1921
Betty
2017
Betty Bechtel
October 29, 1921 — June 7, 2017
Betty Jean Bechtel, 95, of Wooster, died Wednesday, June 07, 2017 at Doylestown Health.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Eric Fairhurst officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the Donor's choice in Betty's name.
Betty was born October 29, 1921 in Belle Center, Ohio to Guy and Mary {Killough} Benchoff.
She graduated from Rittman High School in 1939.
She married Harry Bechtel on November 23, 1939. He died on August 10, 1999.
She was employed in the office of the International Paper Co. Betty was a member of the Chippewa Church of the Brethren. She was a member of the Weed-A-Way garden club, enjoyed cooking for people, and traveling with her daughter Linda. Betty and Harry's door was always open and nobody left empty handed if she could help it.
Betty will be deeply missed by her children Sharon (John) Johnson, Becky (Mike) Murphy both of Wooster; grandchildren David (Lora) Copley, Melanie Copley, Doug (Maggie) Johnson, Julie (Paul) Kubiak, Robin (Brian) Croft, Tina (Matt) Gajda, Tara (Andrew Pope) McIntire; great-grandchildren Devin, Derek, and Hannah Johnson, Kara and Dylan Dagley, Emily and Tyler Croft, Isabella and Asher Gajda, Shanley and Alina Pope; brother Karl (Katie) Benchoff; sisters Marilyn (Kenneth) Zimmerly of Wooster, Joy Neugebauer of Westminster, CA and Evelyn Garnes of Norton.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband Harry of 60 years, daughter Linda (Chuck) Copley, brothers Guy Jr., Donald, Dale, Roger and Patrick Benchoff, sister Virginia Frase.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Eric Fairhurst officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the Donor's choice in Betty's name.
Betty was born October 29, 1921 in Belle Center, Ohio to Guy and Mary {Killough} Benchoff.
She graduated from Rittman High School in 1939.
She married Harry Bechtel on November 23, 1939. He died on August 10, 1999.
She was employed in the office of the International Paper Co. Betty was a member of the Chippewa Church of the Brethren. She was a member of the Weed-A-Way garden club, enjoyed cooking for people, and traveling with her daughter Linda. Betty and Harry's door was always open and nobody left empty handed if she could help it.
Betty will be deeply missed by her children Sharon (John) Johnson, Becky (Mike) Murphy both of Wooster; grandchildren David (Lora) Copley, Melanie Copley, Doug (Maggie) Johnson, Julie (Paul) Kubiak, Robin (Brian) Croft, Tina (Matt) Gajda, Tara (Andrew Pope) McIntire; great-grandchildren Devin, Derek, and Hannah Johnson, Kara and Dylan Dagley, Emily and Tyler Croft, Isabella and Asher Gajda, Shanley and Alina Pope; brother Karl (Katie) Benchoff; sisters Marilyn (Kenneth) Zimmerly of Wooster, Joy Neugebauer of Westminster, CA and Evelyn Garnes of Norton.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband Harry of 60 years, daughter Linda (Chuck) Copley, brothers Guy Jr., Donald, Dale, Roger and Patrick Benchoff, sister Virginia Frase.
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