Gilbert Bechtel

1882 - 1961  (79 years)

• Name	Gilbert Bechtel
  Born	8 Jun 1882	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1910	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	mason
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1947	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371747
  Died	9 Dec 1961	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Stroke
  Buried	12 Dec 1961	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I371747	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	George B. Bechtel,   b. 17 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1920  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catharine Bock,   b. 1 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1947, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salome Hoffman,   b. 6 Nov 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1910	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Marguerite Bechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grace Marguerite Bechtel,   b. 15 Jul 1916, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1983  (Age 66 years)   3. George Wilson Bechtel,   b. 25 Jun 1929,   d. 1997  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F188687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gilbert Bechtel - Gilbert Bechtel, 79, died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harold (Marguerite) Snider of Bloomingdale. Death was due to a stroke. Born in Wilmot Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bechtel, he was a prominent mason contractor in this area for many years. His marriage to the former Salome Hoffman, who predeceased him in 1958, took place at New Dundee in 1910. He was a member of the United Church. Surviving besides his daughter at Bloomingdale are one son, George W. Bechtel of Plymouth, England, serving with the submarine branch of the Royal Canadian Navy, and six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where service will be held Tuesday at 3: 30 pm, Rev. Bruce McIntyre will conduct the service. Interment will be in Snyder Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 6. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 17. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 46. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gilbert Bechtel. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Bechtel/ Gilbert Bechtel/ 1886-1961/ Salome Hoffman/ 1887-1958/ In Loving Rememberance [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21785 (1910), Gilbert Bechtel-Salome Hoffman. Gilbert Bechtel, 27, Mason, of New Dundee, Son of George Bechtel & Catherina Bock Married Salome Hoffman, 22, of New Dundee, daughter of George Hoffman & Maggie Capling, Witn: Bert Main of New Dundee & Gertrude Hofstetter of Baden, 13 April 1910 In Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jun 1882 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - mason - 1910 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Apr 1910 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1947 - Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Stroke - 9 Dec 1961 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 12 Dec 1961 - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth