Eldon Walter Bechtel^[1]

1923 - 2010  (86 years)

• Name	Eldon Walter Bechtel
  Born	18 Apr 1923	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1969	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-383007
  Died	24 Jan 2010	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	28 Jan 2010	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I383007	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Owen Snyder Bechtel,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Melissa Knechtel,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1912  [3]
  Family ID	F5698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alberta "Bertie" Grubb,   b. 25 Apr 1925, Arnstein, Mills Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F260234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BECHTEL, Eldon Eldon passed away peacefully, on Sunday, January 24, 2010, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, at the age of 86. Beloved husband and best friend of Bertie (Lipnicki, nee Grubb) for 40 years. Cherished step-father of Donna (Greg Ross) Klasson and Charles (Laura) Lipnicki. Step-grandfather of Dana and Blake Lipnicki, Dana Ross, German and Dominique Rozo. Step-great-grandfather of Isabella Rozo. He is also survived by his brothers, Clinton and Lloyd; and sisters Mary June (Ken) Willsie and Avon Burkholder. Predeceased by his brothers, Leonard and Delford; and sisters Ruby Bechtel and Elsie Eby. Eldon employed his skills as a woodworker building homes in the Waterloo Region. His passion in life was sharing nature with his family and he enjoyed helping others. Eldon's family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday from 7-9 p.m., at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Parish prayers Wednesday evening 8: 45 p.m. Prayers will be offered at the funeral home on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 10 a.m., followed by procession to Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church (173 Lourdes St. W., Waterloo) for Mass of Christian Burial, at 10: 30 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. Waterloo Region Record 30 Jan 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Bechtel - Eby - 1984. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Owen Bechtel - 1 May 1969. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Melissa Knechtel - May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Apr 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1969 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 2010 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Jan 2010 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth