Mrs. Bechtold was taken ill about five weeks ago and her illness became so serious that she was removed to the hospital. Death was caused by pneumonia and a weak heart.
Mrs. Bechtold was born May 6, l88l to Adam and Mary Elsea, in Hancock County, Ohio. When twenty-one years of age, she was married to Conrad Bechtold, February 23, 1902.
She is survived by her husband and ten children, Grace, Vera, Merlyn, Leah, Kenneth, Ruth, Howard, Therom (Theron), Imolene and Helen. One daughter, Retha V. is deceased.
Three sisters, Mrs. Roland Brubaker, in Ohio, Miss Lulu Elsea, South Whitley, and Mrs. Esta Yocum also survive.
Mrs. Bechtold had always lived in the vicinity of Bippus and was a member of the St. Paul's (Peter's) Lutheran church near that place. The funeral arrangements have not been made.
Source: "In Olden Times" By Geneva (Rickert) Harris"
Mrs. Bechtold was taken ill about five weeks ago and her illness became so serious that she was removed to the hospital. Death was caused by pneumonia and a weak heart.
Mrs. Bechtold was born May 6, l88l to Adam and Mary Elsea, in Hancock County, Ohio. When twenty-one years of age, she was married to Conrad Bechtold, February 23, 1902.
She is survived by her husband and ten children, Grace, Vera, Merlyn, Leah, Kenneth, Ruth, Howard, Therom (Theron), Imolene and Helen. One daughter, Retha V. is deceased.
Three sisters, Mrs. Roland Brubaker, in Ohio, Miss Lulu Elsea, South Whitley, and Mrs. Esta Yocum also survive.
Mrs. Bechtold had always lived in the vicinity of Bippus and was a member of the St. Paul's (Peter's) Lutheran church near that place. The funeral arrangements have not been made.
Source: "In Olden Times" By Geneva (Rickert) Harris"
Gravesite Details
Daughter of Adam and Mary Elsea
Family Members
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Retha Vivian Bechtold
1904–1905
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Vera Lenora Bechtold
1906–1930
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Merlin Erwin Bechtold
1908–1978
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Leah Bernice Bechtold Smith
1910–1988
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Kenneth Therward "Shine" Bechtold
1912–2010
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Ruth E. Bechtold Babb
1913–1992
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Howard Gerald Bechtold
1916–1984
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Theron Monroe "Zip" Bechtold
1917–2002
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Mary Imolene Bechtold Ziegler
1918–2009
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Helen Louise "Shrimp" Bechtold Meyer
1920–2013
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