Clair Charles Brechtel

1914 - 1953  (39 years)

• Name	Clair Charles Brechtel  [1]
  Birth	1 Mar 1914	Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	29 May 1953	Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery
  Death	26 Jul 1953	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I4054	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Joeseph John Brechtel,   b. 1876, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Oct 1939, Jones, Elk, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Florence "Flora" B. Metzger,   b. 5 Dec 1887, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Jan 1972, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Beverly Ann Brechtel  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Newspaper.com, (Name: Name: The Kane Republican; Location: Kane, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;;), Obit: Brechtel, Clair Charles. 28JUL1953. RASSELAS MAN DIES IN ERIE HOSPITAL Clair Charles Brechtel, 39, of Rasselas died Sunday in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Erie, after an illness of three months. He had been in St. Vincent’s for eight days. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock in Holy Cross church, Rasselas, the Rev. Fr. Hurley officiating, with interment following in Holy Cross cemetery, Rasselas. Friends may call at the home of his brother, Arthur Brechtel in Wilcox after 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Brechtel was born March 1, 1914, in Rasselas and lived there all his life. He married Mary Bodlstow June 1, 1946. He had been employed by the B. & O. Railroad. Survivors include his wife, Mary Bodistow Brechtel, one daughter, Beverly Ann, his mother, Mrs. Florence Brechtel, all of Rasselas; and two brothers and two sisters: Eugene Brechtel, Rasselas; Mrs. Mabel Gray, Erie; Arthur Brechtel, Wilcox, and Mrs. Dorothy Lord, Erie. He is also survived by five nephews and four nieces. Kane Republican, The. 28JUL1953 HFA: 14SEP2020