Reta Bechtel

1917 - 2008  (91 years)

• Name	Reta Bechtel
  Born	13 Sep 1917	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30591173
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-298033
  Died	12 Oct 2008	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I298033	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Bechtel,   b. 18 Apr 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Alberta Knechtel,   b. 2 Sep 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1942, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1916  [2]
  Family ID	F6030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Reta Bechtel, 1917-2008, passed away, at Heritage House in St. Jacobs, on Sunday, October 12, 2008, at the age of 91 years. Dear sister of Ruth Gentle of Kitchener and Clarene Martin of Waterloo. Lovingly remembered by her nieces, Audrey Shaw, Donna Shaw, Heather Ogram and nephews, Greg Gentle and Darrel Martin. Great-aunt of Wade, Erica, Lindsay, Dylan and Jeffery. Predeceased by brothers, Willis Bechtel and his wife Marilyn, Clare Bechtel, and brothers-in-law, Howard Martin and Derek Gentle. Reta retired from St. Mary's General Hospital, where she worked in the Dietary Department for 25 years. Reta was also well known for her specialty coffee cakes. She was a member of First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Wednesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. Reception to follow the service. Interment in Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. Donations in Reta's memory may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and can be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Reta, a donation will be made to the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home. Obituary of Reta Bechtel | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/10748/Reta-Bechtel/obituary.html (Accessed: 17 June 2023).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses Bechtel - February 24, 1948.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Sep 1917 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Oct 2008 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth