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

Elton Hugh Bechtel[1]

Male 1921 - 2011  (90 years)


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  • Name Elton Hugh Bechtel 
    Born 1 Jun 1921  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-386730 
    Died 1 Sep 2011  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 5 Sep 2011  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I386730  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Milton Arthur Bechtel,   b. 31 Oct 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 20 Jun 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1972, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1919  [4
    Family ID F2137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Snyder,   b. 25 Oct 1928, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 16 Jun 1951 
    Children 
     1. John Elton Bechtel,   b. 6 May 1953, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1980, RR1, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F261922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BECHTEL, Elton

      Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at the age of 90. Beloved husband of 56 years to the late Ruth Bechtel (2008). Loving father of Louise Bechtel of Clinton, Carol Schwartz of Kitchener, Pauline Bechtel and her partner Bill Paris of Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. and the late John Bechtel (1980). Beloved grandfather of Jessie-Lee, Jael, Nathan (Anneliese), Lindsay and Jared. Great-grandfather to Dante and Damon Duval and Ezekiel Schwartz. Dear brother of Orville and Lester Bechtel. Elton was predeceased by his parents, Milton and Elizabeth Bechtel; sister Hilda, brother Roy; sisters-in-law, Alma (Lester) Bechtel, Mary (Orville) Bechtel, and Dorothy (Lester) Bechtel. Elton's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday, September 4th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener and on Monday, September 5th from 9: 45 - 11 a.m., at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge. Funeral service will be held in the auditorium of Fairview Mennonite Home, at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 5th, followed by refreshments. Interment will take place at Wanner Mennonite Church Cemetery, after the reception.

      Waterloo Region Record 4 Sep 2011

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      BECHTEL, Elton Passed away peacefully at Fairview Mennonite Home on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the age of 90. Beloved husband of 56 years to the late Ruth Bechtel (2008). Loving father of Louise Bechtel of Clinton, Carol Schwartz of Kitchener, Pauline Bechtel and her partner Bill Paris of Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., and the late John Bechtel (1980). Beloved grandfather of Jessie-Lee, Jael, Nathan (Anneliese), Lindsay and Jared. Great-grandfather to Dante and Damon Duval and Ezekiel Schwartz. Dear brother of Orville and Lester Bechtel. Elton was predeceased by his parents, Milton and Elizabeth Bechtel; sister Hilda, brother Roy; sisters-in-law Alma (Lester) Bechtel, Mary (Orville) Bechtel, and Dorothy (Lester) Bechtel. Elton's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday, September 4th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, and on Monday, September 5th from 9: 45 - 11 a.m. at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge. Funeral service will be held in the auditorium of Fairview Mennonite Home at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 5th, followed by refreshments. Interment will take place at Wanner Mennonite Church Cemetery after the reception. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home or the Canadian Bible Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 519-749-8467. A special thank you to all the staff at Fairview Mennonite Home for their personal, loving care. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Elton's memorial.


      The Waterloo Region Record 2 Sep 2011

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John E. Bechtel - 7 Jul 1980.

    2. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Elton Bechtel - 2 Sep 2011.

    3. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      BECHTEL/ Elton/ June 1, 1921/ Sept. 1, 2011/ Ruth/ Oct. 25, 1928/ Apr. 6, 2008/ John Elton/ May 6, 1953/ July 5, 1980/ Jesus is my saviour/

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler - January 30, 1973.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jun 1921 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 2011 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Sep 2011 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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