Obit: Bechel, Timothy M (1955 - 2009)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Bechel, Bauer, Candell, Styer, Klimek  
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co. WI.) November 18, 2009 
 

Bechel, Timothy M. (2 August 1955 - 4 November 2009)  
 

Timothy "Tim" Bechel, 54, of Hatfield died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls.  
 

He was born Aug. 2, 1955, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, the son of Harry M. and Mary Lou (Bauer) Bechel. 
 

Tim graduated from Eau Claire North High School in 1974.  He worked as a Chef at several local restaurants. For the past 10 years he was the chief cook at the Inwood Supper Club in Hatfield.  Tim was the president of the Hatfield Chamber of Commerce.  He will be remembered for his unique sense of humor and his practical jokes. 
 

Tim is survived by his parents, Harry and Mary Lou; seven siblings, Tom (Penny) of Shakopee, MN, Pat (Gerry) Candell of Eau Claire, Tony (Sandi) of Wausau, Pam (Patrick) Styer of Eau Claire, Terry (Pam) of Eau Claire, Ted (Dale) of Allen, TX, and Paula Bechel of Eau Claire; many nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives and friends; and a special group of friends and colleagues from the Hatfield area. 
 

Memorial services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home with the Monsignor Edmund Klimek officiating.  Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation was Monday from 11 a.m. until the start of the service at the funeral home. 
 

Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. 
 

Memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association.