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Birth	:	6 Jan 1950 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Jan 2022 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Maryhill Visitation Church Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7360000, -95.6895000
Description	:	Michael Earl Bechtel, the son of Gerald and Betty (Brenneman) Bechtel, was born January 6, 1950, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1968. He then attended Iowa State University and graduated with a BS in Animal Science. After graduation, Mike moved to Colorado and worked for Hutchinson Western and sold farm and ranch equipment. He later transferred with the company to Salt Lake City, Utah for a year. He moved back to Cherokee to manage C-Lect Pigs Inc. On July 10, 1976, Mike... Read More	Michael Earl Bechtel, the son of Gerald and Betty (Brenneman) Bechtel, was born January 6, 1950, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1968. He then attended Iowa State University and graduated with a BS in Animal Science. After graduation, Mike moved to Colorado and worked for Hutchinson Western and sold farm and ranch equipment. He later transferred with the company to Salt Lake City, Utah for a year. He moved back to Cherokee to manage C-Lect Pigs Inc. On July 10, 1976, Mike was united in marriage to Joyce Messerole at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. They resided on the family farm near Cherokee, where he raised pork from farrow to finish. Mike was a member of the Cherokee County Pork Producers, and In 1989, was named Master Pork Producer. The family moved to Cherokee in 1999, and Mike continued to work in agriculture until his retirement in 2012. Mike was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed woodworking, feeding birds and squirrels, watching sports, and rooting on the Iowa State Cyclones. Most of all, he cherished the time spent with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren. On January 2, 2022, Mike passed away peacefully at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family at the age of 71. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Betty Bechtel; brother-in-law, Chuck Spence; mother and father-in-law, Gordon and Gertrude Messerole; and in-laws, Bob and Sheryl Messerole, Red and Mary Messerole, Jesse Messerole, Tiny and Gayle Messerole, and Tom Selk. He will lovingly be remembered by his wife, Joyce; three daughters, Amy (Allen) Diercks of Marion, IA, Sara (Jason) Kohn of Cherokee, IA, Jennifer Bechtel of Whiting, IA; 16 grandchildren, Alena, Brady, Matt, Michael, Ron, Mary Louise, Luke, and Evelyn Diercks, Jacob, Adam, Kelsee, Tyler, Ryan, and Katie Kohn, and Jaden and James Bechtel; four sisters, Linda (Denny) Timmins of Cherokee, IA, Diana (Jerry) Thorne of Wisconsin, Denise Green of Cherokee, IA, and Kris (Wayne) Meylor of LeMars, IA; one brother, Dan (Sue) Bechtel; two sisters-in-law, Elaine Messerole and Gert Selk; along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.

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Michael Earl Bechtel's memorial is located at: Maryhill Visitation Church Cemetery, Cherokee, Cherokee County, USA.
When did Michael Earl Bechtel death?
Michael Earl Bechtel death on 2 Jan 2022 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7360000
Longitude: -95.6895000

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PFC Gerald Gene Bechtel

(1925 - 1998)

Betty Jean Brenneman Bechtel

(1924 - 2009)

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Coordinate: 42.7360000, -95.6895000

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