Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Dorothy Valtina Erb

Female 1913 - 2006  (93 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Valtina Erb 
    Born 1913  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Dorothy Valtina Knechtel 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-19641 
    Died 11 Dec 2006  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I19641  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Lloyd Wesley Bock Erb,   b. 30 Jun 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bock,   b. 25 Jul 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1988  (Age 99 years) 
    Family ID F42034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Knechtel,   b. Feb 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 99 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KNECHTEL, Dorothy Valtina (Erb) - Beloved wife of Joseph Knechtel, of RR1, Breslau for 70 years. Daughter of the late Lloyd and Elizabeth Erb. Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 11, 2006, in her 93rd year. Loving mother of Glenn (Janet) and Joan Knechtel, all of RR1, Breslau. Grandmother of Douglas (Raffina) of Cambridge, Kim (Jeff Brenner) of RR7, Guelph, Tim (Tammy) of Georgetown and Lisa (Tim Koch) of Nithburg. Predeceased by her grandson Gary Knechtel (1976). Beloved great-grandma of Amy and Shereen Knechtel, Drew Rees-Brenner, Nicole Brenner, Thomas Katelyn and Kalea Knechtel and Dean and Erin Koch. Sister of Raymond (Jean) Erb of Waterloo and the late Russell Erb. Dorothy and her husband farmed at Kitchener and later Breslau until her death. She was an avid horsewomen and life-time member of Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church. Dorothy's family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral service 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church, (160 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener). Pastor Bill Anderson officiating. Interment Manheim Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations to Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Dorothy's memorial.


      The Record Newspaper newspaper 12 Dec 2006

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Dorothy Valtina Erb - 12 Dec 2006.

    2. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 9.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1913 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Dec 2006 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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