OBIT: Rachel BECHTEL, 1880, East Freedom, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ ROARING SPRING RIPPLES. Mrs. Rachel Bechtel, wife of Isaiah Bechtel, of East Freedom, died on Saturday morning. It was only one week ago since she followed her infant son to the grave. Her remains were interred in the cemetery at Roaring Spring. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, September 13, 1880 Died. BECHTELL - At East Freedom, on the 11th inst., Mrs. Rachel Bechtell, aged 18 years, 10 months and 29 days. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, September 15, 1880