Esther Blanche Knechtel^[1]

1928 - 2020  (92 years)

• Name	Esther Blanche Knechtel
  Born	9 Feb 1928  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Esther Blanche Burkhardt
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-372915
  Died	29 Aug 2020	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I372915	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Toman Knechtel,   b. 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Violet Despond,   b. 12 Apr 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1924	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F7457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eric Burkhardt,   b. 1926,   d. 10 Jun 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F257170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Esther Blanche (née Knechtel) Burkhardt FEBRUARY 9, 1928 \endash AUGUST 29, 2020 Passed away at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the age of 92 years. Beloved wife of the late Eric Burkhardt (2010). Dear mother of Beverly (Tom) Aicken and Bruce (late Charlotte) Burkhardt. Cherished grandma of Jacob (Kim), Erica (Steve), Russell (Samantha), Angela (Kevin) and Robyn (Tommy), and proud great grandma of Tawnya, Jacob, Samuel, Wraeanna, Wrennae, Tye, Charlie, Holly, Thomas, Charlotte, and Oscar, and great great grandma of Nathaniel. Esther was the last surviving member of the Knechtel family. A private family service will be held with interment to follow at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, 57 Stirling Ave. N., Kitchener, ON N2H 3G4, to the House of Friendship, 51 Charles St. E., Kitchener, ON N2G 2P3, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre, 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, (519-743-8900). Online condolences at www.westmountfuneralchapel.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215061177/esther-blanche-burkhardt. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020359-24. Jacob Toman Knechtel, 44, occ. Blacksmith, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Manheim Wilmot Twp, Widower, son of Daniel L. Knechtel (b. Bavaria Germany) & Susanna Toman married Violet Despond, 25, occ. Housekeeper, b. Galt, res. Manheim, daughter of Francis Thomas Despond (b. Boston U.S.A.) & Mary Ann Miller, Witn: Leslie & Mrs. Leslie Klie of Manheim, 1 July 1924 in Petersburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 29 Aug 2020 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth