Orval Clare Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1919 - 2010  (91 years)

• Name	Orval Clare Knechtel
  Born	22 Apr 1919	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53852508
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-370423
  Died	18 Jun 2010	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I399822	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Knechtel,   b. 2 Oct 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1974, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Edna Snyder,   b. 19 Aug 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1911  [6]
  Family ID	F8303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Christine Perrin,   b. 29 Nov 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Betty Knechtel   2. Eleanor Knechtel   3. James Knechtel   4. William Orval Knechtel,   b. 15 Feb 1956,   d. 10 Feb 1995  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F265529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KNECHTEL, Orval Clare Passed away peacefully at Freeport Hospital on Friday, June 18, 2010 in his 92nd year. Orval is predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary (2009), son Bill, brothers Clifford and Paul and his sisters, Grace and Fern Knechtel and Lilia Martin. Orval is fondly remembered by his daughters, Betty Primeau (James) and Eleanor Schraud (Klaus) and by his son, James Knechtel. Proud grandfather of Shelley Pacheco, Duane Primeau, Tyler Waito and Jennifer Knechtel. Great-grandfather of Madelaine and Elijah. He is also survived by sisters, Dorothy Knechtel, Erma Gingerich and Carol Martin and brother Alfred Knechtel, and by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King Street West (519)745-9495, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the Funeral Home, with a reception to follow at the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Interment at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee. Share memories and condolences on-line at www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com Waterloo Region Record 17 Jun 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Snyder - Knechtel - 1989. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Knechtel - 2001. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lila Knechtel - Martin. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Christine Perrin - Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Orval Knechtel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1975 - page 14 obit of Ephraim Knechtel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Apr 1919 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jun 2010 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth