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Earl Anthony Miller Dechert

Male 1906 - 1979  (73 years)


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  • Name Earl Anthony Miller Dechert 
    Born 19 Jun 1906  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Langley, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242979329 
    Name Earl Anton Miller Dechert 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-227363 
    Died 24 Aug 1979  Murrayville, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I227363  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Martin Dechert,   b. 29 Nov 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Miller,   b. 22 Oct 1869, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1899  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F23006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine Swanson Matthew,   b. 7 Jun 1914, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2003  (Age 88 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F260521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DECHERT, Earl A. M. - In Langley Hospital, Langley, B.C., Friday, August 24, 1979, Earl Dechert, beloved husband of Joyce Matthew; dear father of Sandra Gibbs of Surrey, B.C. and Jack of Thornhill. Also survived by two grandsons, brother, Milton, and one sister, Mrs.

      Dorothy Wing of Cambridge. Funeral arrangements to be announced later by Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Cambridge.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Aug 25, 1979 Page 27

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 19.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 001634 (1906).
      Name:Earl Anthony Miller Dechert Date of Birth:19 Jun 1906 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Martin Dechert Mother's name:Annie Miller

    3. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Together Forever/ Dechert/ Earl A./ 1906 - 1979/ Josephine S./ 1914 - / Ever Remembered Ever Loved.

    4. [S2629] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1990.
      NameEarl Anthony M Dechert
      GenderMale
      Birth Yearabt 1906
      Death Age73
      Death Date24 Aug 1979
      Death LocationMurrayville
      Registration Number1979-09-013111
      BCA NumberB13597
      GSU Number2055132

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15674-1899.
      Martin Dechert, 43, Widower, Carpenter, res. Preston, b. Same, son of John and Katherine, married Sarah Ann Mueller, 30, b. Conestoga, res. Berlin, daughter of John and Elizabeth, Witnesses Were Valentine Weber of Preston and Mary E. Mueller of Conestoga, Oct. 29, 1899 at Preston

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jun 1906 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - - Langley, , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Aug 1979 - Murrayville, , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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