Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Violet Dorothy "Dorothy" Knechtel

Female 1924 - 2012  (88 years)


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  • Name Violet Dorothy "Dorothy" Knechtel 
    Born 11 Feb 1924  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Dorothy Knechtel  [1, 2, 3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-370424 
    Died 22 May 2012  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I370424  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Ephraim Knechtel,   b. 2 Oct 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1974, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Edna Snyder,   b. 19 Aug 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1911  [4
    Family ID F8303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KNECHTEL, Dorothy At St. Mary's Hospital, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, after a brief illness. Violet Dorothy Knechtel, aged 88 years. Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church and was a registered nursing assistant. Loving sister to Carol and her husband Alson Martin and Erma Gingerich all of Elmira, also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Ephraim Knechtel and Edna Snyder, three brothers Paul, Clifford and Orval and three sisters Grace and Fern and Lila Martin. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home , 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Interment will be in Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home chapel. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre and donations may be made to First Baptist Church Missions or Gideon Bibles, as expressions of sympathy through the funeral home.

      Dorothy Knechtel Obituary - Kitchener, ON (no date) Dignity Memorial. Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/dorothy-knechtel-5116001 (Accessed: 10 March 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Snyder - Knechtel - 1989.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Knechtel - 2001.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lila Knechtel - Martin.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1975 - page 14 obit of Ephraim Knechtel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Feb 1924 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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