Waterloo Region Generations
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Isaac Lind Bechtel

Male 1881 - 1967  (85 years)


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  • Name Isaac Lind Bechtel 
    Born 13 Oct 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-121351 
    Died Mar 1967  [1
    Buried Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I121351  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Isaac K. Bechtel,   b. 23 Oct 1848, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1890, Bellevue, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Isabella Lind,   b. 13 Apr 1852, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1938, Bellevue, King, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1871  , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Virginia Rose Bechtel Lang December 23, 1918 - December 7, 2013 Granddaughter of early Bellevue pioneer, Isaac K. Bechtel, and daughter of Isaac L. and Ethel Shiach Bechtel. The family moved from Bellevue to Kirkland in 1939. She attended Bellevue Trade and High School. She graduated from the U. of W. in 1941. She was employed by the Navy Cost Inspector at the Lake Washington Shipyards in Kirkland where seaplane tenders were being built. In 1945 she visited Los Angeles, and found a job at War Assets Administration. She stayed there 3 years. With 3 months annual leave saved up, she joined friends in Hawaii and spent 4 years there employed at Tripler Hospital Army Headquarters and CAA. Returning to L.A. she married a realtor, Gerard Lang and son Ralph was born in 1956. In 1960 they moved to Richland, WA. Gerard passed away in 1961. She remained in Richland as a secretary in the G.E. medical operation until 1967, when she moved back to Kirkland. For 8 years she was employed at the U.S. Public Hospital in Seattle. She retired as Secretary to the Director in 1980. She volunteered at the Marymoor Museum and the Bellevue Historical Society. Member of National Assoc. of Retired Federal employees, and the Eastside Heritage Foundation. She enjoyed trips to the Orient, Greece and the U.K. She was preceded in death by both parents in 1967; brothers Bruce, Dale, Donald and Wayne Bechtel; sister Ruby Flexer and son Ralph in 2001. She is survived by sister Joanne Black of Kennewick and many nieces and nephews. Remembrances may be made to Evergreen Hospice, 12822 124th Lane N.E., Kirkland, WA 98033. No services at her request. Sign Virginia's on line Guest Book at www.Legacy.com.

      Seattle Times, The Date of Publication : December 29, 2013

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland, King, Washington, United States Link to Google Earth
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