Nora Brubacher^[1]

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Nora Brubacher
  Born	12 Dec 1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34205009
  Name	Nora Bechtel
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-151172
  Died	25 Feb 2009	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I151172	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Harvey Brubacher,   b. 13 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Edna Eby,   b. 30 Jul 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1929, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F45717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Albert Bechtel,   b. 19 Aug 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 2009, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1941	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Dorothy Bechtel   2. Shirley Bechtel   3. David Leonard Bechtel   4. Martha Elaine Bechtel   5. Norma Louise Bechtel   6. Esther Jean Bechtel,   b. 12 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BECHTEL, Nora (Brubacher) - Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at her residence, Nithview Community, New Hamburg. Beloved wife of Leonard Albert Bechtel, with whom she would have celebrated 68 years of marriage on June 21, 2009. Nora was born 88 years ago in Waterloo Township, a daughter of the late Harvey and Edna (Eby) Brubacher. She had resided in New Hamburg and was formerly of Preston. Nora was an active member of Preston Mennonite Church and Nith Valley Mennonite Church. She was an avid quilter and pieced many quilts for family and friends. Nora enjoyed knitting, gardening and keeping up with her family's interests. Loving mother of David and Muriel Bechtel of Kitchener, Martha and John Wood of London, Norma and John Lichti of New Hamburg, Dorothy and Richard MacBride of Waterloo, Shirley and Darcy Snyder of New Hamburg. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Greg Bechtel, Krista and Dave Alexander (Dylan and Sadie), John Wood (Meg), Lindsay and Brent Nevin (Ty), Chris and Kim Lichti (Abby and Garrett), Sarah Lichti, Jen and Josh Hiuser (Michaela, Kate and Maggie), Alisa and Ben MacBride-Smith, Jess and Neil Thier (Maya), Trevor Snyder and friend Julia Needham. Also remembered by sisters, Verna Staniek and Elaine Snider; and by brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Clinton Bechtel, Eldon and Bertie Bechtel, Lloyd and Beatrice Bechtel, Mary and Ken Willsie, and Avon Brophy. Nora was predeceased by daughter, Esther Bechtel (2006); grandson, Richard Wood; great-grandson, Connor Lichti; Louise (Reier) Brubacher; sisters, Clarabel (in infancy), Ella and Maurice Woolner; brother, Ivan and Marie Brubacher; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Fred Staniek, Clifford Snider, Hilda Bechtel, Ruby Bechtel, Elsie and Edwin Eby, Delford and Pearl Bechtel, and Joe Brophy. Friends and relatives may call at Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , 291 Huron St., New Hamburg on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Spring Burial to be held at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Nith Valley Mennonite Church with Pastors Matthew and Hendrike Isert-Bender officiating. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Nithview Home Mobility Bus Fund or Nith Valley Mennonite Church. Online condolences and donation information are available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca Waterloo Region Record 26 Feb 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Esther Bechtel - 2006. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Mannheim, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Mannheim Cemetery. 1920. " Nora Brubacher Bechtel (1920-2009) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34205009/nora-bechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Jun 1941 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Feb 2009 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth