Philip married BOVEE, Frances E on 14 Jun 1952 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Frances (daughter of BOVEE, Benedict A and Myrtle L) was born on 5 Feb 1920 in WI; died on 9 Apr 2007 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/18/1952

White peonies, gladioli and ferns
decorated the altar of the First Methodist
church, for the informal afternoon
wedding of Miss Frances
Bovee, Grand island, and Mr. Philip
Bechtel, Buffalo avenue. The Rev.
Eugene Fleury officiated at the
double ring ceremony.
Mrs. Bechtel is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Benedict A. Bovee, and
the groom is the son of Mr. Philip
Bechtel, Sr.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore an afternoon frock
of white lace over shell-pink satin.
A matching fitted jacket, with three quarter
length sleeves and Peter Pan
collar, was buttoned down the back
over a strapless bodice.
The bouffant skirt fell in soft
gathers from the waist. Pearls and
white veiling accented a hat of soft
white straw, and the bride carried
Colonial bouquet of white roses
with stephanotis tied in the streamers.
The bride's sisters were her attendants.
Mrs. Robert A. McKown,
Grand island, the matron-of-honor,
was gowned in powder-blue organdy
with white applique. Her. colonial
bouquet was fashioned of delphinium
and pink roses.
Mrs., Harry C. Blatchley, Penn
Yan, bridesmaids, was similarly at-
tired in a pale yellow and'white ap-
pliqued organdy, and she carried
salmon color roses and white step-
hanotis. Small white Crocheted caps
trimmed in veiling, completed the
ensembles.
Mr. Charles Bechtel was his brother's
'best man, with Mr. Kenneth
Bovee, brother of the bride, as his
attendant. The bride's mother chose
a crepe afternoon dress of soft rose
shade, with beige accessories and
wore a white gardenia corsage.
A reception for 150 guests on the
terrace of the river front home of
the bride's parents followed the cere-
mony. On leaving for a honey-
moon trip to Virginia, the bride
wore a grey and white tailored sum-
mer suit, with white accessories and
a white orchid.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette

Mr. and "Mrs. Philip S. Bechtel
have-returned from a honeymoon
trip.through New Jersey and Virginia.
Mrs. Bechtel is the former
Miss Frances Evelyn Bovee, daughter
of Mr. - and Mrs. Benedict A.
Bovee, Winter road. The couple was
married June 14 at the, First Methodist
church, Niagara Falls.

1. BECHTEL, Philip Bovee was born on 9 Jan 1954 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 Apr 2024 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/27/1959

A resident of this city for
43 years, Philip Bechtel. 74.
of 7313 Buffalo Ave., died suddenly
at his r e s i d e n c e on
Thursday (Mar. 26, 1959).
Born in the Town of Lewis-
ton, Mr. Bechtel was employed
for 32 years as a machinist
foreman at the Acheson Graph-
ite, a division of National Car-
bon Co. He was a member of
the 25-Year-Club and retired
in 1949.
Survivors include two sons,
Philip S. Bechtel, this city, and
Charles s. Bechtel, Buffalo;
one daughter, Mrs. Adrian
Banks, this city; three sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, this
city, and Mrs. Halvin Alcorn
and Mrs. Frederick Bond, both
of the Town of Niagara; two
brothers, Mr. Charles Betchel,
Town of Niagara, and Jacob
Bechtel, Sanborn, and eight
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the
Lane Funeral Home with the
Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer of-
ficiating. Burial will be in
Riverdale Cemetery.

Philip married SWITZER, Harriet Elizabeth on 12 Feb 1916 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Harriet (daughter of SWITZER, Charles E) was born about 1888 in MI; died about Jan 1950 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/27/1950

Word has been received of the
death today In Niagara Falls of
Mrs Harriett S. Bechtel. 63, wife
of Philip D. Bechtel. Niagara Falls,
and sister of Niagara County Welfare
Commissioner Milton E. Swit-
zer of Lockport. Mrs. Bechtel was
a native of the Town of Lewiston
and had been in poor health for
several years.
Other survivors include four sis-
ters, Miss Isabel L. Switzer and
Mrs. Fanny Kleinhans of Lockport;
Mrs. Clyde Armstrong and Mrs. Al-
len Kobler, both of Niagara Falls;
and another brother, Charles allen
Switzer of Niagara Falls. Two
sons, Philip S. and Charles S., and
a daughter, Miss Grace A Bechtel,
all of Niagara Falls, also survive.
Services will be held at the Grid-
ley Funeral Home, 750 Main St.,,
niagara Falls, at 2:30 Monday.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/17/1916

Sanborn. Feb. 17.-A very pretty
wedding was quietly solemnized on
Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the home, of Mr and Mrs. Charles K
Switzer of Michigan Avenue. Niagara
Falls, when their daughter, Harriet
Elisabeth, was united In marriage to
Mr. Philip D. Bechtel, Jr.. of Sanborn
the Rev. Ira L. Parvin officiated. Mr.
Sylvester O. Bechtel. brother of the
groom, acted as best man After the
ceremony supper was served to guests
numbering 24. Mr. and Mrs. Bechtel
have left for a short weddlng trip
and will be at home after March 1.
at 1332 Michigan Ave.

Philip married Helena about 1883. Helena was born in Jul 1857 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip + Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1833 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]