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

Harold Lloyd Knechtel[1]

Male 1924 - 1993  (69 years)


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  • Name Harold Lloyd Knechtel 
    Born 1924  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-371972 
    Died 1 Sep 1993  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 3 Sep 1993  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I371972  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Harold B. "Harry" Knechtel,   b. 5 Jun 1898, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Genevieve Schneider,   b. Mar 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Family ID F41862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Shirley Brooks,   b. CA 1924,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Gary Knechtel
     2. Randy Brooks Knechtel
     3. Roger Brooks Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F256850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Knechtel, Harold Lloyd - Suddenly, at his residence, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1993. Harold Knechtel, of Kitchener, age 69 years. Harold was a longtime employee of Uniroyal Ltd. for over 40 years before retirement. Beloved husband of Shirley (Brooks), father of Gary Knechtel, Randy Brooks and his wife Marilyn; brother of Lorraine Rapake, Shirley and her husband Frank Fixter, all of Kitchener. Sadly missed by seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, Harry Knechtel and the former Genevieve Schneider; a son, Roger Brooks and a brother in infancy. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, this evening (Thursday) from 6-9 pm and on Friday from 10 am until the time of funeral service in the chapel at 11 am with Rev. Mark Emmerson officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of James Timothy Rapacki - 1989.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold Lloyd Knechtel - 1993.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1993 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Sep 1993 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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