Gertrude Catherine Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1974  (77 years)

• Name	Gertrude Catherine Bechtel
  Born	26 Nov 1896	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Zion United Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Name	Gertrude Catherine Fisher
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Bookkeeper
  Residence	1974	250 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-237536
  Died	8 Jul 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I237536	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Allan Bechtel,   b. 8 Mar 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Julia Kaufman,   b. Dec 1869, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	1896  [1]
  Family ID	F191380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sydney Earl "Earl" Fisher,   b. 1899, Crawford, Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Jan 1923	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Helen Fisher   2. Jean Fisher
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F22171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FISHER, Mrs. Earl-At her residence, 250 Frederick St., Kitchener, on Monday, July 8, after a brief illness, Gertrude Catherine Bechtel, 77 years; beloved wife of the late Earl Fisher, member of Zion United Church; a lifelong resident of the Kitchener-Waterloo area; dear mother of Mrs. Percy (Helen) Krotz, of Kitchener and Mrs. Ernest (Jean) Kellberg of Pittsburgh, Pa.; dear sister of John of Kitchener Harvey and Walter, both of Oakland, Calif.; one granddaughter, Julia Kellberg also survives. Predeceased by her husband and her parents. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Tuesday where funeral and committal service will be held in the chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. G. F. Barthel officiating. Interment Memory Gardens cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation may be made as expressions of sympathy. \bKitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jul 1974 pg 31

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Allan Bechtel. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022003-23. Sydney Earl Fisher, 23, occ. Mechanic, b. Crawford, res. 71 Foundry St. Kitchener, son of George Fisher and Elizabeth Hammer married Gertrude Kathryn Bechtel, 25, occ. Bookkeeper, b. Baden, res. 71 Foundry St. Kitchener, daughter of Allen Bechtel and Julia Kaufman, Witnessed by: Louis E. Wiseman of Kitchener and Winnie Bechtel of Waterloo, 18 January 1923 in Waterloo [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 19. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Dec 1896. 26 Nov 1896 The wife of Allan Bechtel, in Baden, a daughter. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Earl (Gertrude) Fisher - 9 Jul 1974 pg 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Nov 1896 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Zion United Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Jan 1923 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1974 - 250 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth