The Mennonite - June 2006
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, June 6, 2006, pages
26-27, Vol. 9, No. 11
Allebach.- Mildred G., 86, West Rockhill, Pa.,
died May 17. Spouse: Irwin Allebach (deceased). Parents: Allen and
Lizzie Ruth Godshall. Child: Ralph. Funeral: May 19 at Dock Woods
Community, Landsdale, Pa.
Brubacher.- Eileen Martin, 75, Elmira, Ont.,
died April 29 of pancreatic cancer. Spouse: Ivan Brubacher. Parents:
Edwin and Annie Martin. Children: David, Dennis, Darlene Weber, Marvin,
Mark; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 3 at St.
Jacobs (Ont.) Mennonite Church.
Buhler.- Leucile, 99, Bluffton, Ohio, died
April 15. Spouse: Gerhard Buhler (deceased). Parents: Sam and Sarah
Steiner. Children: Genevieve Fast, Joanne Voth, Ruth Graber. Funeral:
April 24 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Friesen.- Hilda, 73, Altona, Man., died April
29. Spouse: Bernie H. Friesen. Parents: Cornelius Voth and Susan Wiebe.
Children: Ralph, Lyndon, Kevin; six grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at
Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Hartman.- Paul R., 82, Goshen,
Ind., died April 26. Spouse: Erma Mumaw Hartman (deceased). Parents:
Abram and Ada Hoover Hartman. Children: Darrel, Sharon Swartzendruber,
Julia Stech, Marlene Sutter, Anna Mast; 28 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Heffentrager.- Alice Wampole,
84, North Wales, Pa., died May 14. Spouse: Abel S. Heffentrager
(deceased). Parents: William and Carrie Dettra Wampole. Children: Alice
A. Newton, Susan D. Elverson, Sally G.; two grandchildren. Funeral: May
16 at Grace Mennonite Church, Lansdale, Pa.
Heppner.- Henry, 68, Altona,
Man., died April 23. Spouse: Tina Heppner. Parents: Peter F. Heppner
and Elizabeth Schroeder. Children: Joan Funk, Sandra Schoenwetter,
Connie Heppner-Mueller; six grandchildren. Funeral: April 27 at
Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Herbine.- Pearl M., 77,
Lansdale, Pa, died May 14. Spouse: Charles R. Herbine (deceased).
Parents: John and Mary Kletzing Frey. Funeral: May 18 at Grace
Mennonite Church, Lansdale.
Horst.- Nevin L., 75, Stevens,
Pa., died April 22. Spouse: Blanche Mohler Horst. Parents: Benjamin B.
and Martha Lehman Horst. Children: Timothy, Adelle Ward, Phyllis
Nofziger, Rachel McLaughlin, Phillip; 15 grandchildren. Funeral: April
27 at Ephrata (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Kehler.- Hilda, 92, Altona,
Man., died May 8. Spouse: Henry Kehler (deceased). Parents: Jacob P.
Kehler and Anna Friesen. Children: Myron, Arlene Jardine, Ingrid Heide,
Bernice Heinrichs; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 13 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Kenagy.- Kenneth Kay, 84,
Canby, Ore., died April 22. Spouse: Dorothy Brown Kenagy. Parents:
William and Emma Troyer Kenagy. Children: Norman; one grandchild.
Funeral: April 28 at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Ore.
Kulp.- Daryl M., 26 Telford,
Pa, died April 5. Parents: Scott and Betty Nice Kulp. Funeral Apr. 10
at Blooming Glen (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Kurtz.- Jacob M., 96,
Fleetwood, Pa., died May 1. Spouse: Ada Kauffman Kurtz (deceased).
Parents: Jacob S. and Lydia Kurtz. Children: Arlene Kreider, Allen,
Norman, Raymond, Wayne, Paul, Leon, Ken, Sam, Luke, Floyd; 32
grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 6 at Landis Homes,
Lititz.
MacMillan.- Nancy, 49,
Pasadena, Calif., died April 13 of cancer. Father: Don MacMillan.
Funeral: April 22 at Pasadena Mennonite Church.
Manley.- Johnnie David, 66,
Goshen, Ind., died May 7 of heart disease. Spouse: Marilyn Schweitzer
Manley. Parents: Cyrus T. and Mildred Snow Manley. Child: Jerry Hawn;
step-children: Kenneth Schweitzer, Allen Brown, Dewey Brown, Karen
Schweitzer, Terri Miller, Christine Knowles, Dawn Jacobs, Connie Brown;
two grandchildren; 13 step-grand children. Funeral: May 15 at Solomon
Creek United Methodist Church, Syracuse, Ind.
Miller.- John N., 83,
Rensselaer, Ind., died Jan. 23 of kidney failure and related health
problems. Spouse: Dorothy Chupp Miller (deceased). Parents: Noah and
Sarah Frey Miller. Children: Ronald Gale, Celina Diane; three
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 27 at Burr Oak
Mennonite Church, Rensselaer.
Miller.- Paul Lewis, 84,
Wellman, Iowa, died May 1. Spouse: Nina Brenneman Miller. Parents: Eli
L. and Anna Gingerich Miller. Children: Alice Theiler, Donna Steele;
one grandchild. Funeral: May 4 at West Union Mennonite Church, Parnell,
Iowa.
Miller.- William B., 77,
Sarasota, Fla., died April 24. Parents: Benjamin and Lovina Miller.
Funeral: May 5 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Mishler.- Violetta, 106,
Lagrange, Ind., died April 29. Spouse: Howard E. Mishler (deceased).
Parents: Danief V. and Fanny Yoder. Children: Stanley, May Etta Schrock
(deceased); eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nine
great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-step-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 3 at Emma Mennonite Church, Topeka, Ind.
Neuman.- Helen Ruth Elliott,
83, Hesston, Kan., died May 8. Spouse: Harold H. Neumann (deceased).
Parents: Guy and Fern Elliott. Child: Susan Neumann Lamb; two
grandchildren. Funeral: May 11 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Nofziger.- Hermia E. Stuckey,
94, Archbold, Ohio, died May 9. Spouse: LaVern Nofziger (deceased).
Parents: Henry and Emma Yoder Stuckey, Children: Shirley Short, Sharon
Sauder, Verlyn; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 13 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Rufenacht.- Maynard E., 83,
Archbold, Ohio, died Jan. 21. Spouse: (1st) Elverda Nofziger Rufenact
(deceased), (2nd) Bernice Nofziger Rufenacht. Parents: Elias and Louisa
Aschliman Rufenacht Children: Jean Hartzler, James, Corwin, Terry,
Lonnie; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 25
at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Schmidt.- Zelda Harms, 95,
North Newton, Kan., died April 25. Spouse: Ernest L. Schmidt
(deceased). Parents: Henry and Susie Ewert Harms. Children: Iris
Siemens, Carol Peterson; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild. Funeral: April 29 at Grace Hill Mennonite
Church, Whitewater, Kan.
Shank.- Sharyn Katie, 66,
Bowling Green, Ky., died May 12 of congestive heart failure. Spouse:
Lowell W. Shank. Parents: Wilfred and Frances Yoder Kanagy. Children:
Jennifer Buckingham, Kim Jay. Funeral: May 15 at Johnson/Vaughn/Phelps
Funeral Home, Bowling Green.
Shields-Priddy.- Sara Marie,
44, Lynden, Wash., died March 22 due to exposure to hantavirus. Spouse:
Kirk Anthony Shields-Priddy. Parents: J.D. and Ruth Elerine Shields.
Children: Jordan, Zachary. Funeral: March 27 at Langley (B.C.)
Mennonite Fellowship.
Shoup.- Mary Ellen, 85, Hemet,
Calif., died April 25. Parents: Harry and Lottie Shoup. Funeral: May 3
at First Presbyterian Church, Hemet.
Showalter.- Rhoda Elizabeth,
63, Waynesboro, Va., died May 7. Parents: Alva and Mary Frances Driver
Showalter. Funeral: May 10 at Springdale Mennonite Church, Waynesboro.
Smith.- Burdetta Hochstetler,
71, Wooster, Ohio, died April 2. Spouse: William Smith. Parents: Donald
and Blanche Hileman Hochstetler. Children: William Smith Jr., Jackie
Zuercher; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Memorial
service: April 13 at Smithville (Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Warkentin.- Albert, 99, Buhler,
Kan., died May 7. Spouse: Thelma Froese Warkentin (deceased). Parents:
Abraham and Matilda Hinz Warkentin. Children: Darwin, Rose Diasio,
Betty Krehbiel; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nine
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 10 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite
Church, Inman, Kan.
Wilson.- Catherine Rocke, 85,
Chenoa, Ill., died May 5. Spouse: Virgil O. Wilson (deceased). Parents:
Joseph and Ella Rediger Rocke. Children: Larry, Roger, Doug; six
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 8 at Meadows
Mennonite Church, Chenoa.
Witmer.- Iola, 95, Orrville,
Ohio, died April 14. Spouse: Owen Witmer (deceased). Children: Mabel
Horst, Margaret Wenger, Melvin; eight grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 21
at Smithville (Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Yoder.- Alta Shoemaker, 89,
Springs, Pa., died March 26. Spouse: Homer M. Yoder (deceased).
Parents: Ellis and Nettie Maust Shoemaker. Funeral: March 29 at Springs
Mennonite Church.
Yoder.- David S., 85,
Lancaster, Pa., died May 7. Spouse: Pauline Gehman Yoder. Children:
Dale, Karen Gyger; four grandchildren. Funeral: May 11 at Landisville
(Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Yoder.- Fannie M., 99,
Neffsville, Pa., died April 23. Spouse: Jacob C. Yoder (deceased).
Parents: Christ B. and Fannie Yoder. Child: Betty Kaufman; four
grandchildren. Funeral: April 26 at Oley (Pa.) Valley Mennonite Church.
Yoder.- Grace Alderfer, 97,
Souderton, Pa., died April 11. Spouse: J. Walter Yoder (deceased).
Parents: Franklin and Katie Landis Alderfer. Children: Clyde, Edna
Swartley; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 14 at Souderton Mennonite
Homes.
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The Mennonite, June 20, 2006, pages
26-27, Vol. 9, No. 12.
Austin.- La Verne "Barney", 85,
Denver, Colo., died April 26. Spouse: Vivian Austin. Children: Leslie,
Douglas, Marilyn Crouse; six grandchildren. Funeral: May 6 at Peace
Mennonite Community Church, Aurora, Colo.
Bebb.- Hazel Yoder, 88, Albany,
Ore., died May 14. Spouse: Elmer A. Yoder (deceased). Parents: G.
Roscoe and Clara Tyson Bebe. Children: Pat Hershberger, Shirley Yoder
Brubaker, Judy Stutzman; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 19 at Shridan* (Ore.) Mennonite Church.
*Transcriber’s note: Sheridan
Brockmueller.- David, 89,
Corpus Christi, Texas, died March 25. Spouse: Eileen Bousfield
(deceased). Parents: William and Mary Preheim Brockmueller. Children:
Jerry, Brian; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: April
22 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.
Christophel.- Ellen Christner,
65, Battle Creek, Mich., died May 10 of pulmonary fibrosis combined
with pneumonia. Spouse: Eldon Clare Christophel. Parents: Monroe and
Edna Hershberger Christner. Children: Kevin, Yvonne Pizarro; nine
grandchildren. Funeral: May 13 at Pine Grove Mennonite Church, Battle
Creek.
Dean.- W. John, 63, Lancaster,
Pa., died May 23. Spouse: Darlene Sutherland Dean. Parents: William and
Frances Bihlmeyer Dean. Child: William James; six grandchildren.
Funeral: May 26 at Hershey Mennonite Church, Kinzers, Pa.
Eichelberger.- Clayton, 77,
Valparaiso, Ind., died May 21. Spouse: Laura Eichelberger (deceased).
Parents: Chris and Adeline Eichelberger. Children: Lyle, Carl. Funeral:
May 27 at Hopewell Mennonite Church, Kouts, Ind.
Gingerich.- Vernon Joseph, 84,
Canby, Ore., died May 17. Spouse: Dorothy Lais Gingerich (deceased).
Parents: Walter and Alta Snyder Gingerich. Children: Raymond, John,
Douglas, Dorothy Elaine Brenneman, Thomas, Charles, Carolyn, Judy,
Craig; 17 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 21 at
Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Ore.
Graber.- Leone Ortman, 92,
Freeman, S.D., died April 19. Spouse: Richard Graber (deceased).
Parents: Jacob and Caroline Ries Ortman. Children: DeLayne, Kenneth,
James; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: April 29 at
Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Hanauer.- Catherine H. Newcomer,
100, Rheems, Pa., died May 28. Spouse: Dalton Hanauer (deceased).
Parents: Ephraim R. and Stella Noll Newcomer. Stepchild: Paul. Funeral:
May 31 at Millersville (Pa.) Mennonite Cemetery.
Hershey.- Erma B., 82,
Intercourse, Pa., died May 4. Parents: Isaac and Esther Brackbill
Hershey. Funeral: May 8 at Hershey Mennonite Church, Kinzers, Pa.
Kropf.- Ellis, 91, Hubbard,
Ore., died May 25. Spouse; Emma Hueth Kropf (deceased). Parents:
Chauncey and Lomie Detweiler Kropf. Children: Richard, Bertha Mathis,
Mary Ellen Van Syoc; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 31 at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard.
Martens.- Cathleen Marie, 28,
Winnipeg, Man., died May 22. Parents: Rudy and Edna Martens. Funeral:
May 27 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona, Man.
Martin.- Alice M., 79,
Orrville, Ohio, died May 25. Parents: Phares and Magdalena Miller.
Funeral: May 29 at Orrville Mennonite Church.
Plank.- John Philip, 86,
Bellefontaine, Ohio, died May 8 of cancer. Spouse: Alma Fern Headings
Plank. Parents: Samuel E. and Corrine Beiler Plank. Children: Edwin
Jay, Gene, Susan Weseloh, Joyce Bazzle; 11 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 13 at South Union Mennonite Church,
West Liberty, Ohio.
Sauder.- Orval D., 91,
Archbold, Ohio, died May 22. Spouse: Ilva Short Sauder. Parents:
Emmanuel and Cora Baer Souder. Children: Jeff, Jeanette Cripe, Carol
Nafziger, Judy Yoder, Linda Rupp, Carolyn Kauffman; 18 grandchildren;
29 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 27 at Central Mennonite Church,
Archbold.
Sommerfeld.- Clarence Willis,
96, Hesston, Kan., died May 24. Spouse: Anabel Beck Sommerfeld
(deceased). Parents: Jacob and Matie Young Sommerfeld. Children:
Gordon, Jay; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 2
at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Stalter.- S. Fred, 95, Elida,
Ohio, died May 15. Spouse: Mary Heatwole Stalter (deceased). Parents:
James and Bertie Swartz Stalter. Children: Caroline Beggs, Shirley
Kauffman, Janice Roth, Dorothy Troyer, James; 11 grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 19 at Pike Mennonite Church, Elida.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
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