Olivia G. Knechtel^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 2008  (96 years)

• Name	Olivia G. Knechtel
  Born	17 Nov 1911	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Olivia G. Cober
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-70393
  Died	11 May 2008	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I70393	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Toman Knechtel,   b. 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger,   b. 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1922  (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F6027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irvine H. Cober,   b. 2 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1930  [5]
  		Irvine Cober and Oliva Knechtel from Ancetry.com 2010
  Children	1. Joyce Cober   2. Ardys Cober   3. Catherine Cober   4. Wilbert Stanley Cober,   b. 30 May 1927,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Peter Clarence Cober,   b. 6 May 1931,   d. 15 Mar 1974  (Age 42 years)   6. Donald Murray Cober
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irene Knechtel - Tschumi - 1994. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Olivia Cober - 12 May 2008. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26765823/olivia-cober. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Irvine H. Cober - 7 Oct 1983.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 11 May 2008 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth