Ernst Bechly was born on July 24, 1872 in Sheboygan, WI to the parents of Charles & Sophia (Keffel) Bechly. He passed on March 29, 1954.

In around 1903 he moved to Lewis County. Here he was a civil engineer.

On about 1905 he married Grace H. Foster. I believe she was born on April 22, 1880. She passed on Sept 9, 1969.

They had a daughter Constance who was born Jan 17, 1918 in Lewis County. She passed on June 7, 1998. She had married a man named Davies and had at least two children.

Do you have an obit for Ernst, Grace or Constance ?
Do you know where they are buried ?
Do you know Mr. Davies first name or the names of her children ?
If you are also researching this family, I have a lot to share. Drop me a line.

Hi,
I'm not related.

You can contact the Washington State Library, www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx for copies of their obituaries. They will search the newspaper microfilm for up to 60 minutes at no charge and email to you what they do or don't find.

The Social Security Death Records show that Grace died April 15, 1970, Chehalis. I'd include that in my email to the Library.

Constance died in Lacey, WA also per the Social Security Death Benefit records.

Hopefully their obituaries will say where they were buried. If not, post again and I can send you a list of potential cemeteries.

Ernst's mother's obituary is in the Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, WI 1928 Dec 27.

There is a lot of information in the Chehalis Bee-Nugget about Ernst over the years. Send me your email address and I can forward it to you. You might want to include your email address in your Roots profile to make it easier for people to send you items. Successful Searching!