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Bontrager, Delcie Beulah, daughter of John M. and Lydia (Hershberger) Mishler, was born in Howard Co., Ind., July 23, 1893; died of an apparent heart attack at her home in Middlebury, Ind., Jan. 17, 1975; aged 81 y. Jan. 28, 1912, she was married to Earley C. Bontrager, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Hilda - Mrs. Sylvester Haarer, and Mrs. Glenola Leinbach), one son (Mark), 14 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. One son (Marion) preceded her in death, Feb. 5, 1974. She was a member of Forks Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 20, in charge of David Helmuth; interment in Bontrager Cemetery.

Detweiler, Jake, son of Peter and Lizzie (Sutter) Detweiler, was born at Milford, Neb., June 1, 1903; died at Seward Memorial Hospital, Jan 23, 1975; aged 71 y. On Nov. 5, 1936, he was married to Mildred Riley, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Leon and Wilton), 2 daughters (Ruth - Mrs. Ray Miller, and Joyce - Mrs. Robert Hoach), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers (Chris, Elmer, and William), and 2 sisters (Katie Steckly and Mary). He was a member of East Fairview Mennonite Church where funeral services were held on Jan. 25, in charge of Oliver Roth and Norman Beckler; interment in church cemetery.

Harsh, William C., son of William F. and Anna (Ranck) Harsh, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., June 14, 1896; died of a heart attack at Leola, Pa., Feb. 5, 1975; aged 78 y. He was married to Anna Richwine, who preceded him in death in 1928. On Apr. 11, 1942, he was married to Mary Weaver, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Edith - Mrs. Leroy Kauffman, Ruth - Mrs. Earl Sandoe, and Gloria - Mrs. John E. Lucas), one son (William C., Jr.), 2 sisters (Myrtle, and Mrs. Cora Kreider), and 2 brothers (Leroy and James). He was a member of East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of James R. Hess and James M. Shank; interment in Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery.

Kaufman, Harrison, son of Noah and Catherine (Kaufman) Kaufman, was born at Hollsopple, Pa., Sept. 30, 1888; died at Belleville, Feb. 9, 1975; aged 86 y. On Sept. 23, 1915, he was married to Sadie Wingard, who preceded him in death on June 28, 1974. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mary - Mrs. Roy Heckman, Effie - Mrs. Norman Yoder, and Twila - Mrs. Joseph G. Peachey), 11 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one half sister (Mrs. Elda Yoder). He was a member of Maple Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 12, in charge of Paul H. Stoltzfus and Harry Shetler; interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.

Kennel, Anna, daughter of Adam and Anna (Zoss) Reeb, was born at Metamora, Ill., Nov. 16, 1890; died suddenly of a heart attack at her home in Shickley, Neb., Feb. 5, 1975; aged 84 y. On Oct. 16, 1911, she was married to Peter R. Kennel, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Fern - Mrs. Joe Springer), 5 sons (Harry, Lester, Mahlon, Willard, and Leroy), 22 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Fred Reeb). She was a member of Salem Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of Lee Schlegel, Ron Kennel, and Leroy Kennel; interment in Salem Cemetery.

Lehman, C. William, son of Christian W. and Mary B. (Zehr) Lehman, was born in New Bremen, N.Y., June 23, 1908; died following open heart surgery at Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 15, 1974; aged 66 y. On Oct. 5, 1946, he was married to Phyllis E. Jutzi, who survives. Also surviving are twin sons (Brian J. and Brent C.), 12 foster children, 4 brothers (Benjamin, John, Norman, and Addison), and 3 sisters (Ellen - Mrs. John E. Widrick, Adah - Mrs. Reuben Lyndaker, and Mary - Mrs. Seth Lehman). He was a charter member of First Mennonite Church, New Bremen, where funeral services were held, in charge of Lester Bauman; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Martin, Pamela Joy, daughter of Fred and Miriam (Myer) Martin, was born at Lancaster, Pa., Mar. 9, 1970; died at Lancaster (Pa.) Osteopathic Hospital, as a result of a farm accident, Aug. 19, 1974; aged 4 y. Surviving are her parents, 2 brothers (Darrell and Roger), one sister (Patty), maternal grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Myer), paternal grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Warren Martin), and paternal great-grandmother (Amy Denlinger). Funeral services were held at Paradise Mennonite Church, in charge of Harold Book, Melvin Barge, and Clair Eby; interment in Paradise Mennonite Cemetery.

Nofziger, Amelia, daughter of Moses and Fannie (Christner) Miller, was born at Kokomo, Ind., Apr. 23, 1885; died at Albany, Ore., Feb. 9, 1975; aged 89 y. On June 2, 1903, she was married to *Moses Nofziger, who preceded her in death on Apr. 5, 1958. Surviving are 2 foster sons (Bob and Verdell Erickson) and one sister (Katie Miller). She was a member of Zion Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 12, in charge of Paul Brunner; interment in Zion Cemetery.
Correction from Mona Mann: Amelia was married to Henry Nofziger rather than Moses - see Henry Nofziger obituary.

Rice, Noah M., son of Albert and Mary (Myers) Rice was born in Bedminster Twp., Pa., July 3, 1888; died at Doylestown Manor Nursing Home, Jan. 23, 1975; aged 86 y. On June 14, 1913, he was married to Annie Swartz, who preceded him in death on July 31, 1973. Surviving are 3 daughters (Naomi - Mrs. Wilbert Rolf, Blanche - Mrs. Clarence Nyce, and Irene - Mrs. Clarence Leatherman), one son (Noah, Jr.), one foster daughter (Orpha Leatherman), 16 grandchildren, 3 stepgrandchildren, one brother (Mahlon), and one sister (Mrs. Mary Trauger). He was preceded in death by 4 children (Paul, Walter, Earl, and Minna). He was a member of Deep Run Mennonite East cong., where funeral services were held on Jan. 26, in charge of Cleon Nyce and Joseph Gross; interment in Deep Run Mennonite East Cemetery.

Risser, Cora B., daughter of Isaac and Mary (Shank) Myers, was born in Greencastle, Pa., Jan. 26, 1900; died of heart failure at Harrisonburg, Va., Feb. 4, 1975; aged 75 y. On Nov. 21, 1921, she was married to Irvin C. Risser, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Louise - Mrs. Mike Blosser, Ellen - Mrs. Harold Martin, and Martha - Mrs. Richard Keeler), one son (Isaac), 2 sisters (Mrs. Mary Horst and Mrs. Abraham Martin), and one brother (Harry Myers). She was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of Alvin Kanagy and Mahlon Blosser; interment in Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Roth, Sidney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roth, was born Aug. 19, 1900; died of a coronary attack at Tavistock Mennonite Church, Tavistock, Ont., Jan. 26, 1975; aged 74 y. He was married to Violet Brenneman, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Howard), one daughter (Lorraine), 4 grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Susan Yantzi). He was a member of Tavistock Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 29, in charge of Wilmer Martin and Henry Yantzi; interment in East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery.

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Allebach, Lourene, daughter of Clarence H. and Lizzie (Ruth) Ziegler, was born on Feb. 17, 1921; died at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Feb. 13, 1975; aged 54 y. On June 21, 1941, she was married to Willard M. Allebach, who survives. Also surviving are her father, 2 daughters (Mary Lou - Mrs. Richard A. Bechtel, and Joyce Z. Allebach), one son (Richard), 2 grandsons, 2 brothers (Russell L. and Irwin L.), and 3 sisters (Kathryn Z. - Mrs. Henry B. Bergey, Dorothy Z. - Mrs. Stanley F. Detweiler, and Betty Jean Z. - Mrs. Ralph H. Landis). She was a member of Franconia Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 16, in charge of Leroy Godshall, Floyd Hackman, and Curtis Bergey; interment in adjoining cemetery.

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Bauman, Orvie F., son of Emmanuel and Mary Ann (Frey) Bauman, was born in Floradale, Ont., Nov. 26, 1911; died in a traffic accident at Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 5, 1975; aged 63 y. He was married to Adell Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Bryan, Phyllis - Mrs. David Fennell, and Carolyn - Mrs. Patrick Morris), 2 grandchildren, one brother (Howard), and 3 sisters (Florence - Mrs. Walter Burkholder, Gladys - Mrs. Clayton Cressman, and Carol - Mrs. Lester Bauman). He was a member of Erb St. Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of Galen Johns; interment in Erb Street Cemetery.

Brubaker, Lesta M., daughter of George and Lydia (Brenneman) Diller, was born in Allen County, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1887; died at her home in Elida, Ohio, Sept. 20, 1974; aged 87 y. She was married to Amandus Brubaker, who preceded her in death on May 11, 1957. Surviving are 2 daughters (Erma L., and Clara - Mrs. Harold Bear). She was preceded in death by one son (Harold). She was a member of Pike Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 23, in charge of Kenneth Benner and Harold Good; interment in Salem Cemetery.

DePriest, Pearl, daughter of William and Arminta (Young) DePriest, was born at Ridgeway, Mo., July 25, 1893; died of a stroke and kidney poison at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Mountain View, Mo., Sept. 4, 1974; aged 81 y. On Oct. 25, 1922, she was married to Hayden DePriest, who preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 1961. Surviving are 2 daughters (Dolora - Mrs. James Trowbridge and Lydia), 2 grandchildren, one sister, and 2 brothers. Three sisters and 7 brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of Berea Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 6, in charge of Oney Hathaway and Truman Pulliam; interment in DePriest Cemetery.

Transcriber's note: kidney poison as in original.

Diffenderfer, Alice M., daughter of Isaac and Annie (Metzler) Stauffer, was born in Elizabeth Twp., Pa., Dec. 17, 1894; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 31, 1974; aged 80 y. On June 14, 1917, she was married to Harry Frey, who preceded her in death in 1926. On Sept. 4, 1928, she was married to Harry L. Diffenderfer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Paul N. and Melvin N.), one daughter (Minerva - Mrs. Roy S. Ulrich), 3 stepchildren, 11 stepgrandchildren, and 5 stepgreat-grandchildren. She was a member of Landis Valley Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 4, in charge of Mervin L. Landis and Ira D. Landis; interment in Hammer Creek Mennonite Cemetery.

Eash, Annie L., daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth (Johns) Swank, was born in Somerset Co., Pa., Apr. 28, 1886; died at her home at Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 16, 1975; aged 88 y. On Dec. 25, 1904, she was married to Loransa Kaufman, who preceded her in death in 1944. On Aug. 2, 1947, she was married to Jonathan T. Eash, who died in 1954. Surviving are one daughter (Lizzie - Mrs. Paul Kniss), 3 sons (Henry, Paul, and Harley Kaufman), 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and one sister (Trella - Mrs. Dewey Holsopple). She was preceded in death by one daughter, 4 sisters, and one brother. She was a member of Stahl Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 19, in charge of Curtis Godshall and Sanford Shetler; interment in church cemetery.

Garber, Alma M., daughter of Ezra and Alice Martin, was born at Elizabethtown, Pa., Aug. 18, 1899; died at Landis Homes, Lititz, Pa., Feb. 4, 1975; aged 75 y. On Dec. 27, 1917, she was married to Paul R. Garber, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Nancy - Mrs. J. Herbert Brubaker, and Sara M.), 3 sons (Paul, Jr., John M., and David M.), 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Ralph L. Martin). She was a member of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of Walter L. Keener and Richard Frank; interment in Bosslers Mennonite Cemetery.

Hartman, Mary Edith, daughter of John G. and Magdalena (Wenger) Brunk, was born at Harrisonburg, Va., July 22, 1897. died of cancer at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Jan. 2, 1975; aged 77 y. She is survived by one sister (Anna B. Brunk), one brother (Menno J. Brunk), and a foster sister (Mrs. Roberta Fulk). She was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. She was a member of Lindale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 4, in charge of Percy Gerig, Arthur McPhee, David Brunk, and Lloyd Horst; interment in Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Headings, Ezra, son of Ezra J. and Lydia (King) Headings, was born in Coffey Co., Kan., Dec. 26, 1887; died of cancer at Latham Care Center, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1975; aged 87 y. On Dec. 31, 1911, he was married to Nellie M. Mohr, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Velma - Mrs. Robert Plank), one son (Floyd), 6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Archie). He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 24, in charge of Howard Schmitt and Duane Beck; interment in Fairview Cemetery.

Huber, Enos S., son of Levi and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Huber, was born in Manheim Twp., Pa., July 1, 1896; died at Ephrata (Pa. ) Comm. Hospital on Nov. 26, 1974; aged 78 y. He was married to Grace Leaman, who preceded him in death in 1972. Surviving are 2 children (Evelyn - Mrs. Melvin E. Hess, Ruth - Mrs. J. Harold Eby), 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are 3 brothers (Henry S., David S., and John S.). He was a member of Landis Valley Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 29, in charge of Levi M. Weaver, Ira D. Landis and Mervin L. Landis; interment in adjoining cemetery.

McDaniel, Emma, daughter of William and Alice (Stahl) Sala, was born in Somerset Co., Pa., Apr. 21, 1901; died at Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 20, 1975; aged 74 y. On Dec. 8, 1926, she was married to Roy Charles McDaniel, who preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 1961. Surviving are 8 children (June - Mrs. Kermit Wingard, William, Robert, Paul, Carl, Sally Ann - Mrs. William Reddecliff, Iona Mae, and David), 20 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are 4 brothers (Ammon, Sr., George, William, Henry), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Maggie Thomas, Lizzie - Mrs. Robert Gindlesperger). She was preceded in death by her husband, 2 sons (Ray and Melvin) 4 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, 2 sisters (Mrs. Effie Blough and Mrs. Annie Yoder) and 2 brothers (John and Calvin). She was a member of Stahl Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 22, in charge of Curtis Godshall and Sanford Shetler; interment in church cemetery.

Naffziger, Lizzie S., daughter of John and Catherine (Schrock) Birkey, was born at Eureka, Ill., Dec. 14, 1885; died at Rockwell City, Iowa, Feb. 10. 1975; aged 89 y. On Feb. 4, 1908, she was married to Alphia Naffziger, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Leslie, and Lola - Mrs. Elmer Bahls), 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. Katie Zehr), 2 brothers (John and William). She was preceded in death by 2 sisters (Lucille and Laura). She was a member of Manson Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 13, in charge of Walter Smeltzer. Interment in Rosehill Cemetery.

Transcriber's note: Feb. 10. 1975 as in original.

Nyce, Lizzie W., daughter of Tobias and Elmira (Wile) Nice, was born in Lower Salford Twp., Pa., Feb. 19. 1884; died at Souderton, Pa., Jan. 23, 1975; aged 91 y. On May 28, 1904, she was married to Elmer S. Nyce, who preceded her in death on June 5, 1972. She is survived by one sister (Elmira - Mrs. Morris Kerr), 3 grandsons, 13 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one son (Edwin). She was a member of Salford Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 27, in charge of John L. Ruth and Henry L. Ruth; interment in church cemetery.

Transcriber's note: Feb. 19. 1884 as in original.

Schmucker, Willard N., son of Noah and Ida (Miller) Schmucker, was born in Goshen, Ind., June 12, 1924; died of stroke at Goshen, Ind., Feb. 16, 1975; aged 50 y. On Feb. 17, 1946, he was married to Dorothy Sumpter, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Sharon - Mrs. William Babin, Joyce - Mrs. Kerm Schrock and Kenneth W.), 4 sisters (Kathryn - Mrs. George Hoover, Rosa - Mrs. George Cross, Edna - Mrs. Christ Mast, and Esther - Mrs. Abe Schmucker), and 3 grandchildren. He was a member of East Goshen Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 19, in charge of Cliff Miller; interment in Elkhart Prairie Cemetery.

Shank, Christian J., son of Christian and Mary (Strite) Shank, was born in Franklin County, Pa., Aug. 23, 1888; died at Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 13, 1975; aged 86 y. On Jan. 30, 1908, he was married to Fannie Carpenter, who preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 1965. He is survived by 4 children (Leonard E., Anna Mae - Mrs. Raymond Lesher, Arthur L., and Carrie Ellen - Mrs. Arthur Grove), 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by 5 brothers, 3 sisters, 3 daughters (Esther Irene, Mary Grace, and Alice Marie) and one son (Lewis Christian). He was a member of Miller Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held on Jan. 15 at Mt. Olive Church by Glenn Martin, Ira Martin, Allen Strite, and Joseph Horst; interment was in Reiff Cemetery.

Tickle, Timmy, son of James and Grace Gross Benjamin Tickle, was born in Newport News, Va., Jan. 6, 1954; died of motorcycle accident, at Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 8, 1974; aged 20 y. He is survived by his parents, one brother (Jerry), one sister (Jane). Funeral services were held on Nov. 12, at Tuttle Avenue Mennonite Church, in charge of Michael Shenk; interment in Sarasota Memorial Cemetery.

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Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 11 -March 18, 1975 - pp. 214 and 218

S. C. Yoder, a Pioneer

Sanford Calvin Yoder, seventh president of Goshen College and a leader in the Mennonite denomination and its overseas missions, died on Feb. 23 at Greencroft Nursing Center, Goshen. He was 95 years old.

He was born on Dec. 5, 1879, to Christian S. and Anna (Swartzendruber) Yoder, pioneers on the Iowa prairie at Sharon Center, near Iowa City. While a young boy, the family moved to the prairies of northwestern Iowa. Owing to economic depression and family hardship, he finished high school as he was able and was graduated from Clarion High School at the age of 22 and most likely was the first child of Amish parents west of the Mississippi River to continue his education through high school.

Settling in Nebraska in 1908, he became deeply interested in the work of the Amish-Mennonite Church and began a career that included a wide variety of service to the church as pastor, evangelist, writer, overseas missions leader, college president, Bible professor, and arbitrator of tensions within the brotherhood. As a result, his name has been a household name among Mennonites for more than half a century.

During World War I he was one of those responsible for the Amish and Mennonite conscientious objectors in camps west of the Mississippi River and helped draft the document setting forth the church's position on nonresistance.

He was elected to the Mennonite Board of Education in 1916 and was its president 1919-24. He was moderator of the Mennonite General Conference 1919-21.

In 1918 he was elected to Mennonite Board of Missions and in 1919-20 he was in Argentina to give advice and counsel on beginning the mission work there. From 1921 to 1940 he was Mission Board secretary and from 1940 to 1944 its president. He was also a founding member of Mennonite Central Committee.

He helped launch the Mennonite Historical Library and the scholarly Mennonite Quarterly Review, a historical journal of Anabaptist and Mennonite thought and affairs.

Upon retiring from the presidency of Goshen College in 1940, Yoder taught Bible at Goshen College until 1951, and was director of the college's Bible correspondence department until 1962. Just before leaving the presidency, he began writing on a wide variety of topics and experiences, and his first book, For Conscience' Sake, a study of Mennonite migrants resulting from World War 1, was published in 1940.

Numerous books appeared later: Down South America Way (1943), Poetry of the Old Testament" (1948), Eastward to the Sun (1953), Horse Trails Along the Desert (1954), Days of My Years (1959), If I Were Young Again (1963), and He Gave Some Prophets (1964) about the Old Testament prophets and their message.

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Bean, Sara K., daughter of Warren G. and Anna (Kolb) Bean, was born in Skippack Twp., Sept. 3, 1896; died at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Feb. 17, 1975; aged 78 y. Surviving are 2 sisters (Mary Bean and Martha Moyer). She was a member of the Upper Skippack Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 21, in charge of Charles A. Ness; interment in Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery.

Dunithan, Chester A., son of Henry and Margaret (Nelson) Dunithan, was born in Lagrange Co., Ind., Oct. 12, 1881; died at the Lagrange Nursing Home on Feb. 22, 1975; aged 93 y. In May 1915 he was married to Barbara Weaver, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Marjorie ­ Mrs. Merle Swihart), 3 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one sister (Bessie ­ Mrs. Ezra Covert). He was a member of the Emma Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 25, in charge of Amos O. Hostetler, Ivan Miller, and Ken Bontreger; interment in the Beulah Cemetery.

Ebersole, Samuel Irvin, son of Noah and Mary (Schweitzer) Ebersole, was born near Ary, Neb., May 18, 1904; died at the Yavapai Community Hospital, Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 17, 1975; aged 70 y. He is survived by one brother (Arthur). He was a member of the Sunnyslope Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Feb. 23, in charge of David W. Mann. Interment in the Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 19.

Hershberger, Simon N., son of Noah and Savilla (Yoder) Hershberger, was born at Grantsville, Md., July 24, 1898; died suddenly of a heart attack near his home at Kalona, Iowa, Feb. 5, 1975; aged 76 y. On Dec. 24, 1922, he was married to Barbara Bender, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Verda ­ Mrs. Cecil Miller, Mary Ellen ­ Mrs. Dan Miller, Jr., and Norma ­ Mrs. Joe Hostetler), 5 sons (John, James, Glenn, Paul, and Carroll), 29 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Vernie ­ Mrs. Dan Lichty, Lydia ­ Mrs. Sam Beachy, and Fannie ­ Mrs. Noah Beachy), and 2 brothers (Elmer and Ervin). He was a member of the Upper Deer Creek Conservative Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 8, in charge of Morris Swartzendruber and Henry D. Miller; interment in the adjoining church cemetery.

Hayslett, William H., son of Robert B. and Elizabeth C. Hayslett, was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Sept. 15, 1892; died at Waynesboro Community Hospital on Nov. 19, 1974; aged 82 y. He was married to Addie Myrdle Hayslett, who survives. He was a member of Greenmonte Mennonite Church, Stuarts Draft, Va. Funeral services were held at the Baer Funeral Home, Churchville, Va., in charge of Evan Brenneman and John D. Martin.

Keim, Ida Viola, daughter of Mose and Catherine (Yoder) Mishler, was born at Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 9, 1916; died of a heart attack at her home in Bayport, Mich., Feb. 17, 1975; aged 59 y. On Mar. 9, 1941, she was married to George H. Keim, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Mary, Wayne, Charlene, and Howard), 2 sisters (Mrs. Sylvia Yoder and Mrs. Mary Swartzendruber), 2 brothers (Robert and Jacob Mishler), her stepmother, and 3 stepsisters. She was a member of the Pigeon River Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 21, in charge of Jesse Yoder, Willard Mayer, and Luke Yoder; interment in the church cemetery.

Troyer, Joseph M., son of Moses D. and Katie J. (Yoder) Troyer, was born near Mt. Hope, Ohio; died at his home in Pueblo, Colo., Feb. 3, 1975; aged 93 y. He was the last surviving member of a family of 9 children. He was a member of the Mennonite Church at Limon, Colo., where funeral services were held, in charge of Eldo Miller; interment in the Limon Mennonite Cemetery.

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Alderfer, Elmer A., son of Samuel and Mary (Allebach) Alderfer, was born in Hilltown Twp., Pa., Aug. 18, 1892; died at Sellersville, Pa., Feb. 2, 1975; aged 82 y. On Sept. 14, 1911, he was married to Alice Groff, who preceded him in death on June 21, 1966. In Aug. 1968, he was married to Anne Alderfer, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Norman), one daughter (Mrs. Dorothy Keely), 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Rockhill Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 6, in charge of Henry L. Ruth; interment at the adjoining cemetery.

Alderfer, Katie M., daughter of John and Sallie (Moyer) Landis, was born in Franconia Twp., Pa., Jan. 17,.1890; died at Hatfield, Pa., Feb. 6, 1975; aged 85 y. On Sept. 18, 1909, she was married to Wilmer A. Alderfer, who preceded her in death on Jan. 11, 1961. Surviving are 2 sons (John L. and Russel L. Alderfer) one daughter (Mrs. Carolyn Derstein), 20 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 4 sisters (Mrs. Maggie Bergey, Mrs. Mary Wile, Mrs. Edith Landis, and Mrs. Raymond Rosenberger), and 2 brothers (Raymond and John Landis). She was preceded in death by 2 daughters, 3 sons, 2 brothers, and one sister. She was a member of the Rockhill Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Franconia Mennonite Church on Feb. 9, in charge of Floyd Hackman, Henry Ruth, and Ralph Martin; interment in the adjoining cemetery.

Egli, Ella Viola, daughter of John and Mary (Orendorff) Zehr, was born in Manson, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1900; died in an auto accident at Casa Grande, Ariz., Feb. 24, 1975; aged 75 y. On Dec. 3, 1919, she was married to John O. Egli, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Merle and Norman), 3 daughters (Dorothy ­ Mrs. Paul Oswald, Lois ­ Mrs. Henry Showers, and Judy ­ Mrs. Gary Dana), 19 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Edwin E. Zehr). She was preceded in death by 2 sons (Irvin and Ivan). She was a member of the Manson Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 28, in charge of Walter Smeltzer; interment in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Iowa.

Egli, Vinnie R., daughter of Franklin and Christina (Johnson) Widlund, was born in Manson, Iowa, Nov. 7, 1895; died of cancer at Trinity West Hospital, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Feb. 28, 1975; aged 79 y. On Aug. 31, 1917, she was married to Joe J. Egli, who preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 1973. Surviving are 2 sons (Verle and Ben), 5 daughters (Esther ­ Mrs. Floyd Fenske, Doris ­ Mrs. Ray Hall, Mrs. Grace Pugh, Mrs. Ida Lairson, and Edith), 22 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Edith Juday). She was a member of the Manson Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 3, in charge of Walter Smeltzer; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Garber, Lenna M., was born at La Prairie, Ill., Sept. 11, 1888; died at the Ottumwa Hospital, Ottumwa, Iowa, Feb. 22, 1975; aged 86 y. She was married to J. W. Humphrey, who preceded her in death in 1912. In 1953 she was married to Joseph E. Garber, who preceded her in death in 1967. Surviving are one stepson (Arthur Lee Garber), 2 stepdaughters (Mrs. Fae Steffen and Mrs. Lois Byler), 10 step-grandchildren, 9 step-great-grandchildren, one brother (Arthur Lee Cain), and one sister (Sadie White). She was preceded in death by a daughter (Thelma V. Humphrey) on July 20, 1971, and one brother (Elmer B. Cain) in 1951. She was a member of the Metamora Mennonite Church. Memorial services were held at the Mason Funeral Home on Feb. 24, in charge of James Detweiler; interment in Mt. Horeb Cemetery, Golden, Ill.

Gehman, A. Lincoln, son of Daniel and Mary Ann (Detwiler) Gehman, was born in New Britain Twp., Pa., Sept. 7, 1891; died of a heart attack at Sellersville, Pa., Feb. 18, 1975; aged 83 y. On Dec. 13, 1913, he was married to Hannah Souder, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Eva ­ Mrs. Mark N. Landes, Edna ­ Mrs. Lester Bergey, Earl S., and Lester S.), 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Ephraim Gehman). He was a member of the Rockhill Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 22, in charge of Frank Keller and Henry Ruth; interment in the adjoining cemetery.

Gerber, Bertha May, was born in Milford, Neb., Mar. 28, 1885; died at Pykiet Manor Rest Home, Harper, Kan., Feb. 9, 1975; aged 89 y. On June 20, 1917, she was married to Edward Gerber, who preceded her in death on Sept. 26, 1969. Surviving are one son (Loren) one daughter (Orva ­ Mrs. Walter Massanari), and 6 grandchildren. One infant son preceded her in death. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 11, in charge of Robert O. Zehr; interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

Glick, Minnie May, daughter of Samuel P. and Katie (Raber) Miller, was born near Holden, Mo., May 4, 1890; died unexpectedly from acute myocardial infarction on Feb. 7, 1975; aged 84 y. On Dec. 12, 1909, she was married to Henry J. Glick, who preceded her in death on Nov. 11, 1965. Surviving are 4 children (Elva ­ Mrs. George Cramer, Naomi ­ Mrs. Amos Harnish, H. Harold, and Paul J.), 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 2 foster children (Mary ­ Mrs. Jay Aument and David Hartman), 7 foster grandchildren, and 2 foster great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Vine Street Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Gundel Funeral Home, Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 11, in charge of Clair Hollinger and Larry Wenger; interment in Kinzer Mennonite Cemetery.

Hartz, Susan M., daughter of Abram S. and Susanna (Yoder) Kurtz, was born at Morgantown, Pa., June 6, 1886; died at the Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, Pa., Feb. 6, 1975; aged 88 y. On Jan. 28, 1910, she was married to Amos Hartz, who preceded her in death on July 17, 1972. Surviving is one sister (Ida ­ Mrs. Aaron M. Kennel). She was a member of the Conestoga Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 10, in charge of Omar A. Kurtz, Ira A. Kurtz, and Harvey Z. Stoltzfus; interment in Conestoga Mennonite Cemetery.

Miller Alta E., daughter of Milo M. and Delilah (Miller) Kempf, was born in Kalona, Iowa, Feb. 14, 1900; died of a heart attack at Pleasantview Home, Kalona, Iowa, Mar. 3, 1975; aged 75 y. On Sept. 1, 1927, she was married to Lawrence Miller, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Russell), 3 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Milo Miller and Mrs. Chester Miller), and 2 brothers (Zene and Glen Kempf). She was a charter member of the Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 7, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer; interment in Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona.

Speigle, Gary Duane, son of Donald and Grace (Mishler) Speigle, was born in Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 9, 1971; died at his home on Feb. 25, 1975; aged 4 y. Surviving are his parents, 4 brothers (Harlan, Robert, Dwight, and David), 2 sisters (Karen and Nancy), his maternal grandmother, and his paternal grandfather. Funeral services were held at the Thomas Mennonite Church, in charge of Aldus J. Wingard; interment in Blough Mennonite Cemetery.

Zimmerly, Velma Olive, daughter of Peter R. and Anna (Burkholder) Steiner, was born near Orrville, Ohio, July 28, 1901; died at the Bren-Field Nursing Center, Orrville, Jan. 30, 1975; aged 73 y. On May 1, 1932, she was married to Aldine J. Zimmerly, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Glenn, Lois ­ Mrs. Philip Copeland, Eileen ­ Mrs. Adolf Loeffler, and Esther L.), 4 grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mrs. Icie Basinger and Eva ­ Mrs. David Kornhaus). She was preceded in death by one brother (Dayton Steiner), 3 half sisters (Edna Steiner, Sylvia Stauffer, and Dilia Steiner) and 2 half brothers (Earl and Clarence Steiner). She was a member of the Crown Hill Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 2, in charge of Wilmer Hartman and Noah Hilty; interment in the Crown Hill Mennonite Cemetery.

Transcribed by Marlene McMullin, Michigan