hmtl5 John J. Brecht b. 24 Nov 1924 North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio d. 27 Sep 1998 Decatur, Adams County, Indiana: Hiltner Genealogy
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John J. Brecht

Male 1924 - 1998  (73 years)


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  • Name John J. Brecht 
    Born 24 Nov 1924  North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1950  Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation watch repairman, retail jewelry  [1] 
    Died 27 Sep 1998  Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried 1 Oct 1998  Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I331  Hiltner
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2023 

    Father John Detrick Brecht,   b. 6 May 1894, Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1929, Miller City, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Evillna "Eva" Schafer,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1971, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Elizabeth Hancher,   b. 19 Nov 1923, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 2004, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1942  Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Nov 1924 - North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Dec 1942 - Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Sep 1998 - Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Oct 1998 - Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, Sept 28, 1998
      John Brecht, 73, 1027 Parkview Dr., died at 8:05 a.m. Sunday at home.
      He was born on November 24, 1924 in North Cedar, Ohio, to John D. and Eva Scaffer Brecht and married Margaret Hancher on December 27, 1942; she survives.
      He owned and operated Brecht Jewelry in downtown Decatur from 1955-75 and was a member of First Methodist Church and Elks Lodge 993, both in Decatur.
      Other survivors are a son, Fred Brecht, Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Ann) Linnemeier, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. David (Sisan sic) Spiegel, Sebring, Florida; two sisters, Vivian Walther, Silver Lake, and Dorothy Freeman, North Manchester; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
      A brother Paul Brecht, and a sister, Belva Tooman, are deceased.
      A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of First United Methodist Church, Decatur. There is no visitation. Arrangements are by Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur.
      Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, Sept 28, 1998.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Census.

    2. [S14] Death certificate.

    3. [S3] find-a-grave.

    4. [S11] Obituary.

    5. [S10] Marriage Records.


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