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

William Orval Knechtel[1]

Male 1956 - 1995  (38 years)


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  • Name William Orval Knechtel 
    Born 15 Feb 1956  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-401184 
    Died 10 Feb 1995  [1, 2
    Buried 13 Feb 1995  Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I401184  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Orval Clare Knechtel,   b. 22 Apr 1919,   d. 18 Jun 2010  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Mary Christine Perrin,   b. 29 Nov 1923,   d. 12 Jan 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F265529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KNECHTEL, William Orval - Peacefully, after a very long battle with AIDS, at his parent's home, on Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, in his 39th year. Bill was a long time faithful employee and friend of the Gmelin Family of Cambridge. Loved and missed by his parents, Orval and Mary. Lovingly remembered by his sisters, Betty and her husband James Primeau and Eleanor Waito, both of Kitchener and his brother, James of Mitchell. Dearly missed by his nieces and nephews, Shelley, Duane, Tyler and Jennifer. Special friend of Paul Ottmann, Gary Gibson, Douglas Saunders, all of Cambridge and Susan Cadell of Waterloo. Predeceased by his sister-in-law, Barbara. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday at 1 p.m., Father Edward Sheridan officiating. Interment Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery in the spring.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Christine Perrin - Knechtel.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Orval Knechtel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Feb 1995 - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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