Ida Elizabeth Jane Bechtel

Third wife of Francis Bechtel.

Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 6 - February 18, 1964, Page 133, 134, 135: Bechtel, Ida, daughter of Henry and Mary (Karicofe) Landes, was born at Mt. Solon, Va., June 11, 1888; died at Sarasota, Fla, Dec. 20, 1963; aged 75 y. 6 m. 9 d. On Sept. 28, 1946, she was married to Francis Bechtel, who survives.

Also surviving are 3 stepdaughters (Esther Kauffman, Salome Brenneman, and Adah Ebersol), and 3 sisters (Pearl, Fannie Bell, and Mrs. Pansy Rusmisel).

She was a member of Weavers Church, Harrisonburg, Va. Funeral services were conducted at the Pinecraft Tourist Church, Sarasota, Dec. 23, in charge of Wm. McGrath and Otho Shenk. The body was shipped to Harrisonburg, Va., where further services were held at the Lindale Church, Dec. 28, in charge of D.W. Lehman and Moses Slabaugh. ref: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/64/feb1964.html