Alfred Emmanuel "Alfie" Knechtel^[1]

1924 - 1997  (73 years)

• Name	Alfred Emmanuel "Alfie" Knechtel
  Born	18 Feb 1924	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53014119
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182504
  Died	30 Mar 1997	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I182504	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ezra Knechtel,   b. 25 Jun 1878, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1962, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Syliva Gutzke,   b. 8 Jul 1882, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1954, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F256550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Bowman,   b. 3 Jan 1930,   d. 25 Mar 2007, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1949
  Children	1. Wayne Knechtel   2. Charmaine Knechtel   3. Mark Knechtel   4. Sharon Evangeline Esther Knechtel
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F52519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNECHTEL, Alfred Emmanuel, "Alfie" - Went to meet the Lord peacefully, March 30, 1997, age 73 years, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, with his family at his side. Alfred was born in Listowel in 1924. He is survived by his loving wife, Priscilla (nee Bowman) of 43 years. Dear father of Sharon Leis and her husband Bruce of Moorefield, Charmaine McKay and her husband Alvin of Belmont, Wayne Knechtel and his wife Cathy of Kitchener and Mark Knechtel and his wife Chrystal of Waterloo; grandfather of Murray and Jannette Leis, James Leis, Robert Leis, Rachel McKay, Matthew Knechte I, Joshua Knechtel, Zackery Knechtel and Melody Knechtel; brother of William Knechtel and his wife Florence of Mount Forest. Ideila Hoffman of Elmira, Dorothy McKenzie of Welland and Esther Janszen of Port Colborne. Predeceased by his parents Ezra Knechtel and Sylvia (nee Gutzke); one brother Harvey Knechtel and one sister Alma Gibson. Alfred was a member of Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly where he was head usher. He retired after 26 and one half years of service with the Waterloo County Board of Education. He enjoyed his membership with the St. Jacobs Crokinole Club. Mr. Knechte|'s family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. 5., Waterloo, this evening (Monday) from 7-9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place on 'Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly. Rev. Marshall Eizenga officiating. Interment at Union Cemetery, Elmira.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ezra Knechtel - 1962. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53014119/alfred-emmanuel-knechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1924 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Mar 1997 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth