Emma Steckle

1876 - 1949  (73 years)

• Name	Emma Steckle
  Born	20 Mar 1876	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270440394
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1921	59 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Misfortune	1949
  	killed in fire
  Name	Emma Boehmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177919
  Died	10 Sep 1949	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I177919	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Steckle,   b. 20 Aug 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Snider,   b. 17 Jul 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1928  (Age 82 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1869	, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F4289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman Boehmer,   b. 20 Sep 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Harold Steckle Boehmer,   b. Apr 1900, , Alberta, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dorothy Boehmer,   b. 28 Sep 1903, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1951  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F175898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Burned in Blast, Ex-Kitchenerite Taken by Death Victim of the gas furnace explosion at Galt Thursday night, Mrs. Norman Boehmer, 73, a former resident of Kitchener, died at the Galt General Hospital early today. Mrs. Boehmer suffered severe burns to the body, arms and face after the gas furnace at the home of her son-in-law, Spencer Dalton, exploded when she attempted to light it. Enveloped in Flames Neighbors report that the woman was enveloped in flames from head to foot as she ran out of the house to a side verandah. She was reported to have received the full blast of the explosion and became a human torch of flames. Well known in Kitchener, she was a former member of the Benton St. Baptist Church and a Sunday school teacher there for many years. Predeceased by Husband The former Emma A. Steckle she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steckle and was born March 20, 1876. Hen husband, the late Norman Boehmer, died 34 years ago. Surviving are one son, Harold Boehmer, Glendale, Calif.; and one daughter, Mrs. Spencer (Dorothy) Dalton, Galt, with whom she made her home. Seven grand- children and one sister, Mrs. Matilda Young, Brantford, also survive. The body is resting at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home, but the casket will be closed. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be in Mt Hope Cemetery. Rev. Leander Roblin will officiate Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sat, Sep 10, 1949 Page 3 ________________ Kitchener Woman Is Badly Burned A former resident of Kitchener. Mrs. Norman Boehmer, 73, is in a critical condition at the Galt Hospital from burns suffered in an explosion at the home of her son-in-law, Spencer Dalton, last night. Mrs. Boehmer suffered severe burns to her body, arms and face and hospital authorities report her condition as very serious. The explosion occurred after Mrs. Boehmer went to the basement to light a furnace fire. Neighbors heard cries for help. and Mrs. Boehmer was seen enveloped in flames as she ran out on a side verandah of the house. A coat was thrown around her to smother the flames. The force of the explosion bulged the front and rear walls of the brick-veneer house to a maximum of about 18 inches, dislodging large sections of brick. Cause of the mishap has not been determined. The former Emma Steckle, Mrs. Boehmer was born in Waterloo. She has lived the greater part of her life in the Twin Cities, but took up residence in Galt when her daughter, Mrs. Spencer Dalton, moved there some years ago. A son, Harold Boehmer, resides in Glendale, Calif. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sat, Sep 9, 1949 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 14. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 17. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 285. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 525. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Steckle Bible - family register. Jacob B. Steckle born Aug. 20, 1844 - Canada West, Married Mar. 23, 1869 - Canada - E. S., Died June 30, 1898 - Waterloo, Ont. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 Mar 1869. Mar. 23, 1869 Bettsy Schneider and Jakob Steckle, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Kaessmann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Mar 1876 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Sep 1949 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth