Allan Bechtel: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Allan Bechtel was born 8 Mar 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1942, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47272432
Eby ID Number: 00007-0709.3
Business: 1905, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baden Hardware
Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retail, Coal
Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

ALLEN BECHTEL - Allen Bechtel, 72, died at his home, 72 Elgin Street, last night following a lengthy illness. He was born in Wilmot Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Menno Bechtel. In 1896 he married the former Julia Kaufman of Wellesley.

Mr. Bechtel attended St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He was a past master and charter member of Waterloo Lodge A.F. and A.M. No. 539 and a member of the Wilmot Lodge Baden A.F. and A.M.

Surviving are his wife; three sons, Harvey and Walter of Oakland, Calif. and Leading Aircraftman John Bechtel of Fingal; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Fisher of Kitchener; one brother, Ezra; three sisters, Miranda Bechtel of Kitchener, Mrs. Edward Fischer of Bridgeport and Mrs. Edward Bish of Kitchener and five grandchildren.

Remains will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Thursday at 2 p.m. when the funeral service will be held. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Allan married Julia Kaufman 1896. Julia (daughter of Henry Kaufman and Elizabeth Henkel) was born Dec 1869, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Gertrude Catherine Bechtel was born 26 Nov 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Lance Corporal Harvey Henry Bechtel was born 11 Mar 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. John Wilfred Bechtel was born 21 Oct 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Walter Bechtel was born Mar 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

Gertrude Catherine Bechtel

(1.Allan¹) was born 26 Nov 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Church Membership: Zion United Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
Name: Gertrude Catherine Fisher
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-237536
Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
Residence: 1974, 250 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

FISHER, Mrs. Earl-At her residence, 250 Frederick St., Kitchener, on Monday, July 8, after a brief illness, Gertrude Catherine Bechtel, 77 years; beloved wife of the late Earl Fisher, member of Zion United Church; a lifelong resident of the Kitchener-Waterloo area; dear mother of Mrs. Percy (Helen) Krotz, of Kitchener and Mrs. Ernest (Jean) Kellberg of Pittsburgh, Pa.; dear sister of John of Kitchener Harvey and Walter, both of Oakland, Calif.; one granddaughter, Julia Kellberg also survives. Predeceased by her husband and her parents. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Tuesday where funeral and committal service will be held in the chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. G. F. Barthel officiating. Interment Memory Gardens cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation may be made as expressions of sympathy.

\bKitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jul 1974 pg 31

Gertrude married Sydney Earl "Earl" Fisher 18 Jan 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sydney (son of George Fisher and Elizabeth Hammer) was born 1899, Crawford, Halton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Children:

6. Helen Fisher
7. Jean Fisher

Lance Corporal Harvey Henry Bechtel

(1.Allan¹) was born 11 Mar 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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Military: WW1 - 111th Battalion
Residence: Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214929P
Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Lance Corporal, 111th Batalion
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #730365
Residence: 1974, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

John Wilfred Bechtel

(1.Allan¹) was born 21 Oct 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Wilfred John Bechtel
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214930
Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

5.	Walter Bechtel (1.Allan¹) was born Mar 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214931 Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran Residence: 1974, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Generation: 3

6. Helen Fisher (2.Gertrude², 1.Allan¹)
Helen — Percy Krotz. [Group Sheet]
7. Jean Fisher (2.Gertrude², 1.Allan¹)