Henry Otto "Harry" Knechtel

1881 - 1959  (78 years)

• Name	Henry Otto "Harry" Knechtel
  Born	3 Jul 1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159674533
  Name	Harry Knechtel
  Name	Harry O. Knechtel  [5, 6]
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	plumber
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Plumber, Plumbing Shop
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182207
  Died	12 Jul 1959	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	15 Jul 1959	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I182207	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonas Knechtel,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 14 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F7678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Marie "Carrie" Vollmar,   b. 12 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Esther Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F256847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 11. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harry O. Knechtel. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159674533. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jonas Knechtel Born: Spessbach Bairen Wilmot Township Age: 26 Father: Jacob Knechtel Mother: Philippina Sauer Spouse: Susanne Otto Age: 16 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Father: John Otto Mother: Leah Thoman married 29 Dec 1868 married: Preston [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jul 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - plumber - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Plumber, Plumbing Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jul 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 15 Jul 1959 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth