Oliver Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1872 - 1933  (60 years)

• Name	Oliver Knechtel
  Born	28 Aug 1872	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206614596
  Residence	1933	36 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-400552
  Died	24 Feb 1933	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I400552	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel D. Knechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1841, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1900, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Scherer,   b. 25 Aug 1844, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 25 Nov 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F28673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalene "Lena" Riehm,   b. 22 Dec 1876, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F265309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver Knechtel, age 59 years, passed away at Kitchener on Friday morning at his home, 36 Benton St., following a stroke. Mr. Knechtel was born in Roseville, and was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Emil Knechtel, and two sisters, Miss Catharine Knechtel, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Fred Smith of Galt. The funeral took place on Sunday with services at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thompson, Kitchener, and at the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Burial was made in Woodland cemetery. Rev. Mr. Smith officiated. Waterloo Chronicle, 2 Mar 1933, p. 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Magdalena Riehm - Kaiser - Knechtel. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206614596. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Knechtel/ Oliver Knechtel/ 1872-1933/ His Beloved Wife/ Magdalena Riehm/ 1876-1963/ Waiting For The First/ Resurrection [A] Husband [B] Wife [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 6. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Ezra Schneider Age: 26 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Moses & Mary Schneider Bride: Name: Lozinda Schanz Age: 19 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Names of Parents: Jacob & Barbara Schanz Witness(S): Name: Levi Schneider Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Abraham Kinzie Res: Berlin Date of Marriage: March 10, 1868 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Daniel Knechtel Birth Place: Preston Residence: Roseville Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Father Name: Peter Knechtel Mother Name: Barbara Knechtel Spouse Name: Magdeline Scherer Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place: Bavaria Spouse residence: Roseville Spouse Father Name: William Scherer Spouse Mother Name: Elisabeth Scherer Marriage Date: 22 Mar 1868 Marriage Place: Berlin Marriage County: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Mar 1868. Mar. 22, 1868 Magdalena Scherer of N. Dumfries and Daniel Knechtel of Waterloo Tp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1872 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Feb 1933 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth