Ruth Bechtel

1925 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Ruth Bechtel
  Born	1 Apr 1925  [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162460791
  Name	Ruth Gentle
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-146540
  Died	8 May 2016	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I146540	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Bechtel,   b. 18 Apr 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Alberta Knechtel,   b. 2 Sep 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1942, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1916  [2]
  Family ID	F6030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Derek William Gentle,   b. 29 Jan 1922, Brading, Isle of Wight, England ,   d. 9 May 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1961	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Wade Gentle,   b. 16 Sep 1962,   d. 17 Sep 1962  (Age 0 years)   2. Valerie Gentle,   b. 10 Jan 1965,   d. 10 Jan 1965  (Age 0 years)   3. Greg Gentle   4. Heather Gentle
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F56185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GENTLE, Ruth (nee Bechtel) Ruth passed away suddenly but peacefully with family at her side, at Barnswallow Place in Elmira on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the age of 91. Ruth is survived by her son Greg Gentle and his wife Lia, daughter Heather Ogram and her husband Brian. Grandmother of Bradley, Wade and Erica. Ruth is also remembered by Avon Brophy as she had played an influential role in Avon's life. Predeceased by her infant son Wade, infant daughter Valerie, husband Derek William Gentle in 1988, brothers Willis and Clare, and sisters Reta Bechtel and Clarene Martin. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, May 12th from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. and on Friday, May 13th from 12 p.m. - 12: 45 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Das Sydney officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens, Breslau and a reception will be held afterwards in the funeral home's Fireside Room. Condolences for the family and memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Obituary of Ruth Gentle | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/10183/Ruth-Gentle/obituary.html (Accessed: 17 June 2023). ___________________ Ruth Bechtel Is Wed to Derek Gentle A wedding trip to Muskoka district followed the marriage at First Baptist Church. Waterloo, Sept. 1 of Ruth Bechtel, RR 4, Kitchener and Derek William Gentle, 1135 Queen's Blvd. Rev. Vincent Trimmer officiated in a setting of white and orange gladioli. The bride is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Kitchener and the bridegroom is a son of William Gentle of England and the late Mrs. Gentle. Given in marriage by her brother, Willis Bechtel, the bride chose a princess-styled. dress of white brocade with sweetheart neckline and lily- point sleeves. A matching headdress held her shoulder- length veil and, she carried a bouquet of white miniature gladiloli. - Clarene Bechtel of Kitchener was maid of honor for her sister She wore a street-length dress of tangerine brocade styled on princess lines with short sleeves. and etching gloves. She wore a matching headdress and car ried a bouquet of orange and white miniature gladioli. Flower girt was Audrey Bechtel of Preston, a niece of the bride, in a pale green brocade dress with full skirt and match ing headdress. She carried a basket of miniature gladioli. Best man was Carl Hallberg of Baden. Ushers were Clare Bechtel, a brother of the bride, and Wilfred Erb, both of Kitch ener. A reception followed at the church hall. They will live at 1135 Queen's Blvd.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1925). Ruth Bechtel Gentle (1925-2016) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162460791/ruth-gentle. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses Bechtel - February 24, 1948.

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 1 Sep 1961 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 May 2016 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth