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

Gertrude Madeline Opper

Female 1905 - 1980  (75 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Madeline Opper 
    Born 6 May 1905  Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Gertrude Madeline Knechtel 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372158 
    Died 12 Jul 1980  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 16 Jul 1980  Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I372158  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Opper,   b. CA 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Schmidt,   b. CA 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F256915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Allen Samuel Zimmer Knechtel,   b. 12 Apr 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1990, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Peter Knechtel
     2. Gerald Knechtel
     3. John Robert Knechtel,   b. CA 1932,   d. 24 Jan 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F256914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Knechtel, Mrs. Allen S. (Gertrude Madeline) - Of 97 Charles St. E., at the K-W Hospital, on Saturday July 12, 1980, after a lengthy illness, 75 years of age. A member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. The former Gertrude Opper, wife of Allen S. Knechtel; mother of John and Peter, both of Kitchener, Gerald of Portland, Ore.; sister of Carl Opper of British Columbia, Mrs. Rena Opper of Kitchener and Mrs. Laura Graul of Gads Hill. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, Margaret (nee Schmidt) and William Opper; sister Stella; brothers, Herb, Peter and Phil. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, Benton and Church Streets, after 7 pm this evening, where the funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 2 pm, Rev. Harold Brill officiating. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gertrude Madeline Opper - Knechtel - 1980.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1905 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jul 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Jul 1980 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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