Wilbert "Butch" Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1910 - 2006  (95 years)

• Name	Wilbert "Butch" Bechtel
  Born	30 Dec 1910	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199432P
  Died	20 Mar 2006	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I199432	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Mervin Bechtel,   b. 22 Aug 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1952, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Adelia Brighton,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F187854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velma Cairns,   b. 19 Sep 1916, Of, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1988, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Robert Kenneth "Bob" Bechtel   2. Bruce Barton Bechtel,   b. 14 May 1936,   d. 21 Aug 1974  (Age 38 years)   3. Faye Bernice Bechtel
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F42626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BECHTEL, Wilbert "Butch" - Died, peacefully, at Lanark Heights in Kitchener, on March 20, 2006, in his 96th year. Butch was born in New Dundee, December 30, 1910 to Mervin and Adelia (Brighton) Bechtel. Beloved husband of 53 years to Velma (Cairns) who predeceased him in 1988. He was predeceased by his son, Bruce; sisters, Doris Rosenburger, Ruby Poth and brothers, Percy and George. He will be deeply missed by his son, Bob and his wife Dorothy of New Dundee; daughter, Faye and her husband Jeff Stewart of Waterloo and daughter-in-law, Virginia and her husband, Rudi Gruen of Burlington. Cherished grandfather to Jeff Bechtel and his friend, Michelle, Tanya and Rob Schroeder, Kim and Wayne Saunders, Jody Keffer, Bradley and Joanne Bechtel, Jane and Scott Robb, David and Wendy Bechtel, Ben and Tara Stewart, Sherrie and Nick Ashford; and 11 great-grandchildren.Cremation has taken place. A family service will be held at New Dundee Union Cemetery.Contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice would be appreciated and arranged by contacting the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Ayr, 519-632-8228. The Record 21 Mar 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mervin Bechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ruby Catherine Bechtel - Poth. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 6. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Wilbert Butch Bechtel - 21 Mar 2006.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Dec 1910 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Mar 2006 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth