Clyde "Hank" C. Bechtel, 83, of Hummelstown, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2003, in the Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Campbelltown.
Born in Rockville on December 2, 1919, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary B. Fahnestock Bechtel. He retired as a saw reconditioner from the New Cumberland Army Depot; and was a self-employed auto repairman. He was an Army veteran having served in World War II. He was the recipient of the Hummelstown Lions Club Citizen of the Year award. He was Past Commander of the American Legion Post 265, Hummelstown; and was a member of the Order of the Cooties, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1620, Middletown, the Woodman of the World Lodge #364, Hershey, the FFO Inc. (Fuzzy Few Organization) and Field & Stream Association both of Hummelstown, the Pleasantview Hunting Association, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta A. Hanshaw Bechtel, on April 24, 2002.
He is survived by a son, Garry C. Bechtel of Harrisburg; one sister, Faye wife of Albert Alleman of Bainbridge; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 4, at 11 AM in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. Richard R. Hanshaw, Jr., pastor of the East Hanover Church of God, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call in the funeral home Monday, February 3, from 7 to 9 PM and Tuesday from 10 AM until time of the services.
Woodmen of the World Services will be held Monday evening in the funeral home. American Legion Prayer Service will be held Monday evening in the funeral home.
Born in Rockville on December 2, 1919, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary B. Fahnestock Bechtel. He retired as a saw reconditioner from the New Cumberland Army Depot; and was a self-employed auto repairman. He was an Army veteran having served in World War II. He was the recipient of the Hummelstown Lions Club Citizen of the Year award. He was Past Commander of the American Legion Post 265, Hummelstown; and was a member of the Order of the Cooties, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1620, Middletown, the Woodman of the World Lodge #364, Hershey, the FFO Inc. (Fuzzy Few Organization) and Field & Stream Association both of Hummelstown, the Pleasantview Hunting Association, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta A. Hanshaw Bechtel, on April 24, 2002.
He is survived by a son, Garry C. Bechtel of Harrisburg; one sister, Faye wife of Albert Alleman of Bainbridge; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 4, at 11 AM in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. Richard R. Hanshaw, Jr., pastor of the East Hanover Church of God, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call in the funeral home Monday, February 3, from 7 to 9 PM and Tuesday from 10 AM until time of the services.
Woodmen of the World Services will be held Monday evening in the funeral home. American Legion Prayer Service will be held Monday evening in the funeral home.
Clyde "Hank" C. Bechtel, 83, of Hummelstown, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2003, in the Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Campbelltown.
Born in Rockville on December 2, 1919, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary B. Fahnestock Bechtel. He retired as a saw reconditioner from the New Cumberland Army Depot; and was a self-employed auto repairman. He was an Army veteran having served in World War II. He was the recipient of the Hummelstown Lions Club Citizen of the Year award. He was Past Commander of the American Legion Post 265, Hummelstown; and was a member of the Order of the Cooties, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1620, Middletown, the Woodman of the World Lodge #364, Hershey, the FFO Inc. (Fuzzy Few Organization) and Field & Stream Association both of Hummelstown, the Pleasantview Hunting Association, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta A. Hanshaw Bechtel, on April 24, 2002.
He is survived by a son, Garry C. Bechtel of Harrisburg; one sister, Faye wife of Albert Alleman of Bainbridge; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 4, at 11 AM in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. Richard R. Hanshaw, Jr., pastor of the East Hanover Church of God, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call in the funeral home Monday, February 3, from 7 to 9 PM and Tuesday from 10 AM until time of the services.
Woodmen of the World Services will be held Monday evening in the funeral home. American Legion Prayer Service will be held Monday evening in the funeral home.
Born in Rockville on December 2, 1919, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary B. Fahnestock Bechtel. He retired as a saw reconditioner from the New Cumberland Army Depot; and was a self-employed auto repairman. He was an Army veteran having served in World War II. He was the recipient of the Hummelstown Lions Club Citizen of the Year award. He was Past Commander of the American Legion Post 265, Hummelstown; and was a member of the Order of the Cooties, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1620, Middletown, the Woodman of the World Lodge #364, Hershey, the FFO Inc. (Fuzzy Few Organization) and Field & Stream Association both of Hummelstown, the Pleasantview Hunting Association, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta A. Hanshaw Bechtel, on April 24, 2002.
He is survived by a son, Garry C. Bechtel of Harrisburg; one sister, Faye wife of Albert Alleman of Bainbridge; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 4, at 11 AM in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, with The Rev. Richard R. Hanshaw, Jr., pastor of the East Hanover Church of God, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call in the funeral home Monday, February 3, from 7 to 9 PM and Tuesday from 10 AM until time of the services.
Woodmen of the World Services will be held Monday evening in the funeral home. American Legion Prayer Service will be held Monday evening in the funeral home.
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