Michael Clayton Dechert

1896 - 1949  (52 years)

• Name	Michael Clayton Dechert
  Born	21 Feb 1896	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Royal Canadian Signal Corps
  Name	Clayton Dechert
  Residence	1911	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50948
  Died	20 Jan 1949	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I50948	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	John Dechert,   b. 12 Jan 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1922  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Fredericka Stricker,   b. 13 Aug 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 88 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1877	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F5653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Livingston,   b. 1900, Carlisle, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. Bef 1949  (Age < 48 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1920	Carlisle, Wentworth Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Helen Dechert   2. Stanley Michael Deckert,   b. 8 Dec 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F54179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Clayton Decket station master at Linwood, Ontario about 1928. image from Mabel Friedman

  
  

• Notes

  Clayton Deckert ELMIRA, Jan. 21 - The death of Clayton Michael Deckert, 52, of Linwood, occurred at the K-W Hospital yesterday. The son of Mrs. John Deckert, Sa., R.R. 1, Linwood, and the late John Deckert, he was born in Linwood, Feb. 21, 1896. He was an operator for the CPR for many years with stations at Streetsville, Toronto and Orangeville. In 1939 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Signal Corps and was stationed at Fort McMurray, Alta., as radio technician. Since his discharge in 1945 he had made his home with his mother. His wife, the former Violet Livingstone, predeceased him in 1926. Surviving is one son Stanley, Linwood, and one daughter, Helen, of Hamilton; one granddaughter; five brothers, Simon, Jack, Fred, Robert and Louis, all of Linwood; four sisters, Mrs. Irene Hergenroder, Buffalo; Mrs. Adam Hahn, Heidelberg; Mrs. John Rooney, St. Mary's; Mrs. Rebecca Bartley, Linwood. The body is resting at the residence, RR 1, Linwood, where a private service will be held Monday at 2 pm, followed by a public service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Linwood. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. Rev. Walter Goss will officiate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 10. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 12 Page 9. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010830-77. John Dechert, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley Twp, S/O Henry & Catharina Married Fredericka Stricker, 17, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley Twp, D/O Frederick & Fredericka, Witn Daniel & Paulina Stricker Of Wellesley Twp, 18 November 1877 In Wellesley Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Feb 1896 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Jun 1920 - Carlisle, Wentworth Co., Ontario Died - 20 Jan 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth