Gospel Herald - Volume LVIII, Number 16 - April 27, 1965 - pages 370, 371:
Bechtel, Francis, son of Henry and Fanny (Good) Bechtel, was born at Boyertown, Pa., Sept. 4, 1876; died at Sarasota, Fla., March 18, 1965; aged 88 y. 6 m. 14 d. On Oct. 26, 1898, he was married to Sara Kolb, who preceded him in death in 1938. On May 10, 1941, he was married to Jennie Ebersole, who died in 1945. In 1946 he married Ida Landis, who died in 1963. He was a harness maker by occupation. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Esther Kauffman, Mrs. Salome Brenneman, and Mrs. Ada Ebersole), 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Funeral services were held at the Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville, Va., March 21, in charge of D. W. Lehman and John R. Mumaw.
ref: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/65/apr1965.html
FRANCIS BECHTEL
-Francis Bechtel, 88, 68 Kruppa Ave, died Thursday evening at his residence. Mr. Bechtel was born in Boyertown, Pa., and had been a resident of Sarasota for the last 20 years coming from Harrisonburg, Va. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Tourist Mennonite Church. Mr. Bechtel is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Adah Ebersol, Sarasota: Mrs. Ester Kauffman, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Mrs. Salome Brenneman, Stuart Draft, Va., and nine grandchildren.
-Funeral service will be held Friday at 7:30 pm at the Tourist Mennonite Church with the Rev. Mahlon Miller of Tourist Mennonite Church officiating. Interment will be at the Mennonite Lynndale Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Va. Visitation will be at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, from 9 am today until 6 pm, when it will be moved to the Tourist Mennonite Church.
-Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL, March 18, 1965
Bechtel, Francis, son of Henry and Fanny (Good) Bechtel, was born at Boyertown, Pa., Sept. 4, 1876; died at Sarasota, Fla., March 18, 1965; aged 88 y. 6 m. 14 d. On Oct. 26, 1898, he was married to Sara Kolb, who preceded him in death in 1938. On May 10, 1941, he was married to Jennie Ebersole, who died in 1945. In 1946 he married Ida Landis, who died in 1963. He was a harness maker by occupation. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Esther Kauffman, Mrs. Salome Brenneman, and Mrs. Ada Ebersole), 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Funeral services were held at the Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville, Va., March 21, in charge of D. W. Lehman and John R. Mumaw.
ref: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/65/apr1965.html
FRANCIS BECHTEL
-Francis Bechtel, 88, 68 Kruppa Ave, died Thursday evening at his residence. Mr. Bechtel was born in Boyertown, Pa., and had been a resident of Sarasota for the last 20 years coming from Harrisonburg, Va. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Tourist Mennonite Church. Mr. Bechtel is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Adah Ebersol, Sarasota: Mrs. Ester Kauffman, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Mrs. Salome Brenneman, Stuart Draft, Va., and nine grandchildren.
-Funeral service will be held Friday at 7:30 pm at the Tourist Mennonite Church with the Rev. Mahlon Miller of Tourist Mennonite Church officiating. Interment will be at the Mennonite Lynndale Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Va. Visitation will be at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, from 9 am today until 6 pm, when it will be moved to the Tourist Mennonite Church.
-Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL, March 18, 1965
Gospel Herald - Volume LVIII, Number 16 - April 27, 1965 - pages 370, 371:
Bechtel, Francis, son of Henry and Fanny (Good) Bechtel, was born at Boyertown, Pa., Sept. 4, 1876; died at Sarasota, Fla., March 18, 1965; aged 88 y. 6 m. 14 d. On Oct. 26, 1898, he was married to Sara Kolb, who preceded him in death in 1938. On May 10, 1941, he was married to Jennie Ebersole, who died in 1945. In 1946 he married Ida Landis, who died in 1963. He was a harness maker by occupation. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Esther Kauffman, Mrs. Salome Brenneman, and Mrs. Ada Ebersole), 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Funeral services were held at the Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville, Va., March 21, in charge of D. W. Lehman and John R. Mumaw.
ref: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/65/apr1965.html
FRANCIS BECHTEL
-Francis Bechtel, 88, 68 Kruppa Ave, died Thursday evening at his residence. Mr. Bechtel was born in Boyertown, Pa., and had been a resident of Sarasota for the last 20 years coming from Harrisonburg, Va. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Tourist Mennonite Church. Mr. Bechtel is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Adah Ebersol, Sarasota: Mrs. Ester Kauffman, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Mrs. Salome Brenneman, Stuart Draft, Va., and nine grandchildren.
-Funeral service will be held Friday at 7:30 pm at the Tourist Mennonite Church with the Rev. Mahlon Miller of Tourist Mennonite Church officiating. Interment will be at the Mennonite Lynndale Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Va. Visitation will be at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, from 9 am today until 6 pm, when it will be moved to the Tourist Mennonite Church.
-Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL, March 18, 1965
Bechtel, Francis, son of Henry and Fanny (Good) Bechtel, was born at Boyertown, Pa., Sept. 4, 1876; died at Sarasota, Fla., March 18, 1965; aged 88 y. 6 m. 14 d. On Oct. 26, 1898, he was married to Sara Kolb, who preceded him in death in 1938. On May 10, 1941, he was married to Jennie Ebersole, who died in 1945. In 1946 he married Ida Landis, who died in 1963. He was a harness maker by occupation. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Esther Kauffman, Mrs. Salome Brenneman, and Mrs. Ada Ebersole), 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Pike Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Funeral services were held at the Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville, Va., March 21, in charge of D. W. Lehman and John R. Mumaw.
ref: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/65/apr1965.html
FRANCIS BECHTEL
-Francis Bechtel, 88, 68 Kruppa Ave, died Thursday evening at his residence. Mr. Bechtel was born in Boyertown, Pa., and had been a resident of Sarasota for the last 20 years coming from Harrisonburg, Va. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Tourist Mennonite Church. Mr. Bechtel is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Adah Ebersol, Sarasota: Mrs. Ester Kauffman, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Mrs. Salome Brenneman, Stuart Draft, Va., and nine grandchildren.
-Funeral service will be held Friday at 7:30 pm at the Tourist Mennonite Church with the Rev. Mahlon Miller of Tourist Mennonite Church officiating. Interment will be at the Mennonite Lynndale Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Va. Visitation will be at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, from 9 am today until 6 pm, when it will be moved to the Tourist Mennonite Church.
-Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL, March 18, 1965
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