The Mennonite - October 2006
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, October 3, 2006,
pages 25-26, Vol. 9, No. 19.
Allan.- William J., 89, Louisville, Ohio,
died Aug. 31 from
congestive heart failure. Parents: William and Elizabeth Johnstone
Allan. Funeral: Sept. 8 at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, North Canton, Ohio.
Amstutz.- Cletus, 77, Orrville,
Ohio, died Aug. 12 from injuries
sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Parents: Elmer J. and Etta
Steiner Amstutz. Funeral: Aug. 17 at Martins Mennonite, Orrville.
Bontreger.- Sam C., 87,
Farmerstown, Ohio, died Sept. 9. Spouse: Betty
Schrock Bontreger (deceased). Parents: Crist and Dena Hochstetler
Bontreger. Children: Gordon, Sheldon, Karen Fleming, Debra Gilbert,
Phyllis Williams, Annette Bond; 11 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Walnut Creek Mennonite, Ohio.
Derstine.- Alma D. Kulp, 86,
Souderton, Pa., died Aug. 21. Spouse:
Samuel N. Derstine. Children: Emilie Walson, Leon, Harley, Rodney; 14
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 25 at Salford
Mennonite Church, Harleysville, Pa.
Fisher.- J. Kenneth, 83,
Chester Springs, Pa., died Aug. 23 of
leukemia. Spouse: Julia Heitman Fisher. Parents: Stephen and Lavina
Hooley Fisher. Children: Joel K., Larry A., Gayle; eight grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 26 at Frazer Mennonite Church, Pa.
Geiser.- Marie Ewing, 88,
Bluffton, Ohio, died July 5. Spouse: Paul
Geiser (deceased). Parents: Harry and Cleah Cummans Ewing. Children:
Ronald, John; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July 9 at Chiles and Sons Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.
Goehring.- Melvin C., 67,
Freeman, S.D., died Aug. 20 from surgery
complications. Spouse: Marilyn Jean Wagner Goehring. Parents: Andrew
and Martha Kreiger Goehring. Children: Linda Murphy, Randy, Kelly
Boese, Anita Hoff, Doris Higgins, Bonnie Tschetter; 12 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 25 at Salem Mennonite, Freeman.
Hostetler.- Edna Irene Hershberger
Gascho, 93, Kalona, Iowa, died Aug.
29. Spouse: Clarence Hostetler. Spouse: Wallace Gascho (deceased).
Parents: Ephraim and Dorinda Kempf Hershberger. Children: Charleen
Marner, Eugene Gascho, Gale Gascho; eight grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 4 at
East Union Mennonite, Kalona.
Kamp.- Margaret Hartman, 93,
Washington, Ill., died Sept. 10. Spouse:
Orville Kamp (deceased). Parents: William and Grace Ferner Hartman.
Children: Corrine Boehr, Warren; three grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 13
at Calvary Mennonite Church. Washington, Ill..
Leatherman.- Mabel W. Keeler,
91, Souderton, Pa., died Aug. 21. Spouse:
Elmer D. Leatherman (deceased). Parents: Alvin and Addie R. Keeler.
Children: Geraldine Halteman, Dale; 11 grandchildren; 32
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 24 at
Souderton Mennonite Home.
Markley.- Glenn F., 56,
Harleysville, Pa., died Aug. 9 of cancer.
Spouse: Carol S. Markley. Parents: Ephraim and Naomi Freed Markley.
Children: Crystal R. Kerns, William S.; four grandchildren. Funeral:
Aug. 13 at Williams-Bergey-Koffel Funeral Home, Franconia, Pa.
Mast.- Henry A., 90, Glendale,
Ariz., died Sept. 3. Spouse: Hazel
Gingerich Mast. Parents: Abe and Sarah Schrock Mast. Children: Cliff,
Ada Hollman; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Sept. 7 at Glencroft Retirement Center, Glendale.
Miller.- Verna Sauder, 81,
Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 1. Spouse: Floyd
E. Miller. Parents: Edward and Wilma Wyse Sauder. Children: Terry,
Craig, Merrill, Becky Kauffman, Eileen Nyce, Elaine Winzeler; 15
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 5 at Tedrow
Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Neuenschwander.- John, 66,
Kidron, Ohio, died Aug. 5 of cancer. Spouse:
Dee Geiser Neuenschwander. Parents: Menno and Elda Steiner
Neuenschwander. Children: Lynn Kauffman, Brad, Sharon Neuenschwander,
Jodie Stoltzfus; nine grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 6 at Kidron
Mennonite Church.
Rittenhouse.- Sara Moyer, 89,
Souderton, Pa., died Sept. 13. Spouse:
Samuel Z. Rittenhouse (deceased). Parents: William and Valaria Moyer.
Children: Philip; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Sept. 17 at Souderton Mennonite Home.
Smoker.- Abner K., 90, Phoenix,
Ariz., died Aug. 19. Spouse: Viola
Smoker Smoker. Parents: David Smoker and Mary Kauffman Smoker-Lapp.
Children: Myrna Cramer, Arlan, LaVon Miller; 10 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 25 at Best Funeral Home, Peoria,
Ariz.
Stutzman.- Fern Mast, 60,
Elkhart, Ind., died Sept. 5 from a head
injury sustained in a fall. Spouse: William Stutzman. Parents: Raymond
and Polly Yoder Mast. Children: Sheila Terlep, Mike; five
grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church,
Goshen, Ind.
Stutzman.- Mary K. Schlabach,
54, Berlin, Ohio, died Sept. 7 of cancer.
Spouse: Paul V. Stutzman. Parents: Roy and Evelyn Hershberger
Schlabach. Children: Rodrick, Melissa Stutzman, Kristin Thomas; one
grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 10 at Walnut Creek Mennonite, Ohio.
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The Mennonite, October 17, 2006, pages
25-27, Vol. 9, No. 20.
Becker.- Lizzie Unruh Koehn,
93, Aberdeen, Idaho, died Sept. 1. Spouse:
David D. Becker (deceased). Parents: Cornelius and Katie Koehn Unruh.
Children: Edith Isaak, Milton, Donald; eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 5 at First Mennonite Church,
Aberdeen.
Buckwalter.- Leon, 82,
Lancaster, Pa., died Sept. 17. Spouse: Miriam E.
Bair Buckwalter. Parents: Freeland N. and Florence Huber Buckwalter.
Children: L. Herbert, Fredric, Dana, Lori Klassen; four grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 22 at Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Christner.- Willis, 83,
Glendale, Ariz., died Sept. 7. Spouse: Anna
Beachy Christner. Parents: Noah and Martha Yoder Christner. Children:
Rich, Jim, Mary Headings, Ted Thomas (deceased); 14 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 14 at Glencroft Chapel, Glendale.
Cooprider.- Donald E., 80,
Hesston, Kan., died Sept. 18. Spouse: Lena
Slagell Cooprider (deceased). Parents: Irl and Lizzie Zimmerman
Cooprider. Children: Claudia Nathe, Philip, Catherine Ediger; seven
grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 22 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Enns.- Abe, 91, Inman, Kan.,
died Sept. 17. Spouse: Linda T. Enns
(deceased). Parents: John P. and Anna F. Friesen Enns. Children: Doris
Enns. Funeral: Sept. 22 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman.
Franz.- Eunice Schmidt, 81,
Inman, Kan., died Sept. 22. Spouse: John
Calvin Franz (deceased). Parents: Frank J. and Bertha Unrau Schmidt.
Children: Orlin "Chuck" Franz, Lynette Brown, Denise Troxel, Kirsten
Franz; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 26
at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.
Hackman.- Stanley A., 90,
Harleysville, Pa., died Sept. 26. Spouse:
Pearl Ziegler Hackman (deceased); Spouse: Shirley Bergey Hackman.
Parents: Wilson and Lizzie Alderfer Hackman. Children: Shirley Glantz,
Betty Roberts; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; six
great-great grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 30 at Franconia (Pa.)
Mennonite Church.
Harder.- Olga Peters, 90, St.
James, Minn., died Sept. 26. Spouse:
Peter M. Harder (deceased). Parents: Herman P. and Elizabeth Baer
Peters. Funeral: Sept. 29 at First Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake,
Minn.
Jantz.- Wesley E., 92, Hesston,
Kan. Spouse: Phyllis Weaver Jantz.
Parents: Solomon and Katie Wadel Jantz. Children: Melinda Gerlofs,
David, Marilyn Vidakovich, Wayne; five grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 17 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Kaufmann.- William (Bill), 90,
Goshen, Ind., died Sept. 13. Spouse:
Ruth Birky Kaufmann. Parents: Henry J. and Katherine Ringenberg
Kaufmann. Children: Beth Schlabach, Alice Slabach, Karen Keiper, Elaine
Martin, William Jr., Eric; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Sept. 16 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Krehbiel.- Sarah Carr, 81,
Newton, Kan., died Sept. 26. Spouse: Arthur
Krehbiel (deceased). Parents: D.P. and Imogene Williams Carr. Children:
Karen Carter; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Sept. 29 at Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Kan.
Lantz.- Maude Elizabeth Geil,
88, Broadway, Va., died Sept. 22. Spouse:
John Lantz (deceased). Parents: N. Wilmer and Mary Catherine Geil.
Children: John David, Miriam Hall, Becky Vanhook, June Lantz, Ruth Ann
Dixon, Joyce Wenger, Emily Lantz, Stephen; 12 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 25 at Zion Mennonite Church,
Broadway.
Miller.- Alice Schrock, 79,
Lexington, Ill., died Sept. 4 of a stroke.
Spouse: Vernon Miller. Parents: Samuel and Martha Lehman Schrock.
Children: Beverly Olson, Jack; six grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 7 at
Meadows Mennonite Church, Chenoa, Ill.
Moser.- E.A. (Lee), 91,
Wooster, Ohio, died Aug. 8. Spouse: Frances
Zuercher Moser. Parents: Daniel B. and Anna Naftziger Moser. Children:
Janice Moser, Jim. Funeral: Aug. 12 at Wooster Mennonite Church.
Rutschman.- Harriet Fischbach,
82, North Newton, Kan., died Sept. 7.
Spouse: Laverne Rutschman. Parents: Carl and Luella Fischbach.
Children: David, Robert, Thomas, Ruth Holliday, Richard; 17
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Shalom
Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Shelly.- Lydiamarie, 93,
Minneapolis, Minn., died Sept. 19. Spouse:
Ward W. Shelly (deceased). Child: Tom; two grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 23 at Calvary Mennonite Church,
Washington, Ill.
Shetler.- Marlin R., 70,
Davidsville, Pa., died unexpectedly Sept. 8.
Spouse: Marlene Rychener Shetler. Parents: Delmar and Elnora
Gindlesperger Shetler. Children: Michael, Steven, Bradley, Marla
Hoober; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 12 at Carpenter Mennonite
Church, Davidsville, Pa.
Slabach.- Rev. Albert C., 78,
Walnut Creek, Ohio, died Sept. 25.
Spouse: Rebecca Byler Slabach. Parents: Crist and Mary Miller Slabach.
Child: Gloria Mullet; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Sept. 29 at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church.
Swope.- Paul Showalter, 101,
North Lima, Ohio, died Sept. 15. Spouse:
Lois Lavina McFerren (deceased). Parents: Emanuel J. and Maggie F.
Burkholder Swope. Children: Verna Kerns, Ruth Ann Jantzi, Donald; seven
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 19 at North Lima
Mennonite Church.
West.- Clarence Harry, 95,
Hubbard, Ore., died Sept. 13. Spouse:
Berdena Mae Miller West (deceased). Parents: Harry and Anna
StaufferWest. Children: Bob, Marilyn VanPelt; five grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 30 at Zion Mennonite, Hubbard.
Wikerd.- Loretta Mae Hufford,
86, Hamburg, Pa., died Aug. 6. Spouse:
Rev. Paul H. Wikerd. Parents: Jacob B. and Estella Witwer Hufford.
Children: Carol, Paul Jr. (deceased), Dennis, Janice Hoffman; six
grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 10 at East Petersburg (Pa.) Mennonite
Church.
Zehr.- Clara Marie Moser, 76,
Lowville, N.Y., died May 7. Spouse:
Llewellyn Perry Zehr. Parents: John B. and Mary Yousey Moser. Children:
John, Wendall, James, Ronald, Dennis, Darlene Rexford; 18
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 11 at Lowville
Mennonite Church.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
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