John Steckle^[1]

1889 - 1981  (91 years)

• Name	John Steckle
  Born	8 Nov 1889	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00110-6950.13
  Died	9 Oct 1981	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	13 Oct 1981	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I20113	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1920  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lydia Shantz,   b. 31 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1908  (Age 59 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1869	, Ontario, Canada   [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	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F267599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Steckle from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• 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

  [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. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 7. [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of John Steckle - 21 Oct 1981, pg 22. [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. [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

  Born - 8 Nov 1889 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Oct 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Oct 1981 - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth