Frederick William Knechtel^[1]

1903 - 2001  (97 years)

• Name	Frederick William Knechtel
  Born	19 Jul 1903	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149230730
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371478
  Died	3 Mar 2001	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I371478	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Henry Knechtel,   b. 29 Feb 1876, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Sarah Seegmiller,   b. 12 Oct 1875, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1897  [5]
  Family ID	F19956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Israel,   b. 15 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1983, Pinellas Park, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Donald Knechtel   2. Frederick W. Knechtel,   b. 24 Jun 1929,   d. 19 Nov 2014, Port Dover, Norfolk Co., Ontario  (Age 85 years)   3. Jean Knechtel   4. Joyce Knechtel   5. Doreen Knechtel
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F256678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick William Knechtel passed away March 3, 2001 in his 98th year. He was born July 19, 1903 in Petersburg, Ontario, one of five children. The family later moved to nearby Kitchener. A cabinet maker by trade, he was employed by Malcom and Hill Ltd. to design and build radio cabinets. He later formed his own company manufacturing some of the earliest trailers. In 1936 he sold his company to Canada Carriage & Body Ltd. of Brantford and was hired to supervise this part of their business. In 1938 the company became Brantford coach & Body Ltd. With the outbreak of the Second World War, production was geared to building military vehicles and Fred Knechtel was appointed Factory Manager, a position he held until retiring from the company in 1958. During this period he was a key figure in the design of the "Brant Chief" line of all aluminium tractor trailers, a first in the industry. Upon leaving coach and Body, he formed the woodworking business known as Knechtel bros. Ltd. which is still in operation today. F.W.'s son Donald and his son James Knechtel continue the tradition of fine quality woodworking to this day. He spent his retirement years wintering in Florida and his summers in Ontario. He has been a resident of Charlotte Villa for the past ten years. He is survived by two son, Donald (and wife Kate) of St. Williams, Ontario, Frederick (and wife Betty) of Port Dover; three daughters, Jean (Mrs. Alan Goodwin) of Cleveland, Ohio, Joyce (Mrs. Donald White) of Stoney Creek, Ontario, and Doreen (Mrs. Howard Tackaberry) of Winnipeg, Manitoba; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. His wife Hilda predeceased him in 1983. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 18. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Frederick William Knechtel - 2001. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149230730. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Knechtel - 2 Mar 1953.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Mar 2001 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth