The Mennonite - June 2016

"for the record" - Deaths:


The Mennonite, June 2016, page 35, Vol. 19, No. 6.

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Grasse.- Dr. Anthony Meryl, M.D.: A worship celebration of life service is planned for Dr. Anthony Meryl Grasse, MD in Blooming Glen, Pa., at 2 p.m. on June 18. The service will be held at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church located at 713 Blooming Glen Road. Meryl Grasse, passed away peacefully in Chambersburg, Pa., on Jan. 29 at the age of 92. A memorial fund has been set up at the hospital that Meryl established in Calico Rock. Proceeds from the fund will go toward the purchase of a Digital Mammography Imaging System, an essential item in the provision of basic health care for women. Donations may be sent to: Dr. A. Meryl Grasse Memorial Hospital Fund, Community Medical Center of Izard County, C/O Kim Skidmore CEO, PO Box 438, Calico Rock, AR 75219.

Juhnke, Dwayne Keith, 69, Topeka, Kan., died Feb. 25. Spouse: Norma Jones
Juhnke. Parents: Quinton and Ella Stucky Juhnke. Children: Colette, Darin Juhnke; four grandchildren. Funeral: March 5 at Southern Hills Mennonite Church, Topeka.

Martin.- Hannah E. Fisher, 92, Ephrata, Pa., died Feb. 29. Spouse: Lester W. Martin (deceased). Parents: Gideon K. and Anna Weaver Fisher. Children: Lester F. Martin, Chester L. Martin, James J. Martin, Jerry F. Martin, Bernice A. Ragan, Larry E. Martin, Beatrice A. Miller, Brenda Martin Hurst, Randy L. Martin; 39 grandchildren, 139 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Funeral: Mar. 7 at Martindale Mennonite Church, Ephrata.

Miller.- Perry J., 82, Goshen, Ind., died June 26, 2015, of complications from surgery following a second stroke. Spouse: Delores Joanne Yoder Miller. Parents: Joseph A. and Elizabeth A. Mast Miller. Children: DeLane Graber, Mary Beth MacKinnon; five grandchildren. Funeral: June 30 at Water- ford Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Mueller.- Dale Merlin, 84, Hagerstown, Md., died Jan. 14. Spouse: Sharon Rider Mueller. Parents: Noa J. and Ida Preheim Mueller. Funeral: March 26 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.

Stauffer.- Dareld Wayne, 83, Wayland, Iowa, died Feb. 4. Spouse: Joannita Hirschy Stauffer (deceased). Parents: Vernon Stauffer and Lillie Stutzman Stauffer. Children: Michael Stauffer, Ardell Stauffer, Sonya Stauffer Kurtz, Jo Helmuth, Leida Stauffer High; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 12 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.

Swartzendruber.- Marilyn Nanlee Stutzman, 86, Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 22, 2015. Spouse: Mervin Joseph Swartzendruber. Parents: Vernon Leroy and Vera Kathryn Johns Stutzman. Children: Julie Swartzentruber, John Swartzentruber, Jo Rogers, Jean Reilly; five grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 29 at Greencroft Meetinghouse, Goshen.

Unruh, W. Jack, 87, Topeka, Kan., died Dec. 22, 2015. Spouse: Elizabeth Ruth Regier Unruh. Parents: Albert and Nina Becker Unruh. Children: Carol Ingenthron, Judy Goertzen; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 2 at Southern Hills Mennonite Church, Topeka.

Transcribed by: John Ingold


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