NORTH MANCHESTER - Duane E. Bechtold, 89, of North Manchester, died at 4:25 p.m. Jan. 24, 2009, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
He was born Oct. 4, 1919, in Wabash County, to Ray and Fannie Gill Bechtold. On April 12, 1941, he married Ginevra J. Auker, who died Dec. 16, 1999.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Congregational Christian Church, Deming Lodge 88 F&AM and Moose Lodge 1518, all in North Manchester.
Surviving are a son, Bob Bechtold, North Manchester; a daughter, Kay Eads, Wabash; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia.
Calling is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester, IN 46962; or Wabash-Miami Home Healthcare & Hospice, 710 N. East St., Wabash, IN 46992.
