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Laura Etta Boehmer

Laura Etta Boehmer

Female 1885 - 1944  (58 years)

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  • Name Laura Etta Boehmer 
    Born 29 Oct 1885  Arthur, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership Trinity United Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family Photograph Four Generations 
    • From Ada Schnarr Miehm. Four generation photo of Franz Meier, Elizabeth Ann (Annie) Meier Boehmer, Laura Boehmer Becthel, and Evelyn Bechtel Knox.
    Four Generations
    Four Generations
    From Ada Schnarr Miehm. Four generation photo of Franz Meier, Elizabeth Ann (Annie) Meier Boehmer, Laura Boehmer Becthel, and Evelyn Bechtel Knox.
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42092687 
    Name Laura Etta Bechtel 
    Name Loretta Boehmer 
    Residence 1901  88 King St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Boehmer Wm : Painter [Current Address 2023] 88 King St E [Historical Address] 82 King E
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1944  35 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38157 
    Died 11 May 1944  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I38157  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Boehmer,   b. 7 Apr 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Meier,   b. 18 Nov 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F9988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herbert Jacob M. Bechtel,   b. 16 Apr 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1907  [3
    Children 
     1. Almeda Bechtel
     2. Evelyn Bechtel,   b. Mar 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Marjorie Bechtel,   b. Apr 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mabel Marjorie "Mabe" Bechtel,   b. 25 Apr 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1987  (Age 75 years)
     5. Gerine Gladys Bechtel,   b. 1914,   d. 13 Jul 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. Priscilla Bechtel,   b. 1918,   d. 11 Apr 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     7. Clarence Bechtel,   b. 1922,   d. 26 Aug 2007, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F41932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Laura Etta Boehmer
    Laura Etta Boehmer
    from Ancestry.com 2010

  • Notes 
    • MRS. HERBERT BECHTEL Mrs. Herbert Bechtel, (nee Laura Boehmer), 58, died suddenly this morning at her late residence, 35 Krug St. She was born in Arthur on Oct. 29, 1885, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Boehmer. She was married in this city on Sept. 3, 1907. She attended Trinity United Church. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Pte. Clarence H. Bechtel, Allenburg, Ont., five daughters, Mrs. John Noble, Toronto, Mrs. Lloyd Morrison and Mrs. George Heubach. both of this city, Mrs. Walter Reeves, Malton, and Mrs. Neil Jones of Galt. Also surviving are nine grandchildren. Funeral service will be conducted by Rev. E. 0. Seymour at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Saturday at two o'clock. Interment will be made in the First Mennonite Cemetery. Remains are resting at the funeral home.

      Kitchener Waterloo Record; May 11, 1944 Page 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 2.

    2. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 10.

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Laura Boehmer Bechtel - 11 May 1944.

    4. [S3193] Directory - Historical Vernon City Directories Mapped - Kitchener - 1901-1903.
      Boehmer Wm : Painter [Current Address 2023] 88 King St E [Historical Address] 82 King E

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Oct 1885 - Arthur, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Trinity United Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - 88 King St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1944 - 35 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 May 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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