Elizabeth May "Lizzie" Bechtel

1899 - 1925  (26 years)

• Name	Elizabeth May "Lizzie" Bechtel
  Born	4 May 1899	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lizzie Bechtel
  Name	Lizzie Brubacher
  Name	Lizzie M. Bechtel
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0708.0001
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Elizabeth May Bechtel
  Died	7 May 1925	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: rheumatic heart, St. Vitus dance
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I23456	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah C. Bechtel,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Snyder,   b. 9 Feb 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1882  [6]
  		Noah Bechtel Family from Mennonite Heritage Profiles L to R): Mary Ann (Snyder) Bechtel; Ida (Bechtel) Shantz; Noah C. Bechtel; Lucinda (Bechtel) Dettweiler
  Family ID	F3752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bechtel, Elizabeth Mae, beloved daughter of Noah and Mary (Snyder) Bechtel, was born May 4, 1899, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at the same place May 7, 1925; aged 26 y, 3d. She was in failing health with a rheumatic heart, but was not considered serious until the last six days, when she was stricken with the most servere form of St. Vitus dance, which brought the end speedily. She leaves father, mother, 3 brothers, and 5 sisters. She has been a faithful member of the Latschar Mennonite Church for thirteen years. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. Wesley Witmer, and at the Latschar Church by Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Texts. Luke 8: 52 and Matt. 9: 24. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XVIII, No. 10 -June 4, 1925 - pages 206, 207

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. In memory of/ Elizabeth May/ dau. of/ Noah C. & Mary Ann/ Bechtel/ died May 7 1925/ aged 26 yrs 3 dys [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 4, 1925 - Obituary of Elizabeth Mae Bechtel. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 1. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 302.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 May 1899 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: rheumatic heart, St. Vitus dance - 7 May 1925 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth