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

Mervin Bechtel[1]

Male 1884 - 1952  (68 years)


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  • Name Mervin Bechtel 
    Born 22 Aug 1884  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name Mervin Bechtel 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mason, Building 
    Residence 1911  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Baptist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-401443 
    Died 13 Dec 1952  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 16 Dec 1952  New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I401443  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father George B. Bechtel,   b. 17 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1920  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Catharine Bock,   b. 1 Jul 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1947, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F2340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelia Brighton,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Doris Merveen Bechtel,   b. CA 1909,   d. 1999  (Age ~ 90 years)
     2. Wilbert "Butch" Bechtel,   b. 30 Dec 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     3. Ruby Catherine Bechtel,   b. 7 Aug 1914, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 2003, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Percy Bechtel,   b. 5 Nov 1915,   d. 8 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. George Robert Bechtel,   b. 1924,   d. 13 Aug 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F187854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mervin Bechtel - Mervin Bechtel, 68, New Dundee, died early today at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Wilmot Township, Aug. 22, 1884, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bechtel. He is survived by his wife, the former Adelia Brighton. He also leaves three sons and two daughters, Wilbert, Percy and George; Mrs. Harold (Ruby) Poth and Mrs. Stuart (Doris) Rosenberger, also of New Dundee; one brother, Gilbert of Seaforth, and eight grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home to Union Cemetery, New Dundee. Rev. Percy Buck, Toronto, will conduct the services. The body is at the funeral home.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ruby Catherine Bechtel - Poth.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 6.

    3. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 6.

    4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 46.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mervin Bechtel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1884 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason, Building - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 1952 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Dec 1952 - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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