Carl William Stevenson Knell

1913 - 2001  (88 years)

• Name	Carl William Stevenson Knell
  Residence	1913	237 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Born	21 Feb 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1946	324 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37113
  Died	28 Jul 2001  [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I37113	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Louis Frederick "Frederick" Knell,   b. 15 Apr 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Florence Matilda Stevenson,   b. 1 Mar 1885, Cayuga, North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Apr 1962  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1906	Cayuga, North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario   [5]
  Family ID	F29916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Donalda Anderson,   b. 11 Jun 1914, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 2002  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1938	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Knell, Carl W. - It is with great sadness, that we announce the death of Carl William Stevenson Knell, on Saturday, July 28, 2001, after a long and wonderful life. Carl was born 88 years ago in (Berlin) Kitchener and spent his life deeply committed to his family, church, business and community. Carl is deeply loved and greatly missed by his wife of 62 years, Jean (Anderson) Knell; his daughter, Carla Bechtel and her husband Robert of Petersburg and his son, Michael and his wife Marie of Waterloo. He will be forever remembered by grandsons, Peter, Paul, Steven and Mark and by greatgranddaughter, Tracy. Predeceased by his parents, Louis Frederick and Florence (Stevenson) Knell; his sisters, Florence Sarre and Wilhelmine Woeller and his brother, Frederick Knell. After attending K-W Collegiate, he went to work at William Knell and Company; where he eventually became Vice-President and Manager, Contracting Division. In 1957, along with his brother, Fred and brother-in-law, Vernon Woeller, he founded Nelco Kitchener Limited, later separated into Nelco Home Hardware and Nelco Mechanical Limited, where he was owner and President. Appointed to the Water Commission Kitchener in 1961, and later elected, he served the city for 20 years. He was an elder at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church since 1939. Cremation has taken place. On Thursday, August 2nd, the family will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener; from 10 a.m. A Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home. A reception will follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. If you wish, donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada or The Rotary Children's Centre Foundation, will be greatly appreciated by the family. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Dr. George Berrigan and his staff, and to the Staff at The Village of Winston Park, for their caring and compassion. The Record Newspaper July 30, 2001, p.B7

  
  

• Sources

  [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 58438 (1913), Carl William Stevenson Knell. Carl William Stevenson Knell, b. 21 Feb 1913 Berlin, 237 Frederick St. d/o Louis Frederick Knell (merchant) & Florence Matilda Stevenson, married 1906 Cayuga, Ontario, [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . William Knell/ 1881-1969/ his wife/ Norah Knell/ nee Merner/ 1882-1982/ Carl William/ Stevenson/ 1913 Knell 2001/ his wife/ Jean Donalda/ Anderson/ 1914-2002/ Knell [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Carl William Steveneson Knell July 30, 2001, p.B7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Carl William Stevenson Knell - 30 Jul 2001 p B7. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 49403 (1910), John Frederick Knell. John Frederick Knell, b. 5 Feb 1910 Kitchener, s/o Louis Frederick Knell (Tanner) & Florence Matilda Stevenson, married 6 Jun 1906 Cayuga, Ontario [S1647] Bible - Knell Family Bible (John Frederick Knell).

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1913 - 237 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 21 Feb 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Nov 1938 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1946 - 324 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth