Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel^[1]

1894 - 1960  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel
  Born	Feb 1894	Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Student
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-184039
  Died	1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I184039	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert Thomas Knechtel,   b. 7 Nov 1869, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Eleanora "Ellen" Taylor,   b. Jan 1869, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F177275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Albert Thomas Knechtel,   b. 7 Nov 1869, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F256855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Schade,   b. 16 Apr 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Jul 1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harold W. Knechtel - Harold W. (Spike) Knechtel, 138 Union Blvd., Kitchener, died suddenly Saturday at K-W Hospital. Mr. Knechtel, 66, had returned only last week, from a 21 day trip to the Maritimes. A professional electrical engineer, he had been an employee of the Dominion Rubber Company, tire division, for 46 years, prior to retiring in February of last year. A familiar figure in Twin City sport circles, he was a member of Twin City Lodge, Af and AM, the Kitchener Young Men's Club, a director of the Waterloo Club, past president of the Niagara District Electrical Engineers Association and past president of the Brantford District Professional engineers Association. Born in Chatham, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Knechtel, he had resided in Kitchener for 55 years. He was a member of First United Church, Waterloo. Surviving are his wife, the former Anne Schade, and one brother, Leslie A. Knechtel, Toronto. Two sisters predeceased him. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home at 2 o'clock followed by interment in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. R.D. Horsburgh will officiate. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold W. Knechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1894 - Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jul 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth