Alma Mary Bast

1932 - 1994  (62 years)

• Name	Alma Mary Bast
  Born	10 Jan 1932	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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   [1, 2]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	21 May 1994	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I144819	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David K. Bast,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fanny" Steinman,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1954
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  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 ____________________________ 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

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Alma Mary Bast - October 11, 1994. [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/ [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Veronica Steinman - October 12, 1976 - page 794.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1932 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 18 May 1994 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 21 May 1994 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth