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

John Steckle[1]

Male 1889 - 1981  (91 years)

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    John Steckle
    John Steckle
    from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Name John Steckle 
    Born 8 Nov 1889  Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6950.13 
    Died 9 Oct 1981  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried 13 Oct 1981  Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I20113  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1920  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Lydia Shantz,   b. 31 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1908  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1869  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Family ID F5011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Isabella Chase,   b. CA 1898,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Jean Steckle,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert Steckle
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F267599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • STECKLE, John - At K-W Hospital on Friday, Oct. 9, 1981, John Steckle, of 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, aged 91 years. Survived by his wife, the former Susanna Chase; daughter, Jean of Ottawa, son, Robert of New Hamburg; two sisters, Ada Steckle and Edna Ludolph, both of Kitchener; four grandchildren. Predeceased by four brothers and eight sisters. Visitation was at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener. The funeral and committal services at Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, 64 Biehn Dr., Kitchener on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.

      New Hamburg Independent - Oct 21, 1981, pg 22

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 437.

    2. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link.

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 7.

    4. [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of John Steckle - 21 Oct 1981, pg 22.

    5. [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..., 526.

    6. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Steckle Bible - family register.
      Heinrich B. Steckle, born Dec. 20, 1846 in Canada West, married Jan. 11, 1870 - Canada L. S. died Oct. 18, 1920 - Waterloo, Ont.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Nov 1889 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Oct 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Oct 1981 - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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