Johann Philipp Jacob "Jacob" Knechtel

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• Name: Jacob Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143191
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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DANIEL L. KNECHTEL.

All those who have for years lived in the neighborhood of Mannheim will readily recognize this name, for Mr. Knechtel was conspicuously identified with that village when it was yet basking in the sunshine of prosperity. He was born in the province of Rhein, Bavarian, Prussia, on December 11, 1845. His father, the late Jacob Knechtel, emigrated from his native land to New York City some time in the year 1856 [1847]. After a residence of ten years in that city be moved with his family to Mannheim, where he was for many years engaged as a cabinet maker. To this trade Daniel L. was also apprenticed. When his father retired from business he took charge of the saw mill, for some time previous operated by Aber Bricker, and operated it for a period of about fifteen years. After this he removed to Berlin where for a year or two he was employed in J. Y. Shantz's button factory.....

Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

Johann married Philipine Sauer 6 Apr 1841, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Philipine was born 16 Nov 1816, , Bavaria, Germany; died 9 Mar 1889, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: architect
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29260
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; architect
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Illegible
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Jonas Knechtel died on December 14, 1894 in Berlin, at the age of 52 years. Jonas Knechtel, the well-known architect, died on Friday morning after weeks of suffering from nervous fever and other sicknesses. He was born in Bavaria, and came with his parents to New York in 1847. Nine years later, the family moved to Mannheim, Ontario, and soon after, Mr. Knechtel came to Berlin where he was active as a cabinet-maker. Gradually, he developed into a competent and style-conscious architect, and gained general recognition with the passage of time. He is survived by a family of 12 children. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon.

BERLINER JOURNAL - December 20,1894. translated by Patricia Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library

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JONAS KNECHTEL DEAD

The Well-known Berlin Architect Passes Away this Morning.

Mr.Jonas Knechtel, a well known, and leading architect of Berlin, died at his residence in the North Ward this morning between four and five o'clock after an illness of many weeks from typhoid fever. The intelligence of his death caused regret among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

Deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1842. With his parents he came to New York in 1847. They lived there nine years when the family moved to Mannheim, Ont. Some years afterwards Mr. Knechtel moved to Berlin where he has lived for sixteen. years. He studied architecture and became. an architect of much ability as he possessed good natural talents. Among the buildings he designed and supervised while under construction were. Walper house, Courtland Ave., Agnes Street and the North Ward schools, Judge's Chambers, Economical block, Hibner & Co's factory, the Piano and Krug's factory, etc.

In 1856 Mr. Knechtel married Miss Susannah Otto. Twelve children, six boys and six girls, blessed the union and all are living, the eldest son, also a draughtsman, being twenty-four years of age and the youngest child nearly two. The funeral will be held on Sunday at one p. m. to Mt Hope Cemetery. The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement.

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Mr. Jonas Knechtel, architect, who has been very sick of typhoid fever, is recovering.

Waterloo County Chronicle 1 Nov 1894, p. 5

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DEATH OF MR. KNECHTEL.-Mr. Jonas Knechtel, the well known architect of Berlin, died last Friday after a lingering illness. He was formerly a builder and from that got into architecture, in which he became highly proficient. He furnished plans for the Walper House, the Elmira school house and many other private and public buildings in this County. He was married to Miss Susannah Otto, and the union was blessed with a large family, six boys and six girls, all of whom are living. The eldest son is also a draughtsman, The family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement.

Waterloo County Chronicle 20 Dec 1894, p. 5

Jonas married Susannah Otto 29 Dec 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of John Otto and Leah Tohman) was born 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jun 1926, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-401473
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Immigration: 1854, , Germany
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; chairmaker
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; piano maker

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MICHAEL KNECHTEL - Michael Knechtel, 92, died at the Old People's Home yesterday following failing health of about a year. Deceased was born in Germany. He resided in this city for over 10 years prior to which he lived in Elmira. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, Fernando, Fred and Walter Knechtel, all of Toronto; M?, Spokane Wash., Mrs. E. ? Tovell, Toronto, and Mrs. Clara Raymond, Kitchener. There are 21 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Lippert and Hunter Funeral Home at 3: 30 p.m. Sunday with interment in Mr. Hope Cemetery.

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Michael married Agnes E. "Aggie" Blanchard 23 Jan 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of John Blanchard and Elisabeth Townsend) was born 8 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: D. L. Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.1
• Immigration: 1846
• Immigration: 1846, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 28 Nov 1846, New York City, New York, USA.
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Mill & Cabinetry
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Business: 1877, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mannheim Combination Mills
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawmiller
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1913, 21 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Knechtel. - At his home in Berlin, Ont., July 10, 1913, Daniel L. Knechtel, aged 67 y. 8 m. The funeral took place on Sunday July 13. A short service was held at the house by Urias Weber, after which the funeral proceeded to the Latchar Church and burying place near Mannheim for services and interment. The services at the church were conducted by Moses C. Bowman in German (Text, Psa. 39: 4: "Lord make me to know my end") and in English by Manasseh Hallman (Text, Eccl. 12: 5, 7: "Man goeth to his long home. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.") Bro. Knechtel leaves to mourn their loss a wife, 5 children, and 20 grandchildren. He has been a faithful member of the Church for many years, taking a great interest in all branches of church work, and seldom being absent from the services until failing health compelled him to remain at home.

Gospel Herald - Volume VI, Number 20 - August 14, 1913 - page 319

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DANIEL L. KNECHTEL.

All those who have for years lived in the neighborhood of Mannheim will readily recognize this name, for Mr. Knechtel was conspicuously identified with that village when it was yet basking in the sunshine of prosperity. He was born in the province of Rhein, Bavarian, Prussia, on December 11, 1845. His father, the late Jacob Knechtel, emigrated from his native land to New York City some time in the year 1856. After a residence of ten years in that city be moved with his family to Mannheim, where he was for many years engaged as a cabinet maker. To this trade Daniel L. was also apprenticed. When his father retired from business he took charge of the saw mill, for some time previous operated by Aber Bricker, and operated it for a period of about fifteen years. After this he removed to Berlin where for a year or two he was employed in J. Y. Shantz's button factory.

On February 25, 1868, Mr. Knechtel was married to Susanna Toman, who was born in Waterloo township on Jan. 20, 1847. The birth results of this union are five children, as follows: Albert, born in Mitchell, Perth county, November 7, 1869; Allan, born in Mannheim, September 30, 1871; William Henry, born in Mannheim, February 29, 1876; Jacob, born in Mannheim, October 6, 1879; Laura Elma, born November 6, 1884. The children are all grown up.

In 1893 Mr. Knechtel discontinued working as a mechanic and took up agricultural pursuits. He purchased lot No. 5, 100 acres, formerly owned by Wendel E. Shantz, being located about a half mile north of Bleam's road and one mile west of Mannheim. Though it was his first attempt at farming he has been thoroughly successful. But he was fortunate in having a devoted and industrious wife who was inured to farm life, she having been reared to womanhood on a farm. Mr. Knechtel, however, is a gentleman possessed of considerable practical intelligence and ripe experience, and for that reason is not handicapped in anything he undertakes. His mature mechanical knowledge in the line of carpentering and familiarity with machinery is of splendid assistance to him as a farmer, for when a fence needs repairing or a building repaired, or a new one erected, he is fully competent to perform the job without extra assistance from outside, unless it is required in the raising of a large structure.

Allan, the second eldest son, is also engaged on the farm. He has a wife and two children and lives with the parents in the family residence. Allan is a stalwart young fellow and takes to farming very naturally, as he appears to understand it somewhat thoroughly. The fine, thriftylooking lot of hogs he is feeding is amply sufficient to substantiate the latter assertion. Horses and other animals about the premises show that they are kindly treated and well fed, and there appears to be an abundance of feed.

What the writer was in particular pleased to observe while sojourning for a night at this hospitable home was the quiet harmony and kind courtesy predominating between parents and son and daughter-in-law, all living under the same roof. The little off spring of the latter seems to be the tie that binds all in one indissoluble family union, for the grandmother, a kind and generous-hearted woman, tolerates in these innocent little ones what some irritable species of female would consider annoyance. But in this happy family circle harsh words are conspicuously absent, and he who happens to enter within its sacred precincts finds nothing to grate harshly upon one of nervous temperament and humane instincts. The parents are members of the Mennonite church and within their home predominate true christian principles as taught by that faith. My visit to this place is one among those I will fondly remember. The young people are members of the Lutheran church.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 Jan 1900, p. 6

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DEATH OF DANIEL KNECHTEL

The death took place on Thursday of one of Berlin's aged residents, Daniel L. Knechtel, at his residence, 21 Pandora avenue. The deceased had been in ill-health for about two years. He was born in Germany in 1845 and when about six months of age came to Canada with his parents who located in Waterloo Township. The deceased lived the greater portion of his life in Mannheim where he engaged in farming and saw-milling. He was also an employe of the J.Y. Shantz Co's. button factory for some years. He moved to Berlin about four years ago. He is survived his bereaved widow, four sons by and one daughter, Albert and William H, of Berlin, Allan of Canboro, Jacob, and Mrs. Albert Hoffman of Mannheim. Mr. Michael Knechtel and Mrs. Sam Rellinger of Berlin, are brother and sister respectively of the deceased. He was a member of the Mennonite denomination and was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends.

The funeral of the late Daniel L. Knechtel was held on Sunday afternoon from the residence on Pandora Avenue, where a brief service was conducted by Rev. Elias Weber and appropriate hymns, favorites of the deceased were sung, to Latchor's Mennonite Church at Mannheim. An immense throng of friends and acquaintances had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased coming from all parts of the county. Impressive sermons were delivered by Rev. Moses Bowman in German and Rev. Manassah Hallman in English. Appropriate references were made to the upright and exemplary character of the late Mr. Knechtel. The interment took place at the cemetery adjoining the church. The pall-bearers were the four sons, son-in-law grandson of the deceased, and Messrs. Albert, Allan, William and Jacob Knechtel, Albert Hoffman and Harold Knechtel. Among the relatives from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Edw- Knechtel, Walter and Ferdinand Knechtel, all of Toronto

The Chronicle Telegraph, 17 Jul 1913, p. 3

Daniel married Susannah Tohman 25 Feb 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Tohman, Sr. and Mary Bricker) was born 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28514
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Elizabeth Rellinger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173324
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Elizabeth — Samuel Rellinger. Samuel (son of Mathaus "Matthew" "Matthias" Rellinger and Mary "Polly" Reichart) was born 21 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Apr 1912. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Fischer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405521

— William Fischer. William died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Charles Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29315
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Architect
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Architect
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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FLASH FROM THE PAST: Victoria Park's first 'comfort station'

By Jon Fear

Early visitors to Victoria Park in Kitchener somehow did without public washrooms for the first 14 years of the park's existence.

But in 1910 when the town of Berlin (soon to be renamed Kitchener in 1916) got around to building them, it took pains to do a first-rate job.

"Finest of its Kind in Canada," a Berlin News Record headline said on June 7, 1910. "New Comfort Station One of the Most Complete in Canada," the Berlin Daily Telegraph agreed....The building's architect was Charles Knechtel. He also designed the original Victoria Park pavilion, which was destroyed by fire in 1916.

A newspaper account from 1910 describes the comfort station building as having the shape of a Maltese cross and featuring an interior with terrazzo flooring, enamelled brick walls and an ornamental metal ceiling.

"The building is divided into two compartments, one for men, the other for women. The latter has a large rest room in connection, splendidly equipped with mission furniture, easy chair, rockers and coach and a writing table. The furniture for this is from the Krug factory and cost $85."....

Waterloo Region Record 28 Jun 2014

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KNECHTEL, Charles (1869-1951), son of Jonas Knechtel of Berlin, was born in Mannheim, Waterloo County, Ont. on 22 November 1869 and attended Central School in Berlin (now Kitchener). He did not receive a formal education in architecture but instead gained his knowledge of design and construction from his father whom he worked with from 1886 until the death of the latter in 1894. Knechtel then opened his own office in Berlin in 1895 and continued to practise there until after 1930. He died in Kitchener on 5 October 1951 (obituary in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 5 Oct. 1951, 7; inf. Ontario Association of Architects). The Region of Waterloo Archives in Kitchener, Ont. holds a collection of over 800 original drawings by Jonas Knechtel and by Charles Knechtel dating from 1893 to 1943 (Fonds - JCK Coll.).

Knechtel, Charles | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. (2020). Dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Retrieved 6 January 2020, from https://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/223

Carl — Ernestine Schlegel. Ernestine (daughter of Johann Albrecht "John" Schlegel and Elizabeth Gremm) was born 21 Jun 1872, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1958, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 May 1958, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29302
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Lizzie Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29282
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dressmaker

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• Name: W. O. Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179158P
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Maker
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Elected Office: 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Kitchener
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangrlical Ass.
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Superintendant, Button Factory
• Residence: 1921, 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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William O. Knechtel

A Kitchener native, William Otto Knechtel, 76, of Rosemere, Que., died at his home yesterday after a brief illness.

He was a member of Zion Evangelical Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Lillian) McFarlane of Rosemere, Que., and Mrs. Whitney (Margaret) Sebolt of Wells, B.C.; four brothers, Charles, Harry and Jonas of Kitchener and Edward of Toronto; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Snyder and Mrs. Gus W. Donner of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira. His wife, the former Ada Moyer, predeceased him three years ago.

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Elected Office:
Years Served: 1912-14, 1923-24

William — Anna Margaret Ada "Ada" Moyer. Anna (daughter of Rev. Samuel Nash Moyer and Mary Ann Lingelbach) was born 2 Aug 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331281
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29316
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Edward Knechtel - Edward Knechtel, 84, of 32 Fordwick Crescent, Rexdale who died in Toronto a week ago, was a native of Kitchener and brother of Mrs. Maud Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel. Surviving besides his two sisters are his wife, the former Gertrude Cole; two sons, Rev. Edward and Otto, both of Toronto; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Cornell of New York. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto.

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Edward — Gertrude Cole. Gertrude was born CA 1875; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Caroline Donner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29304
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dressmaker
• Occupation: 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dress Maker

Caroline married Gustave Herman "Gus" Donner 27 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Gustave (son of Heinrich Donner and Theresa Quick) was born 15 Mar 1879, , Germany; died 14 Aug 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44829678
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29138
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shirt maker
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Governess
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: Amelia McCarley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29149
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shirt maker
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Amelia — William J. McCarley. William (son of William Lewis McCarley and Eliza A. Stewart) was born 6 Feb 1878, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331284
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Harry Knechtel
• Name: Harry O. Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182207
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; plumber
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Plumber, Plumbing Shop
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Harry O. Knechtel

Funeral services for Harry O. Knechtel, 78, of 30 Pine St., will be conducted at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm, by Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Mr. Knechtel died Monday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Kitchener, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel. He was an employee of William Knell and Company Ltd. for 43 years.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. His wife, Caroline Volimer, died in 1945.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Edmund (Esther) Byer of Kitchener, a brother, Edward of Toronto, and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira. There are two grandchildren.

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Henry — Caroline Marie "Carrie" Vollmar. Caroline (daughter of Daniel Vollmar and Catharine Faust) was born 12 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29171
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Button Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Jonas Knechtel - Jonas Knechtel, 70, of 29 Glasgow St. died Monday at London, Ont. after a brief illness. Born in Kitchener Aug. 6, 1883, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel. He was employed at the Dominion Button Manufacturers, Ltd., and was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Surviving are his wife the former Louise Schwalm, whom he married in Kitchener in 1912; one son, Paul of Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. Edward (Catherine) Strome and Mrs. Arthur (Ruth) Luening of Kitchener, Mrs. William (Eleanor) Wolfhard of Waterloo, Mrs. Harvey (Grace) Kolb of Bridgeport and Mrs. Reginald (Madeline) Solmes of Frankfort, Ont.; two brothers, Edward of Toronto and Harry of Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. Gus Donner and Mrs. Walter Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira and eight grandchildren. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home until Thursday at 1 pm when it will be taken to the Pentecostal Tabernacle for the funeral Thursday at 2: 30 pm. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery with Rev. George Greatorex of the tabernacle officiating.

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Jonas married Louise Violet Schwalm 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of John K. Schwalm and Veronica "Fannie" Eby) was born Apr 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Dec 1985, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ida Maude Snyder
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331287
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Mrs. I. Maude Snyder, 73, of 91 Locust St., died suddenly today at K-W Hospital following a heart attack. She was born in Kitchener, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel and had resided in the Twin City area all her life. Mrs. Snyder was a member of Zion Evangelical Unitec Brethren Church, the Woman's Associating, Woman's Society, of World Service and the K-W Council of Friendship. Her husband, the late F. Walter Snyder died in May 1959. Six brothers and four sisters and one daughter, Helen, also predeceased her. Surviving are one son, Fred D. Snyder of Kitchener and one sister, Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira and three grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where the funeral service will be held Saturday at 3: 30 pm. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. F.M. Faist and Rev. G.F. Barthel will conduct the service.

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Ida — Frederick Walter Snyder. Frederick (son of Elias K. Snyder and Catherine "Katie" Schinbein) was born 21 Mar 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died May 1959. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Fred Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29182
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Piano Tuner
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Piano Tuner, Music Store
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Frederick — Amelia Elizabeth Eidt. Amelia (daughter of John Eidt and Elizabeth Kaufman) was born Jan 1889, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29193
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dress Maker, at home
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Maude — Walter Fredrick Snyder. Walter (son of Elias K. Snyder and Catherine "Katie" Schinbein) was born Mar 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died May 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mayme Knechtel
• Name: Susannah May Mulholland
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29204
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

MULHOLLAND, Mrs. Charles - On Monday, January 2, 1978, at St. Mary's Hospital, St. Marys, Ont., Susannah May (Mayme) Knechtel, beloved wife of the late Charles Mulholland, of 20 William St., Elmira, in her 86th year. Dear mother of Lloyd E. Mulholland of St. Marys. Also survived by three grandchildren. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral service in the chapel on Thursday, January 5, at 2: 30 p.m.

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Susannah — Charles Milton Mulholland. Charles (son of William Buchanan Mulholland and Susanna Margaret "Margaret" Kiel) was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114083
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32815
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Furniture Painter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wood Carver
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

Ferdinand married Jennie Bell 23 Dec 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jennie (daughter of James Bell and Mary Walker) was born 17 Mar 1871, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-366882

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114085
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: Emma Flora Tovell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114086
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Emma — Frank Charles Tovell. Frank was born 1875, New York City, New York, USA.; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Morris Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-336582
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: Clara Raymond
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95745
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ironer in shirt factory
• Occupation: 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housework
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

1901 Berlin Census, Clara is a lodger in the home of Elizabeth Rellinger

Clara married Harry Charles Raymond 4 Dec 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Harry (son of John C. Raymond and Annie M. Rudolf) was born Feb 1884, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-336583
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-336584
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Frederick B. Knechtel - Frederick B. Knechtel, a former Kitchener resident, died Tuesday in Kingston. He was born in Elmira Feb. 28, 1883, a son of the late Michael and Agnes (Blanchard) Knechtel. Surviving are his wife, the former Louise Bailey, three daughters and four grandsons, a sister, Mrs. Clara Raymond of Waterloo and a brother, Walter, of Toronto. Funeral services and burial will take place in Kingston.

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Frederick — Louise Bailey. Louise was born CA 1883; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-336585
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-336586
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.2
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; General Store Keeper, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1921, 275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

ALBERT T. KNECHTEL - Albert Thomas Knechtel died at his residence, Braeside Home, Preston, yesterday in his 76th year. Deceased was born at Mitchell. Ont., Nov. 7, 1869. Before retirement he was purchasing agent for the Merchants Rubber Co. Son of late Daniel Knechtel and Susanna Thoman, he is survived by his widow, the former Ellen Taylor; two sons, Harold W., and Alexander Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Wright, Kitchener, and Beatrice Marguerite, Reg. N., Kincardine. Two brothers, William and Jacob, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Hoffman, Kitchener, and one grandson, Pte. John Wright, Canadian Army Overseas, also survive him. He was a member of King St. Baptist Church and the Ancient Order of Foresters. The funeral will be public on Friday at 3: 30 o'clock from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home with Rev. E. 0. Seymour officiating in the absence of Rev. H. E. Morphy. The remains are resting at the funeral home.

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Albert — Eleanora "Ellen" Taylor. Eleanora was born Jan 1869, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Albert — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.3
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farm labourer
• Residence: 1938, 127 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Allen Knechtel - the death of Allen Knechtel, 66, occurred at his home, 127 Church Street, today, following extended illness. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township on Sept. 30, 1871, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel, and was married to Margaret Zimmer in Mannheim on Oct. 20, 1896. He was an employee of the C. H. Doerr and Company Ltd., candy manufacturers, for many years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters, Daniel and Allen Knechtel, Mrs. Armond Kutt, and Mrs. Louis Nihls, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Lorne Hill of Beamsville. There are 12 grandchildren, and three brothers and one sister, Albert and William Knechtel of Kitchener, Jacob Knechtel, of Manheim, and Mrs. Albert Hoffman of Neustadt.

The funeral will be held privately at 2 pm, Sunday from the residence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for public service at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. A. Orzen will officiate. The remains will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 2 pm, Saturday.

Allen married Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer 20 Oct 1896, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer and Catherine Knechtel) was born 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1962, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.4
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor, Builder
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1921, 65 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

William H. Knechtel - William H. Knechtel, 81, of 65 Irvin St., died today at St. Mary's Hospital after an illness of several months. Born Feb. 28, 1876, in Mannheim, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel. A resident of Kitchener for more than 50 years, he was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. His wife, the former Sarah Seegmiller, predeceased him March 2, 1953. Surviving are three sons, Walter of Kitchener, George of Baltimore and Fred of Brantford; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Shaw of Alliston, Ont., and Mrs. Elizabeth Graham of Los Angeles; a brother Jacob Knechtel of Kitchener and a sister, Mrs. Laura Hoffman of Waterloo. Twelve grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 2 pm. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. F. M. Faist pastor of Zion Evangelical UB Church will officiate.

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William married Sarah Seegmiller 6 Jan 1897. Sarah (daughter of George Seegmiller and Jemima Schneider) was born 12 Oct 1875, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337587
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.5
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1924, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith

Notes:

Jacob T. Knechtel - Jacob T. Knechtel, 83, of RR 2, Kitchener, died today at K-W Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Mannheim Oct. 6, 1879, he resided in the Twin City area for his entire life. He was a blacksmith and operated a shop in Mannheim for many years. A member of Latschar Mennonite Church, Mannheim, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel. His first wife, the former Jennette Geiger, predeceased him in 1922, and his second wife, Violet Despond, whom he married in Wilmot Township in 1924, died in 1954. He is survived by seven sons, Clarence, RR 2, Petersburg; Richard, RR 1, New Hamburg; Joseph, RR 3, Kitchener, William of Oromocto, NB; Jacob, Albert and David, all of Kitchener; seven daughters, Mrs. Eric (Esther) Burkhardt of Waterloo, Mrs. Irvin (Olivia) Cober, RR 2, Kitchener; Mrs. James (Myra) Motherall of Brantford, Mrs. William (Ruth) Glassford, Mrs. Irene Tschumi, Ella and Agnes Knechtel, all of Kitchener; 33 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter Sophia and by three brothers and one sister. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon on Saturday when removal will be made to Latschar Mennonite Church, Mannheim, where Rev. Osiah Horst will conduct the service at 3 pm. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

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Jacob — Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger. Jeannette (daughter of Peter B. Geiger and Sophia Schmidt) was born 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1922; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Jacob married Violet Despond 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Violet (daughter of Francis Thomas "Frank" Despond and Mary A Miller) was born 12 Apr 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Laura Elma Hoffman
• Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.6
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Laura married Albert Joseph Hoffman 25 Dec 1906, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albert (son of John Hoffman and Kathrine Koch) was born 19 Dec 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mildred Elizabeth Leicht
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-237812
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Mildred — Clarence A. Leicht. Clarence was born 1892; died 1966; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176612
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Just days after World War One was declared, three young Berlin men (Fred Bolton, Alan Smith and John Ferguson) toppled the bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I from the Friedensfest Denkmal (Peace Memorial) in Victoria Park and dumped it into the lake. It was recovered the next morning by three teens (brothers Clayton and Gordon Maier & Otto Knechtel) and given to the Concordia Society for safekeeping in its closed meeting hall.


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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176613
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Carl — Jerene Hallie Betzner. Jerene (daughter of Josiah B. Betzner and Mary Pamelia Moyer) was born 28 Apr 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1994, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothy Louise Campbell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176614
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Dorothy — Ross Campbell. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226106931
• Name: Lillian Mabel "Lilyan" Macfarlane
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372005
• Residence: 1914, 22 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

children:

William Peter Macfarlane born March 21, 1939 in Montreal. Lived in Port Huron, MI in 2023.
Margaret Joan Macfarlane born March 21, 1939 in Montreal. Died June 2017 in Ottawa.
Arthur Clyde Macfarlane born October 2, 1941 in Montreal. Lived in Kingston, ON in 2023.
Catherine Ann Macfarlane born and died in 1945 in Belleville, ON.
Linda Ruth Macfarlane born January 15, 1952 in Montreal. Lived in Port Moody B.C. in 2023.
Robert Bruce Macfarlane born and died in 1955 in Belleville, ON.

Lillian married Arthur Clyde Thomas Macfarlane 28 Dec 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Arthur was born 1910, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Margaret — Whitney Sebolt. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179160
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangelical Ass.
• Residence: 1921, 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Gerald W. Knechtel - Gerald W. Knechtel, 44, formerly of 33 Ahrens St. West, died at London yesterday following a lengthy illness. Born in Kitchener, he was a son of William O. Knechtel and the late Ada Moyer. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Whitney L. (Margaret) Sebolt of Wells, B.C., and Mrs. Arthur C. (Lilyan) Macfarlane of Rosemere, Que. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Friday at 2 pm. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery with Rev. E.E. Hallman, pastor of Zion Evangelical Church, officiating.

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• Name: Anna Margaret "Margaret" Sebolt
• Name: Margaret Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323792
• Residence: 1921, 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Mrs. Whitney L. Sebolt

Funeral service for Mrs. Whitney L. Sebolt, 52, of Buchell Lake, Ont., formerly of Kitchener, who died Wednesday at Fort William, will be conducted Saturday, at 2 p.m. at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, by Rev. F. M. Faist of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Sebolt was the former Margaret Knechtel and was born July 9, 1911, in Kitchener, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William 0. Knechtel. She was formerly an employee of the Robert Simpson Company of Toronto, for a number of years. She is survived by her husband, Whitney L. Sebolt, whom she married in Kitchener in 1947 and a sister, Mrs. Arthur C. (Lillian) Macfarlane of Belleville. She was predeceased by a brother, Gerald, in May, 1950.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Nov 1963 pg 25

Anna married Whitney L. Sebolt 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Whitney died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lillian McFarlane
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323793
• Residence: 1921, 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Lillian — Arthur McFarlane. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370197

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370198

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370199

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• Name: Edna Travell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372129

Edna — George Travell. George died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Isobell Brighton
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372131

Isobell — Ralph Brighton. Ralph died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157148
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; bag maker
• Residence: 1927, 194 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

McCARLEY, Stuart W. (Buck) - At K-W Hospital, on Friday, Oct. 23, 1986, following a lengthy illness, Stuart William (Buck) McCarley, age 84 years, of 492 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener. Mr. McCarley had been employed with McBrine Luggage for many years; a member of Olivet United Church, a 61 year member of the Germania Lodge and the former Grand Union Lodge of Odd Fellows; a member of Samaritan Encampment. Beloved husband of the former Pearl Florence Stahle; dear brother of Gilbert of Vista, Calif., James and his wife Marie of Kitchener, Evelyn (Mrs. Carl Miller) of Stratford, Edna (Mrs. George Travelle) of Waterloo, and Isabelle (Mrs. Ralph Brighton) of Hanover. Also survived by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Delphine McCarley of Kitchener and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents and one brother, Harold. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. Saturday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, on Monday at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Brock Saunders officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.

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Stuart married Pearl Florence Stahle 24 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Pearl (daughter of George H. Stahle and Caroline "Carrie" Ruppel) was born 5 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372115
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

McCarley, Harold O. - At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Thursday Aug. 31, 1972, after a lengthy illness, Harold Otto McCarley, of 27 Whitney Place, age 68 years, born in Bridgeport, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William McCarley. Mr. McCarley founded and operated the Kitchener Auto Radiator Repair for many years; he was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Germania Lodge IOOF, and the Encampment. Husband of Delphine Fries; father of Joan (Mrs. Kenneth Martin), Charlene (Mrs. Heinz Prast), and Patricia (Mrs. Ronald Stephens), all of Kitchener; brother of Stuart and James of Kitchener; Gilbert, California; Evelyn (Mrs. Carl Miller), Stratford; Edna (Mrs. George Travell), Toronto, and Isobell (Mrs. Ralph Brighton) of Hanover; eight grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church for the service at 2 pm, with Rev. F.W. Zinck officiating. Donations to the Cancer Clinic at the K-W Hospital may be made as expressions of sympathy. A memorial service under the auspices, of the Germania Lodge IOOF, will be held at the funeral home Friday at 9 pm.

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Harold — Delphine Fries. Delphine (daughter of Michael Fries and Lucinda "Lucy" Conrad) was born Sep 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1989; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157150
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: Jim McCarley
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372123
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

McCarley, James E. "Jim" - At St. Mary's Hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1990, following a brief illness, Jim McCarley, of Homewood Avenue, Kitchener, age 82 years. Jim was a longtime employee of J.M. Schneider Inc., before retirement. He was a member of Schneider's Ex-Servicemen's Club, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 530, Waterloo, and the Independent Order of Oddfellows, No. 184. Brother of Gilbert McCarley of Vista, Calif., Mrs. Evelyn Miller and Edna (Mrs. George Travelle) of Waterloo, Mrs. Isabelle Brighton of Kitchener. Also sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and many other relatives. He was predeceased by his parents, William McCarley and the former Amelia Knechtel; his wife, Marie (Aljoe) on February 16, 1990; two brothers, Stuart and Harold. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Thursday) from 7-9 pm. Funeral and committal services will be held in the chapel on Friday at 4 pm. Cremation.

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James — Marie C. Aljoe. Marie was born 1912; died 16 Feb 1990; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Evelyn Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157152
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

EVELYN MILLER 1911- 2010

Formerly of Kitchener-Waterloo, Evelyn Miller passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at West Park Long Term Care Centre, Toronto, at the age of 98 years. Loving mother of Susan Bateson and her husband David and cherished Nana of Andrew, all of Etobicoke. Survived by and sadly missed by her brother-in-law Ralph and her many nieces, nephews and her kind friends. Predeceased by her parents William and Amelia McCarley (nee Knechtel); an infant daughter Susan; her sisters Edna (George) Travelle, Isabel (Ralph) Brighton and brothers Stuart (Pearl), Harold (Del), Gilbert (Edna), and James (Marie); as well as sisters-in-law Leota ( Jake) Schaefer, Mabel (Harold) Gleiser and Marcella Miller. Friends are invited to share memories of Evelyns life with her family at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Wednesday March 3, 2010 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. followed by a service in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo. Following the committal everyone is invited back to the Funeral Home for a time of reception. Condolences for the family and donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Hospital for Sick Children or to West Park Long Term Care Centre may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Evelyn — Carl John Miller. Carl (son of William Karl Miller and Lillie Catharine Totzke) was born 8 Nov 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Esther Byer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371968

Esther — Edmund Byer. Edmund died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373520

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• Name: Ruth Luening
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400309

Ruth — Arthur Luening. Arthur died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Grace Kolb
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400312

Grace — Jacob Harvey "Harvey' Kolb. Jacob (son of Titus L. Kolb and Priscilla Shantz) was born 1921; died 2 Feb 2010, Aylmer, Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Madeline Solmes
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400314

Madeline — Reginald Solmes. Reginald died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine J. Strome
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-136630

Catherine — Edward Milton Strome. Edward (son of Alvin Amos Strome and Alzina Hartford) was born 15 Oct 1915; died 25 Sep 1986; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruth Susanna Luening
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352809
• Residence: 1966, 183 Fourth Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Ruth married Arthur Wilfred Luening 11 Nov 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Arthur (son of Otto Luening and Ella Lorena Thaler) was born 3 Sep 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Mar 1966, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400306

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KNECHTEL, Paul - At Sunnyside Home, on Monday, Nov. 14, 1988, following a lengthy illness, Paul Otto Knechtel, age 66 years, of 247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener. Mr. Knechtel was a member of Kitchener Gospel Temple. Dear brother of Mrs. Catherine Strome of Frankford, Ont., Mrs. Ruth Luening and Grace (Mrs. Harvey Kolb), all of Kitchener. Also survived by nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Jonas Knechtel and the former Louise Schwalm and two sisters, Madeline and Eleanor. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today (Tuesday), continuing until the funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, on Wednesday at 2: 30 p.m., Rev. Niles Thorne officiating. Interment Woodland cemetery.

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• Name: Eleanor Marie "Ellie" Wolfhard
• Name: Eleanor Marie "Ellie" Wolfhard
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400311

Eleanor — William H. Wolfhard. William (son of Frederick William Henry "Harry" Wolfhard and Frances "Duretta" Leslie) was born 1922; died 1 Dec 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Eleanor — William Wolfhard. William died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370195

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371970

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-399027

Richard — Ruby Lippert. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193826
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Helen Elizabeth Maude Burrows
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193827
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Burrows, Helen Elizabeth Maude (nee Knechtel) - Peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, in her 90th year. Helen Burrows is the beloved wife of the late Carl William Burrows (1965). Dear mother of Judith Fewster of Vancouver Island, B.C. and Tom Burrows of Vancouver, B.C.; loved grandmother of Lynn, Cristine, Elisha; dear sister of Richard Knechtel and Jean Cresman. She was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Jean Onley (1955) and granddaughter, Jennifer Onley (1965). Friends will be received at Coutts & Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge on Wednesday from 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 11 am. Interment to follow in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge.
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Helen — Carl William Burrows. Carl was born 16 Mar 1907; died 19 Dec 1965; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316893
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316894
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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KNECHTEL, Robert George - At Cambridge memorial Hospital, Cambridge, on Friday, Febr. 28, 1992, age 77 years and formerly of Blair Manor, Cambridge. Mr. Knechtel was born in Kitchener and had been employed with National Grocers for 30 years before his retirement. He was also a member of Carmel Church, Kitchener and belonged to the Highland Light Infantry as a lieutenant. Beloved father of Aurrelle and her husband Rob, Peter and his wife Barbara, all of Kitchener, and Daniel and his wife Sue of Fort McCoy, Fla. Survived by two brothers Lloyd, Richard and his wife Ruby, all of Waterloo, and his sister Helen (Mrs. Carl Burrows) of Ayr and Jean and her husband Wally Cressman of Kitchener. Sadly missed by seven grandchildren. Predeceased by his wife Mary in 1978 and two brothers, Art and Jack. A public memorial service was held on Sunday, March 1, 1992, from the Carmel Church, Kitchener at 3 p.m. Rev. Louis Synnestvedt officiated. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo.

Kitchener-WaterlooRecord - 1 Mar 1992

Robert — Mary Aurelle Steen. Mary (daughter of Alfred Hachborn Steen and Mary Aurelle "Aurelle" Deppisch) was born 19 Jun 1919, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec; died 19 Jun 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316895
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Jack Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69169

Edward — Alma Leone Holmes. Alma was born 1921, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jean Caroline Cressman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372895
• Residence: 1921, 15 Mary St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Jean — Wallace Aulton "Wally" Cressman. Wallace (son of Aulton "Alton" Cressman and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bast) was born 1921; died 26 Aug 2013. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323115
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193956
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Frederick Douglas Snyder 1920 - 2005 On Friday, June 3, 2005, Fred, still full of curiosity, entered into his final adventure. He received his wish for a peaceful crossing over, in his own bed, surrounded by his family. He will be deeply missed by his dear Lorraine and his children, Karen Snyder, Nan and Doug Cressman and Bev and Donnie Moores. Fred was a wonderful grandpa to Martha Snyder, Sarah and Paul Cressman, Talitha May, Stacey Weber and Charis Moores, as well as his great-grandchildren. Fred's lifelong concern for others found expression in many ways. His teaching career spanned all levels of education, from Suddaby Public School, through many years in Guidance at KCI and into the founding years of Conestoga College. His commitment to others was also demonstrated by community involvement with groups such as Y's Men, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, Habitat for Humanity, House of Friendship, RAISE and Mennonite Central Committee. Midlife was a time of deepening transformation for Fred. Early retirement also allowed him the freedom to invest more fully in issues of global concern. In the second half of his life, Fred worked for peace through Project Ploughshares, Veterans Against Nuclear Arms and Conscience Canada. Fred's Christian faith, undergirding all he did, was supported over his lifetime by his membership in Zion United Church, K-W Housechurches and Olive Branch Mennonite Church. A memorial service celebrating Fred's life will be held at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 3 p.m. with Reverend Oz Cole-Arnal officiating. A reception will be held following the service in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. A private family interment has taken place. In Fred's memory, donations may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Habitat for Humanity, Waterloo Region. Condolences/Donations/Flowers www.edwardrgood.com 745-8445

THE RECORD - Jun. 6, 2005

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Fred Snyder from Ontario also signed up with the Canadian air force in 1941, went overseas, and served as a radar mechanic. For him the reality of war was restricted in the early years to impersonal blips on a radar screen. But after VE Day he saw the bombed-out German cities and said: 'We moved into Germany and I can recall ... Dueren, a town the size of Kitchener at that time, a beautiful place, but as we approached, it seemed ... it was just a pile of rubble one storey deep ... The stench of the dead, five months later, was sickening. We were bombing very precisely and just slaughtering that whole population. Canadians, British and Americans were doing this! That's when I first sensed that it was sickening on both sides, that we were not better than the Germans." When he set out in 1941 Snyder believed that it was his patriotic duty to serve. But he said later that when a person enlists, `You park your brains at the door and you change overnight ... In the military you don't think, you just follow instructions." After the war, he became a peace activist.

Mennonites in Canada, 1939-1970: A People Transformed By Frank H. Epp, T. D. Regehr

Frederick — Lorraine Voelker. (daughter of William Ortwein Voelker and Irene Eby) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405507

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32817

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• Military: WW1
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142346
• Residence: 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173322
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184039
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Harold W. Knechtel - Harold W. (Spike) Knechtel, 138 Union Blvd., Kitchener, died suddenly Saturday at K-W Hospital. Mr. Knechtel, 66, had returned only last week, from a 21 day trip to the Maritimes. A professional electrical engineer, he had been an employee of the Dominion Rubber Company, tire division, for 46 years, prior to retiring in February of last year. A familiar figure in Twin City sport circles, he was a member of Twin City Lodge, Af and AM, the Kitchener Young Men's Club, a director of the Waterloo Club, past president of the Niagara District Electrical Engineers Association and past president of the Brantford District Professional engineers Association. Born in Chatham, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Knechtel, he had resided in Kitchener for 55 years. He was a member of First United Church, Waterloo. Surviving are his wife, the former Anne Schade, and one brother, Leslie A. Knechtel, Toronto. Two sisters predeceased him. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home at 2 o'clock followed by interment in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. R.D. Horsburgh will officiate.

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Harold married Annie Schade 25 Jul 1916, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of William Schade and Elizabeth Maria Frederica "Elisa" Hagen) was born 16 Apr 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elsie Wright
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184040
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ? Maker
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Elsie — William Bernard Wright. William died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184042
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Operator
• Residence: 1921, 275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-308107
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Electrician, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1921, 275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-184041
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1986, Surrey Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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KNECHTEL Alexander -- At K-W Hospital, on Monday, Sept 15, 1986, Alexander Knechtel, of Surrey Place, Kitchener, in his 84th year. Survived by his nephew, John Wright and his wife Doreen of Kitchener. Predeceased by his wife Edna Miller in 1968 and his parents, Albert and Ellen Knechtel. Mr Knechtel was employed with the T. Eaton Co. in both Kitchener and Toronto for many years. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Thursday (Today) from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral and committal service will be held in Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Friday, Sept. 19, 1986 at 1 p.m., with Rev. Harold Brill officiating. Interment Mount Hope cemetery, Kitchener.


The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Sep 1986

Alexander — Edna Miller. Edna died 1968; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Alexander — Edna C. Miller. Edna (daughter of Abraham B. Miller, daughter of Abraham B. Miller and Catharine "Katie" Huehn) was born 23 Sep 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371999

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• Name: Florence May Hill
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23048

Florence married Lorne Henry Hill 20 Oct 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lorne (son of John Hill and Adeline Ratz) was born 1 Oct 1897, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edna Laura Kutt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400777
• Residence: 1966, 26 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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KUTT, Edna - At Central Park Lodge, Kitchener, on Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, in her 96th year. Edna Kutt former member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Wife of the late Armand Kutt. Loving mother to Douglas and his wife Dorothy and Dorothea Leeman, all of Kitchener. She will be dearly missed by her seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Survived by her sister, Florence Hill of Beamsville. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St., Kitchener, on Wednesday, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm and continue until service time at 2 pm on Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994 in the Schreiter-Sandrock Chapel, with Rev. Allan Scharlach officiating. Interment is at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.

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Edna married Armand I. Kutt 26 Sep 1922. Armand (son of Mayor - Warden William H. Kutt and Julia Christina Furkel) was born 26 May 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400773

Daniel — Florence Abbott. Florence (daughter of Augustus A. Abbott and Florence C. Beard) was born Oct 1903, , England; died 22 Feb 199, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Knechtel
• Name: Mary Susanna Nahls
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36654

Mary — Louis Carl Nahls. Louis (son of Ludwig Nihls and Louisa Slumkowski) was born Sep 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372159

Allen — Gertrude Madeline Opper. Gertrude (daughter of William Opper and Margaret Schmidt) was born 6 May 1905, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jul 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Jul 1980, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Z. Knechtel
• Name: Selina Z. "Sarah" Cook
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-140144

Selina — Gordon John Cook. Gordon was born 1902, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1980, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: George Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76266
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter

Arthur married Rebecca Baltzer 5 May 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Christian Baltzer and Helena Mauch) was born 1900, Logan County, North Dakota, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76267
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173750
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Name: Lizzie Knechtel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173752
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371478
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Frederick William Knechtel passed away March 3, 2001 in his 98th year. He was born July 19, 1903 in Petersburg, Ontario, one of five children. The family later moved to nearby Kitchener. A cabinet maker by trade, he was employed by Malcom and Hill Ltd. to design and build radio cabinets. He later formed his own company manufacturing some of the earliest trailers. In 1936 he sold his company to Canada Carriage & Body Ltd. of Brantford and was hired to supervise this part of their business. In 1938 the company became Brantford coach & Body Ltd. With the outbreak of the Second World War, production was geared to building military vehicles and Fred Knechtel was appointed Factory Manager, a position he held until retiring from the company in 1958. During this period he was a key figure in the design of the "Brant Chief" line of all aluminium tractor trailers, a first in the industry. Upon leaving coach and Body, he formed the woodworking business known as Knechtel bros. Ltd. which is still in operation today. F.W.'s son Donald and his son James Knechtel continue the tradition of fine quality woodworking to this day. He spent his retirement years wintering in Florida and his summers in Ontario. He has been a resident of Charlotte Villa for the past ten years. He is survived by two son, Donald (and wife Kate) of St. Williams, Ontario, Frederick (and wife Betty) of Port Dover; three daughters, Jean (Mrs. Alan Goodwin) of Cleveland, Ohio, Joyce (Mrs. Donald White) of Stoney Creek, Ontario, and Doreen (Mrs. Howard Tackaberry) of Winnipeg, Manitoba; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. His wife Hilda predeceased him in 1983. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

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Frederick — Hilda Israel. Hilda (daughter of Urias Israel and Catharine Elizabeth "Katie" Hillgartner) was born 15 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1983, Pinellas Park, Pinellas, Florida, United States; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173754
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 65 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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KNECHTEL, Walter Edwin - At St Mary's Hospital on Saturday, June 14, 1975 after a brief illness, Walter Edwin Knechtel, aged 48 years, of 84 Pandora Ave; N., Kitchener; a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities. He had been employed with the Post Office for 30 years until his retirement in 1971. Husband of Kathleen Schlosser; father of Kenneth of Kitchener; brother of George of Baltimore, Frederick of Brantford, Mrs. Harold (Alice) Hook of Alliston, Mrs. Elizabeth Graham of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; three grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, where funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, with Rev. Fred Roberts of Zion United Church officiating. Interment will be made In Memory Gardens cemetery.

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Walter — Kathleen Margaret Schlosser. Kathleen (daughter of Julius Schlosser and Hildegard Jacobina "Hilda" Weiler) was born 24 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jun 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372647

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372643

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• Name: Myra Motherall
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372645

Myra — James Motherall. James died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200252
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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KNETCHEL- Clarence, At Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Saturday, July 9, 1988, Clarence Knetchel, in his 86th year.

Loving husband of the late Goldie May Knetchel. Dearest father of Rufus and his wife Audrey Knetchel and Joe and his wife Barbara Knetchel, all of Ayr; loving grandfather of Barbara Gillespie and Pauline Mitchell, Steven and Terry Knetchel; six great-grandchildren; dear brother of Olivia Cober, Irene Tschumi and Myra Motherall, Richard and Joseph Knetchel; step-brother of Esther, Ruth and Ella and William, Jacob and Albert Knetchel. Predeceased by one step-sister, Agnes.

Mr. Knetchel farmed and custom butchered at R.R. 2, Petersburg, until retiring when he moved to Ayr in 1968.

The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Otawa St. S. (at Westmount Road), Kitchener, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today (Monday), where service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. Interment Mannheim cemetery, Rev. Robert Gates of United Brethren in Christ Church, New Dundee officiating.

Clarence married Goldie May Mueller 10 Nov 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Goldie (daughter of John Jacob "Jacob" Mueller and Priscilla Wanner) was born 10 Sep 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1981, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00038-3079.0008

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WHOLE FAMILY STRICKEN - WITH DIPHTHERIA - ONE DEATH - Mannheim, Jan. 15. - The 7 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Knechtel died on Saturday afternoon of diphtheria, after being ill only about 24 hours. The rest of the family are also down with the same sickness. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-401878
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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KNECHTEL, Richard
Peacefully, at Central Park Lodge, Kitchener, on Wednesday, March 24, 1993, Richard Knechtel, in his 86^th year.
Beloved husband of Nellie (Wolfe) Knechtel, dear father of Mrs. Ralph (Grace) Wettlaufer of Tavistock. Mrs. Bill (Dawn) Ralston of Waterloo; Richard and his wife Nancy Knechtel of Tavistock, Mrs. James (Virginia) Darriggan of Cornerbrook, Newfoundland.; cherished grandfather of 13 grandchildren and great-grandfather of 16 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Olivia Cober of New Hamburg, Myra Motheral of Brantford, Irene Tschumi of Kitchener and Joseph Knechtel of Breslau. Also survived by step-brothers, Jacob Knechtel of Kitchener and step-sisters, Ester Burkhardt of Kitchener, Ella Fleming of Kitchener and Ruth Glasford of Kitchener. Predeceased by brothers, Clarence and Bill and a sister, Agnes Knechtel.
The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S., (at Westmount Road). Kitchener, (743-8900) today (Friday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Complete funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Bill Pipke of Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly officiating. A private family interment at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery will take place next week.

Richard — Nellie Caroline Magdalena Wolfe. Nellie was born 24 Nov 1909, Lakelet, Howick Twp., Huron County, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1998, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Jul 1998, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200254
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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KNECHTEL, Joseph - Peacefully, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in his 100th year. Joseph Knechtel of Breslau, loving husband of the late Dorothy Knechtel (nee Erb), 2006. Loving father of Joan Knechtel of Breslau and Glen (Janet) of Manitoulin Island. Cherished grandfather of Douglas (Raffina), Kim (Jeff) Brenner, Tim (Tammy), Lisa (Tim) Koch; great-grandfather of Amy and Shereen Knechtel, Drew Rees, Nicole Brenner, Thomas, Katelyn and Kalea Knechtel, Dean and Erin Koch. Predeceased by a grandson, Gary, who died tragically in an accident in 1976. Joseph is predeceased by his brothers, Clarence, Richard, and a sister, Olivia Cober. Joseph's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Monday, August 24, 2009 (time to be announced). Interment Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, remembrances to Bethany United Missionary Church or the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Joseph's memorial.


Waterloo Region Record 20 Aug 2009

Joseph — Dorothy Valtina Erb. Dorothy (daughter of Lloyd Wesley Bock Erb and Elizabeth Bock) was born 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 2006, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Olivia G. Cober
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70393

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COBER, Olivia - Passed away, on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at her residence, Nithview Home, New Hamburg. Olivia was born 96 years ago in Mannheim and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Jeanette (Geiger) Knechtel. Beloved wife of the late Irvine Cober who predeceased her October 6, 1983. Loving mother of Wilbert and Anna Mae Cober of RR 2, Petersburg, Edward and Kathleen Cober of Kitchener, Russell and Mae Cober of Baden, Donald and Ellen Cober of RR 1, Wellesley, Roger and Miriam Cober of Baden, Joyce DeGasparro of Sault Ste. Marie, Rev. James and Doris Cober of Kitchener, Bruce and Pauline Cober of Wellesley, Ardys and Richard Brenneman of New Hamburg, Catherine and James Winger of Fort Erie, Dorothy and Andrew Fraser of Tavistock and mother-in-law of Audrey Huber of RR 2, Petersburg. Sadly missed by 37 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Also remembered by a brother, Joseph Knechtel of Breslau; half-brothers and half-sisters, Esther and Eric Burkhardt, Jake Knechtel, Ella Fleming and Ruth Glasgow all of Kitchener. Olivia was predeceased by a son, Peter C. Cober; a number of grandchildren and siblings. Olivia was a member of Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church, RR 2, Petersburg where she served 40 plus years as a deacon's wife. She entertained many ministers, evangelists and missionaries from around the world in her home and acted as a second mother to many others as well as her own twelve children. Family and friends may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , 291 Huron St., New Hamburg on Tuesday, May 13, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Transfer will be made on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, to Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church for visitation from 9: 30 a.m. until the time of the service at 10: 30 a.m. Interment to follow in Rosebank Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Tim and Sandi Memorial Scholarship Fund at Niagara Christian Collegiate.


The Waterloo Region Record 12 May 2008

Olivia married Irvine H. Cober 4 Jun 1930. Irvine (son of Simon Cober and Mary Hesse, son of Simon Cober) was born 2 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Irene Tschumi
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372637

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Tschumi, Irene - Peacefully, at Freeport Hospital Health Care village on Thursday, June 23, 1994, Irene Tschumi, in her 81st year. Beloved daughter of the late Jacob and Jenette Knechtel. Dear mother of Miriam (Mrs. Kenneth Drury) of Orangeville and Morris and Nora Tschumi of Aurora; dear sister of Joseph and Dorothy Knechtel of Breslau, Olivia Cober of New Hamburg, Myra Motherall of Brantford. Survived also by step-brothers, Jacob and Albert and step-sisters, Esther Burkhardt, Ruth Glassford and Ella Fleming and sister-in-law, Nellie Knechtel, all of Kitchener. Mrs. Tschumi is also survived by five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Predeceased by brothers, Clarence and Richard; step-brother, William and step-sister, Agnes. The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S. (at Westmount Road), 743-8900, Kitchener, today (Friday), 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral services will be held in the chapel on Saturday morning at 10 am, Rev. Jim Cober officiating. Interment Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery.

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Irene — Frederick Tschumi. Frederick was born CA 1910; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372911

Ruth — William Glassford. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Esther Blanche Burkhardt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372915

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Esther Blanche (née Knechtel) Burkhardt
FEBRUARY 9, 1928 \endash AUGUST 29, 2020

Passed away at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the age of 92 years.
Beloved wife of the late Eric Burkhardt (2010). Dear mother of Beverly (Tom) Aicken and Bruce (late Charlotte) Burkhardt. Cherished grandma of Jacob (Kim), Erica (Steve), Russell (Samantha), Angela (Kevin) and Robyn (Tommy), and proud great grandma of Tawnya, Jacob, Samuel, Wraeanna, Wrennae, Tye, Charlie, Holly, Thomas, Charlotte, and Oscar, and great great grandma of Nathaniel. Esther was the last surviving member of the Knechtel family. A private family service will be held with interment to follow at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, 57 Stirling Ave. N., Kitchener, ON N2H 3G4, to the House of Friendship, 51 Charles St. E., Kitchener, ON N2G 2P3, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre, 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, (519-743-8900). Online condolences at www.westmountfuneralchapel.com

Esther — Eric Burkhardt. Eric (son of Alvin Burkhardt and Pauline Henkel) was born 1926; died 10 Jun 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372918

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157823
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Florence Schlachter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157834
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Florence — Albert Joseph Schlachter. Albert (son of Michael Schlachter and Susannah Albrecht) was born 6 Feb 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marjorie Viola Hilker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-315844
• Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1953, 351 Luella St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Marjorie — George Hilker. George (son of Reuben Alway Hilker and Amanda Katharine Randall) was born 2 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]