Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Henry Otto "Harry" Knechtel

Male 1881 - 1959  (78 years)


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  • Name Henry Otto "Harry" Knechtel 
    Born 3 Jul 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159674533 
    Name Harry Knechtel 
    Name Harry O. Knechtel  [5, 6
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    plumber 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Plumber, Plumbing Shop 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-182207 
    Died 12 Jul 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried 15 Jul 1959  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I182207  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Jonas Knechtel,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F7678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Marie "Carrie" Vollmar,   b. 12 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Esther Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F256847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Harry O. Knechtel

      Funeral services for Harry O. Knechtel, 78, of 30 Pine St., will be conducted at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm, by Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

      Mr. Knechtel died Monday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Kitchener, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel. He was an employee of William Knell and Company Ltd. for 43 years.

      He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. His wife, Caroline Volimer, died in 1945.

      Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Edmund (Esther) Byer of Kitchener, a brother, Edward of Toronto, and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira. There are two grandchildren.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 11.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 6.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harry O. Knechtel.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159674533.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel.

    7. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11.

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jonas Knechtel Born: Spessbach Bairen Wilmot Township Age: 26 Father: Jacob Knechtel Mother: Philippina Sauer Spouse: Susanne Otto Age: 16 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Father: John Otto Mother: Leah Thoman married 29 Dec 1868 married: Preston

    9. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - plumber - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plumber, Plumbing Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jul 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Jul 1959 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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