Waterloo Region Generations
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Alma Mary Bast

Female 1932 - 1994  (62 years)


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  • Name Alma Mary Bast 
    Born 10 Jan 1932  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44661438 
    Name Alma Mary Bechtel 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-144819 
    Died 18 May 1994  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Cause: cancer 
    Buried 21 May 1994  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I144819  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father David K. Bast,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Veronica "Fanny" Steinman,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1922  [3
    Family ID F45705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Howard Lester "Lester" Bechtel,   b. 9 Feb 1929,   d. 24 Jan 2021, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1954 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F46567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bechtel, Alma Mary East, 62, Kitchener, Ont. Born: Jan. 10, 1932, Wellesley Twp., Ont., to Dave and Veronica Steinman Bast. Died: May 18, 1994, Kitchener, Ont., of cancer. Survivors-husband: Lester Bechtel; children: Bruce, Cheryl Gerth, Debbie Shapansky, Peter; siblings: Alvin and Mahlon Bast, Susan Bowman, Doris Metzger, Dorothy Rudy; 5 grandchildren. Funeral and burial: May 21, Wanner Mennonite Church, by Eric Hiebert Rempel and Paul Martin.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 87, Number 40 - October 11, 1994

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      BECHTEL, Alma Mary (Bast)

      On Wednesday, May 18, 1994, at St Mary's Hospital, in her 63rd year of Kitchener. Dear wife of Lester, mother of Bruce and his wife Diane Lichti and Carol and her husband Steve, Debbie and her husband Cam Shapansky, Peter and his friend Sonya Santarossa. Grandmother of five grandsons; Brendan, Wayne and Kevin Gerth and Craig and Evan Bechtel. Alma is also remembered by her brother, Alvin Bast and his wife Connie her sister, Susanne Bowman, her brother, Mahlon Bast and his wife Norma, her sister, Doris Metzger and her husband John, her sister, Dorothy Rudy and her husband Sid. She was predeceased by her parents, Dave and Veronica Bast, her brother, John and his wife Helen and a brother-in-law, Dave Bowman. Alma was a faithful supporter and member of Wanner Mennonite Church. Visitation will be held at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, this evening (Thursday) 7-9 p.m. and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 12 30 p.m. on Saturday, transfer will be made to Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale Road, Cambridge, for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Eric Hibert Rempel officiating. Interment will follow in Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

      The Record 19 May 1994 pg A11

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Alma Mary Bast - October 11, 1994.

    2. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      BECHTEL/ H. Lester/ 1929- / Alma M. BAST/ [wedding rings/ 1954/ 1932-1994/ Dorothy E. ZEHR/ [wedding rings] 1997/ 1930-2009/ Christ is our hope/[back] B/ Family/ Bruce, Cheryl, Debbie, Peter/ Foster family/

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Veronica Steinman - October 12, 1976 - page 794.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1932 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer - 18 May 1994 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 May 1994 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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