Gospel Herald, May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160
Bechtel-Melissa Knechtel, beloved wife of Owen Bechtel, passed away at her home near Mannheim, Ont., on Sunday, April 12, 1936; aged 46 y. 9 m. 29 d. She was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mrs. Knechtel; born near Mannheim, in Wilmot Twp., on June 14, 1889. She confessed Christ as her Savior and united with the Latschar Mennonite Church in 1904, to which she remained a faithful member until her death. On Nov. 27, 1912, she was united in marriage to Owen Bechtel. This union was blessed with 2 daughters and 5 sons, who along with her husband all remain to mourn her departure. They are: Ruby, Leonard, Elsie, Clinton, Delfred, Eldon, and Lloyd, all at home. She is also survived by 1 brother (Ephraim of Mannheim) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Alva Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. H. R. Koch of Durham, Ont.; and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Mannheim, Ont.). The funeral was held at the Latschar Mennonite Church and was in charge of Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
Bechtel-Melissa Knechtel, beloved wife of Owen Bechtel, passed away at her home near Mannheim, Ont., on Sunday, April 12, 1936; aged 46 y. 9 m. 29 d. She was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mrs. Knechtel; born near Mannheim, in Wilmot Twp., on June 14, 1889. She confessed Christ as her Savior and united with the Latschar Mennonite Church in 1904, to which she remained a faithful member until her death. On Nov. 27, 1912, she was united in marriage to Owen Bechtel. This union was blessed with 2 daughters and 5 sons, who along with her husband all remain to mourn her departure. They are: Ruby, Leonard, Elsie, Clinton, Delfred, Eldon, and Lloyd, all at home. She is also survived by 1 brother (Ephraim of Mannheim) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Alva Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. H. R. Koch of Durham, Ont.; and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Mannheim, Ont.). The funeral was held at the Latschar Mennonite Church and was in charge of Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
Gospel Herald, May 14, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.7 - page 158,159,160
Bechtel-Melissa Knechtel, beloved wife of Owen Bechtel, passed away at her home near Mannheim, Ont., on Sunday, April 12, 1936; aged 46 y. 9 m. 29 d. She was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mrs. Knechtel; born near Mannheim, in Wilmot Twp., on June 14, 1889. She confessed Christ as her Savior and united with the Latschar Mennonite Church in 1904, to which she remained a faithful member until her death. On Nov. 27, 1912, she was united in marriage to Owen Bechtel. This union was blessed with 2 daughters and 5 sons, who along with her husband all remain to mourn her departure. They are: Ruby, Leonard, Elsie, Clinton, Delfred, Eldon, and Lloyd, all at home. She is also survived by 1 brother (Ephraim of Mannheim) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Alva Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. H. R. Koch of Durham, Ont.; and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Mannheim, Ont.). The funeral was held at the Latschar Mennonite Church and was in charge of Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
Bechtel-Melissa Knechtel, beloved wife of Owen Bechtel, passed away at her home near Mannheim, Ont., on Sunday, April 12, 1936; aged 46 y. 9 m. 29 d. She was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mrs. Knechtel; born near Mannheim, in Wilmot Twp., on June 14, 1889. She confessed Christ as her Savior and united with the Latschar Mennonite Church in 1904, to which she remained a faithful member until her death. On Nov. 27, 1912, she was united in marriage to Owen Bechtel. This union was blessed with 2 daughters and 5 sons, who along with her husband all remain to mourn her departure. They are: Ruby, Leonard, Elsie, Clinton, Delfred, Eldon, and Lloyd, all at home. She is also survived by 1 brother (Ephraim of Mannheim) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Alva Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. H. R. Koch of Durham, Ont.; and Mrs. Moses Bechtel of Mannheim, Ont.). The funeral was held at the Latschar Mennonite Church and was in charge of Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
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