joan of Ottawa and Blain and his wife Beverly of Baden; dear brother of Mrs. Mabel Rechsteiner, Carl and Wilfred. Also sadly missed by his grandchildren, Grant Jr., Sharon, Michael, and Mark and dear friend of Dorothy Miller. Predeceased by his parents; his wife, Elsie in 1975 and a brother, Stewart. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, until noon Monday when transfer will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, Mill Street, Baden, for complete funeral service and committal at 2 p.m., with Rev. Douglas Kranz officiating. Interment Walkerton cemetery.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Mar 1986

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Walter Bechthold - 15 Mar 1986.

    2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 2.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Walter Bechthold
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 03 Apr 1905
      Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Henry Bechthold
      Mother's Name: Mabel Elizabeth Weber

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Apr 1905 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Mar 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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