Melissa Knechtel^{[1, 2]}

1889 - 1936  (46 years)

• Name	Melissa Knechtel
  Born	14 Jun 1889	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20703443
  Name	Melissa Bechtel
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00048-3576.10
  Died	12 Apr 1936	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 8]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Person ID	I6366	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alfred Knechtel,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Hallman,   b. 20 May 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F1931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Owen Snyder Bechtel,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1912  [6]
  Children	1. Ruby Viola Bechtel,   b. 28 Mar 1915,   d. 25 Oct 1939, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)   2. Leonard Albert Bechtel,   b. 19 Aug 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 2009, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   3. Elsie Eileen Bechtel,   b. 29 Apr 1918,   d. 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Clinton Roy Bechtel,   b. 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Delfred Earl Bechtel,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   6. Eldon Walter Bechtel,   b. 18 Apr 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   7. Lloyd Stanley Bechtel,   b. 24 Oct 1927
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bechtel-Melissa Knechtel, beloved wife of Owen Bechtel, passed away at her home near Mannheim, Ont., on Sunday, April 12, 1936; aged 46 y. 9 m. 29 d. She was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mrs. Knechtel; born near Mannheim, in Wilmot Twp., on June 14, 1889. She confessed Christ as her Savior and united with the Latschar Mennonite Church in 1904, to which she remained a faithful member until her death. On Nov. 27, 1912, she was united in marriage to Owen Bechtel. This union was blessed with 2 daughters and 5 sons, who along with her husband all remain to mourn her departure. They are: Ruby, Leonard, Elsie, Clinton, Delfred, Eldon, and Lloyd, all at home. She is also survived by 1 brother (Ephraim of Mannheim) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Alva Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. H. R. Koch of Durham, Ont.; and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Mannheim, Ont.). The funeral was held at the Latschar Mennonite Church and was in charge of Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald, May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 764. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Bechtel - Eby - 1984. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Owen S. Bechtel/ 1889-1969/ his wife/ Melissa Knechtel/ 1889-1935 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Melissa Knechtel - May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 72. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Mannheim, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Mannheim Cemetery. 1889. " Melissa Knechtel Bechtel (1889-1936) - Find A...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20703443/melissa-bechtel. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9371-75. Alfred KNECHTEL, 23, farmer, Canada, Mannheim, s/o Peter & Barbara, married Elizabeth HALLMAN, 23, Wilmot, Mannheim, d/o John & Sarah, witn: David HALLMAN of Mannheim & Helena SCHMIDT of Wilmot, 19 Jan 1875 at Berlin [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Alfred Knechtel Age: 23 res: Manheim Place of Birth: Preston, Ont. Names of Parents: Peter Knechtel & Barbara Drum Bride: Name: Elisabeth Hallman Age: 23 res: Manheim, Ont. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: John Hallman & Sarah Beier Witness(S): Name: David Hallman res: Manheim, Ont. Name: Helena Schmidt res: Wilmot Tp. Date of Marriage: Jan. 19, 1875 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Jan 1875. 19 Jan 1875 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, Alfred Knechtel was married to Elisabeth Hallmann, both of Mannheim.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jun 1889 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Apr 1936 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth