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

Elizabeth Ziegler[1]

Female 1889 - 1972  (83 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Ziegler 
    Born 20 Jun 1889  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Bechtel 
    Name Lizzie Ziegler 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Domestic 
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00002-154.6 
    Died 21 Dec 1972  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 9, 10
    Buried 24 Dec 1972  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 10
    Person ID I7075  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Peter Moyer Ziegler,   b. 3 Sep 1857, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1944  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Bauman,   b. 5 Mar 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1942  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1877  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Family ID F2133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Milton Arthur Bechtel,   b. 31 Oct 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1919  [5
    Children 
     1. Hilda May Bechtel,   b. 23 May 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Elton Hugh Bechtel,   b. 1 Jun 1921, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Clayton Orville Bechtel,   b. 5 Feb 1923, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Kenneth Roy "Roy" Bechtel,   b. 10 Jul 1925,   d. 1998  (Age 72 years)
     5. Howard Lester "Lester" Bechtel,   b. 9 Feb 1929,   d. 24 Jan 2021, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F2137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bechtel, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Magdelan (Bauman) Ziegler, was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., June 20, 1889; died at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, Ont., Dec. 21, 1972; aged 83 y. 6 m. 1 d. On Mar. 26, 1919, she was married to Milton A. Bechtel, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Elton, Orville, Roy, and Lester), 12 grandchildren, and one brother (Noah). A daughter (Hilda) and 2 brothers (Sylvester and Cyrenius) preceded her in death. She was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 24, in charge of Herbert Schultz and Robert Johnson; interment in the Wanner Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 5 - January 30, 1973

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      BECHTEL, Mrs. Milton A. (Elizabeth) - At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 1972, after a brief illness, Elizabeth Ziegler, of 800 Frederick St., Kitchener, age 84 year,. born in Woolwich Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ziegler; a resident of Kitchener for the past 15 years and formerly along with her husband, farmed at Kossuth for many years; a member of Wanner Mennonite Church; a member of the Ladies Aid of First Mennonite Church and formerly a member of the Wanner Mennonite Friendship Circle. Wife of, Milton Bechtel; mother of Elton, Orville and Lester all of Route 2, Preston and Roy of Winnipeg Man.; sister of Noah Ziegler of Route 1. Elmira and the late Sylvester and Cyrenius; 12 grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St, W., Kitchener, until noon on Sunday, when removal will be made to Wanner Mennonite Church, for the service at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Herbert Schultz officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.


      The Kitchener-Waterloo Region 22 Dec 1972

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 88.

    2. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 6.

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 4.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler - January 30, 1973.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 12.

    7. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 036165 (1889).
      Name:Elizabeth Ziegler Date of Birth:20 Jun 1889 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Peter Ziegler Mother's name:Magdalena Banman

    8. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911.

    9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler - 22 Dec 1972.

    10. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      BECHTEL/ Milton A. BECHTEL/ 1892-1983/ His wife/ Elizabeth ZIEGLER/ 1889-1972/ Hilda May 1920 - 7mos./ Kenneth Roy/ 1925-1998/

    11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Jan 1878.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jun 1889 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1972 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Dec 1972 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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