Lydia R Dwelle, 19152007 (aged 92 years)

Name
Lydia R /Dwelle/
Family with parents
father
mother
elder sister
Kelleys Island Class of 1927
19081978
Birth: November 5, 1908 28 21 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: February 2, 1978Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
-4 years
elder sister
The Four Generations
19041994
Birth: July 8, 1904 24 17 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: April 19, 1994Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
6 years
elder sister
19102004
Birth: July 4, 1910 30 23 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: January 1, 2004Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
5 years
herself
19152007
Birth: May 21, 1915 35 28 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: November 26, 2007Stein Hospice, Providence Hospital, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
16 years
younger sister
19301986
Birth: 1930 49 43
Death: August 15, 1986Van Wert, Ohio, USA
-24 years
elder brother
Rose (Feddersen) Dwelle and Son George
19061965
Birth: June 6, 1906 26 19 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: July 22, 1965Baltimore, Maryland, USA
brother
Private
elder brother
19131943
Birth: November 28, 1913 33 26 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: December 27, 1943Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Family with Ronald W Bechtel
partner
19031992
Birth: October 6, 1903
Death: June 24, 1992Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
herself
19152007
Birth: May 21, 1915 35 28 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: November 26, 2007Stein Hospice, Providence Hospital, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Family with John Ohlemacher
husband
herself
19152007
Birth: May 21, 1915 35 28 Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: November 26, 2007Stein Hospice, Providence Hospital, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Marriage Marriage
son
19372022
Birth: August 11, 1937 22 Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Death: December 29, 2022Stein Hospice, Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Ronald W Bechtel + … …
partner
19031992
Birth: October 6, 1903
Death: June 24, 1992Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA
partner’s daughter
Private
Note

Obituary

Lydia R. Bechtel, 92, of Sandusky, died Monday morning, Nov. 26, 2007, in Stein Hospice Care Center after a brief illness.

She was born May 21, 1915, on Kelleys Island. She was a graduate of Kelleys Island High School, and was active in the family's business, Bechtel-McLaughlin, where she served on the board of directors.

Lydia was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a founding member of the Kelleys Island Historical Association. She was also a member of the Colonial Dames, Sandusky Yacht Club, IAB Club, Providence Hospital Volunteer Association, and Plum Brook Country Club. She was also a Providence Fund Trustee. Lydia was a very good painter and enjoyed fishing and golfing.

Her son, John "Kip" (Barbara) Ohlemacher of Huron; grandchildren, Critt (Carol), Chuck (Lisa), Chris (Barbara), and Craig (Mary) Ohlemacher; 17 grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; a stepdaughter, Barbara Galloway; stepgrandchildren, Jackie Finger and Gary Galloway; three sisters-in-law, Orma Call, Eleanor Pfleiger and Bernadette Rogers; beloved friend, Sue Stamm; and numerous nieces and nephews survive her.

Her first husband, John H. Ohlemacher, who died in 1951; her second husband, Ronald W. Bechtel, who died June 24, 1992; her parents, Nelson and Rose (Fedderson) Dwelle; sisters, Henrietta and Neva Beatty, Florence Martin and Patricia Rotsinger; brothers, George, Myron and Sylvester Dwelle; great-grandson, Tyler Ohlemacher; and stepgrandson, Grant Galloway, preceded her in death.

At Lydia's request, there will be no visitation. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, 429 Central Ave., Sandusky. The Rev. Phil Feltman will officiate. Burial will follow mass in Kelleys Island Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Ron Bechtel Scholarship fund at St. Mary High School, 410 W. Jefferson St., Sandusky, OH 44870; to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Attn: Memorial/Honor Program, One Saint Jude Place Bldg., Memphis, TN 38148-0552; Kelleys Island Historical Assoc., 224 Division St., Kelleys Island, OH 43438; or to Stein Hospice Service, Inc., 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44870.

Groff Funeral Home, Sandusky, is handling arrangements.