Gospel Herald Obituaries - December, 1959

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Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 47 - December 8, 1959 - pages 1047, 1048

Boshart, Magdalena, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gerber, was born April 9, 1868, in Wilmot Twp., Ont., died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Witmer, Hespeler, Ont., aged 91 years. She was married to Jonas Boshart, who died in 1939. Surviving are 5 sons and 6 daughters (John, Watertown, N.Y.; Menno, Kitchener; Simon, Lowville, N.Y.; Aaron, Wellesley; Gideon, Baden; Elmina - Mrs. Edward Witmer, Hespeler; Netta - Mrs. Moses Gingerich, Glenfield, N.Y.; Mary, Lily - Mrs. Ezra Brenneman, and Lauretta - Mrs. Eldon Witmer, Kitchener; and Luella - Mrs. Clarence Erb, Sebringville), 39 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. One son died in 1917, and 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren also preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were conducted on Oct. 3, in charge of Edgar Metzler; interment in St. Agatha A.M. Cemetery.

Brilhart, Cora, daughter of Jacob S. and Mary (Saylor) Loucks, born at Scottdale, Pa., Oct. 24, 1877; died at Mt. Pleasant, Pa., hospital Nov. 14, 1959 (immediate cause - a fractured hip); aged 82 y. 21 d. She was married on June 12, 1902, to Charles A. Brilhart, who died Nov. 15, 1955. A son and a daughter also preceded her in death. Surviving are 3 sons and 2 daughters (Elmer, Laverne, Earle, Mildred, and Clifford). She was the last charter member of the Scottdale Mennonite Church. Funeral services on Nov. 17 were in charge of Urie A. Bender and John L. Holst; interment in Scottdale Cemetery.

Burkholder, Emanuel J., son of Abraham B. and Nancy (Weaver) Burkholder, was born May 23, 1891; died at the Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Nov. 2, 1959, following an emergency operation; aged 68 y. 5 m. 10 d. He was married on Sept. 8, 1915, to Ella V. Weaver, who died June 10, 1953. Surviving also are one daughter (Edith - Mrs. John S. Showalter, Harrisonburg, Va.) and 2 grandchildren. On Jan. 20, 1957, he married Sally Good Pence, who survives. Also surviving are one sister (Mrs. Leon Davis, Salem, Ohio) and 3 brothers (Amos H., Harrisonburg; Dr. John D., Weyers Cave, Va.; and Perry A., Waynesboro, Va.). He was a member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services at the Weaver Church were in charge of Oliver Keener and Harold Eshleman.

Cressman, Clara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Menno E. Shantz, was born July 1, 1884, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died Sept. 29, 1959, at Kitchener, Ont.; aged 75 y. 2 m. 28 d. She and her husband, Ivan S. Cressman, had just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sept. 22, 1959. Surviving are a daughter (Myrtle Cressman) and a sister (Mrs. Cyrus Weber). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were held on Oct. 1, in charge of Edgar Metzler.

Dolly, James Alfred, son of George W. and Phebia (Kisamore) Dolly, was born June 30, 1875, at Mouth of Seneca, W. Va.; died Nov. 8, 1959, at Burlington, W. Va.; aged 84 y. 4m. 9 d. He was married on Dec. 4, 1895, to Malissa Mallow, who died June 5, 1955. Three sons preceded him in death. Surviving are 6 sons and 3 daughters (Elmer, Cumberland, Md.; Lester, Ridgeley, W. Va.; Allen, Keyser, W. Va.; Harry, Denver, and James, Burlington, W. Va.; Nida - Mrs. George Dolly and Mrs. Tina Summers, Burlington, W. Va.; and Iva - Mrs. Estle Bennett, Onego, W. Va.), 58 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Flintstone (Md.) congregation, where services were held on Nov. 10, in charge of Moses K. Horst and Stanley H. Martin.

Esh, Levi Hartzler, Belleville, Pa., was born July 8, 1893; died Oct. 16, 1959; aged 66 y. 3 m. 8 d. He was married on May 25, 1922, to Sadie F. Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are 7 children (Eunice - Mrs. Chester Miller, Mary - Mrs. Andrew Wilson, Rachel - Mrs. Urie Yoder, and Raymond Y., all of Belleville; Paul S., Denver, Colo.; Marlin E., Westover, Mass.; and William Irvin, Phoenix, Ariz.), 6 grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Rachel Helfrick, Allensville). Two infant daughters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Allensville Church, where funeral services were held, in charge of Raymond R. Peachey and J. Elrose Hartzler.

Gay, Cynthia, daughter of Raymond and Hilda (Schertz) Heiser, was born May 26, 1959, at Champaign, Ill.; died from injuries received in a car accident on Nov. 14, 1959; aged 5 m. 19 d. Surviving are her parents, 2 brothers (Lowell and Lennie), 3 sisters (Sharilyn, Suzette, and Arlys), her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Heiser), all of Dewey, Ill. One infant sister and one brother preceded her in death. Memorial services were held at the East Bend Church, Fisher, Ill., on Nov. 16, in charge of J. Alton Horst.

Gochnauer, Elmer G., son of the late Emanuel and Emma (Graybill) Gochnauer, died of a heart attack Nov. 2, while en route to his home from the farm with his son, Henry B. Gochnauer; aged 78 y. 3 m. 11 d. He and his wife celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversay on April 15, 1959. Surviving are his wife (the former Mabel Bowers, East Petersburg, Pa.,) his son, 2 grandhchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister and brother (Mrs. Laura Keylor, Lancaster; and Chael, East Petersburg). He was a member of the East Petersburg Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 5, in charge of the home ministers.

Good, Luetta R., daughter of the late Christian B. and Lizzie (Rohrer) Myer, was born July 1, 1886, in East Lampeter Twp., Pa.; died Oct. 28, 1959, at her home in Lititz, Pa., after a lingering illness; aged 73 y. 3 m. 27 d. She was married on Nov. 20, 1906, to Menno S. Good, who survives. A daughter preceded her in death. Surviving are 6 children (Elvin M., Lititz; Roy M., Manheim; Menno M., Lititz; Loretta - Mrs. Clyde Harnish, Strasburg; Lee M., Lampeter; and Clyde M., Lititz), 13 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 5 sisters. She was a member of the East Chestnut Street Church, Lancaster, Pa., where funeral services were held on Oct. 31, in charge if Frank Enck and James Shenk; burial in Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery.

Hochstedler, John L., son of Levi D. and Susanna Hochstedler, was born Dec. 30, 1894, in Fayette Co., Ill.; died as the result of a car accident on Nov. 16, 1959, near Kalona, Iowa; aged 64 y. 10 m. 13 d. He was married to Emma Brenneman, who died on July 17, 1936. On Sept. 5, 1937, he was married to Katie Brenneman, who survives. Occupation: cabinetmaking and woodworking. One son preceded him in death. Surviving are 3 children (LaFena, Vileen, and John), 2 grandsons, one brother (Amos), and one sister (Mary). He was a member of the Sunnyside C.M. Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 19, in charge of Morris Swartzendruber; interment in Gingerich Cemetery.

Hochstetler, Boyd Emery, son of Emery and Audrey (Swartzendruber) Hochstetler, was born Feb. 9, 1959; died of acute pneumonia at his home near Oxford, Iowa, Nov. 7, 1959; aged 8 m. 28 d. Surviving are his parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. Funeral services at the West Union Mennonite Church, near Parnell, Iowa, were in charge of Herman Ropp and Paul T. Guengerich.

Keener, Charlene H., daughter of Walter and Martha (Hernley) Keener, Mt. Joy, Pa., was born May 27, 1957; died en route to the hospital on Nov. 2, 1959, from injuries received in an automobile accident; aged 2 y. 5 m. 6 d. Surviving are her parents, 3 sisters and 3 brothers (Velma, Audrey, Marilyn, Nelson, Gerald, and Lamar), all at home, her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hernley and Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Keener), and her great-grandfather (Phares C. Miller), all of Elizabethtown, Pa. Her father is assistant pastor at the Elizabethtown Church. Funeral services were held at the Elizabethtown Church on Nov. 6, in charge of Clarence E. Lutz and Martin R. Kraybill; interment in Bossler's Mennonite Cemetery.

Lehner, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Marie (Abrams) Hessing, was born in Germany, July 3, 1869; died after a long illness, Nov. 15, 1959, in Chicago, Ill., aged 90 y. 4 m. 12 d. She was married to John Lehner on Sept. 13, 1887, in Chicago, Ill. She was the oldest member of the Union Avenue Mennonite Church - a very active Christian servant. Her husband died when she was 30 years old, leaving her with four children to provide for. Surviving are 3 children (Mrs. Lillian Reichold, Alma Howard, and John), 8 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. One daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of the Englewood Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 18, in charge of Laurence M. Horst; interment in Waldheim Cemetery.

Longenecker, Annie L., daughter of Aaron L., and Lizzie Witmer, was born May 29, 1887, in Dauphin Co., Pa.; died Nov. 5, 1959, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob S. Kreider, Marietta, Pa.; aged 72 y. 5 m. 6 d. She was married on Nov. 29, 1908, to Benjamin L. Longenecker, who died March 19, 1946. Surviving are her daughter (Mary - Mrs. Jacob S. Kreider, Marietta), 2 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was member of Good's Church, where services were held Nov. 8, in charge of Noah Risser, Ira Miller, and Jay Bechtold.

Zook, Marjorie S., daughter of John J. and Fronnie (Peachey) Zook, Belleville, Pa., died Oct. 4, 1959; aged 2 m. 4 d. She was delicate from birth but seemed to be gaining strength when she had a sudden relapse. Surviving are her parents, 2 sisters and 4 brothers (Sarah Anna, Ruth Arlene, John, Wilmer, Glen, and Marvin, all at home). Services were held at the Allensville Church, Oct. 7, with Raymond R. Peachey officiating; interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.

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Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 48 - December 15, 1959 --- page 1071, 1072

Birkey, Andrew C., son of John G. and Katherine (Schrock) Birkey, was born July 7, 1879 near Eureka, Ill.; died of complications at Rockwell City, Iowa, Oct. 26, 1959; aged 80 y. 3 m. 19 d. on Dec. 6, 1903, at Hopedale, Ill., he was married to Elizabeth Litwiller, who died Jan. 4, 1957. One son also preceded him in death in infancy. Surviving are 5 children (Fanny-Mrs. Lee Zimmerman, Rockwell City, Iowa; Harvey, Conneaut Lake, Pa.; Esther-Mrs. Lester Oyer, Rockwell City; Clarence E., and Viola-Mrs. Willard Oyer, both of Manson, Iowa), 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers and 2 sisters (Joseph, Grand Rapids, Mich.; John, William, and Katie-Mrs. Ben Zehr, Mason; and Lizzie-Mrs. A. P. Naffziger, Rockwell City). He was a member of the Manson Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 28, in charge of Roman Hershberger and Edward Birkey.

Brenneman, John M., son of Moses and Mary (Stemen) Brenneman, was born near Elida, Ohio, March 31, 1877; died at his home near Elida, Nov. 10, 1959, of a heart ailment; aged 82 y. 7 m. 10 d. He was married on Dec. 25, 1904, to Anna G. Good, who survives. He was church chorister for many years. Surviving also are 6 sons and 4 daughters (Walter, Ralph, Fred, Simon, and Andrew, all of Elida; John, Jr., Lima, Ohio; Grace-Mrs. Clarence Yoder, West Liberty; Clara-Mrs. Delphos Kauffman, Degraff; Luella-Mrs. Wendell Miller, Elida; and Blanche, at home), 25 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 5 brothers (Andrew, Elida; Mose, West Liberty; Rhuda, Elida; Adam, Lima; and Alpheus, Elida), and 2 sisters (Martha and Mary, Elida). One son and one brother in death. He was a member of the Central Church in Elida, where funeral services were held on Nov. 13, in charge of James Detweiler, Ivan Weaver, M. L. Troyer and Richard Martin; interment in Salem Cemetery.

Burk, Mary Elizabeth, was born at Lowell, Ky., Jan. 24, 1888; died at the Lebanon (Oreg.) Community Hospital, Sept. 3, 1959; aged 71 y. 7 m. 10 d. On Sept. 19, 1906, she was married to Charles C. Burk, who survives. She was a member of the East Fairview Church, Lebanon, Oreg., where funeral services were in charge of Ivan Headings.

Clemmer, Fannie L., daughter of Levi H. and Sara Clemmer, was born Nov. 7, 1902, in Hatfield Twp., Pa.; died Oct. 7, 1959, at the Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa.; aged 56 y. 11 m. She was married on Sept. 21, 1921, to Norman H. Clemmer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Mrs. Paul M. Ehst and Norman C. Clemmer), 10 grandchildren, 5 brothers, and 3 sisters. She was a member of the Souderton Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 11, in charge of Russell B. Musselman and Jacob M. Moyer.

Gregory, Abraham R., son of Henry and Leah (Reist) Gregory, was born June 10, 1889, in Osceola Co., Iowa; died Nov. 25, 1959, at Alanson, Mich.; aged 70 y. 5 m. 15 d. Occupation: road work and trucker. Surviving are 2 brothers (Isaiah, Elmira, Ont.; and Amos, Elkhart, Ind.), and 13 nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Nov. 28 at the Maple River Church, Brutus, Mich., in charge of Earl Hartman.

Kanagy, John H., son of the late Eli H. and Nancy (Hartzler) Kanagy, was born near Allensville, Pa.; July 26, 1889; died at his home in Allesnville, Nov. 18, 1959, after a lengthy illness; aged 70 y. 3 m. 23 d. Surviving are his wife, the former Katie E. Hartzler, 3 foster children (Clarence Walters, Belleville; Dorothy-Mrs. Fred Hartzler, Allensville; and James Weaver, Binghamton, N. Y.), 3 brothers (Pius, Sarasota, Fla.; Eli, Orrville, Ohio; and Isaiah, Belleville), 8 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. One sister preceded him in death. He was a member of the Allensville Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 20, with Raymond Peachey and J. Elrose Hartzler officiating.

Kratz, Alma H., daughter of Mahlon and Martha Alderfer, was born April 3, 1919, at Franconia, Pa.; died of a blood clot on Nov. 11, 1959, at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.; aged 40 y. 7 m. 8 d. She was married on June 17, 1939, at Creamery, Pa.; to Smile N. Kratz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Louise, Marylin, and Floyd, all at home), one sister (Grace) , one brother (Abram), and her parents. She was a member of the Souderton Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 15, with Jacob Landes, Russell Musselman, and Jacob M. Moyer officiating.

Leaman, Abram B., son of the late Daniel D. and Martha (Buckwalter) Leaman, was born Feb. 17, 1879; died after a lingering illness at his home in Leacock, Pa.; Oct. 11, 1959; aged 80 y. 7 m. 24 d. Surviving are his wife, Luetta (Rohrer) Leaman, and one daughter (Esta Lois-Mrs. Alvin G. Smoker, Parkesburg, Pa.). His first wife (Lizzie Rohrer Leaman) died in 1920. To this union were born one daughter and 2 sons (Minnie-Mrs. Warren N. Hertzler, Elizabethtown, Pa.; D. Rohrer, Bird in Hand, Pa.; and Chester R., New Holland), 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was a member of the Stumptown Church, where funeral services were in charge of Elmer Martin and John Oberholtzer.

Martin, Christian B., son of the late Isaiah and Leah (Brubacher) Martin, was born near Heidelberg, Ont., April 23, 1895; died at the home of his son, Reuben, Bamberg, Ont., Oct. 30, 1959; aged 64 y. 6 m. 7 d. In 1920 he was married to Anna Horst of Ohio, and farmed in Ohio until her death in 1941. In 1944, he moved back to Ontario, where he married Catherine Martin, who survives. With his first marriage he was blessed with 6 sons and 4 daughters (Noah, St. Clements; Henry and Elam, Waterloo; Reuben, Bamberg; Daniel, Wallenstein; Clayton, St. Jacobs; Sarah-Mrs. Urias Martin, Hawkesville; Lydia-Mrs. Elam Martin, Waterloo; Emma and Saloma, at home). He also leaves one brother (Elias, Hawkesville), his stepmother (Mrs. Henry Gingrich, Elmira), and 9 grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services were conducted on Nov. 2 by Daniel Martin and Elam Shantz at the Conestoga meetinghouse; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Martin, Isaac W., son of Abraham and Barbara (Wenger) Martin, was born Oct. 14, 1868, in Washington Co., Md.; died Nov. 24, 1959; at his home in Maugansville, Md.; aged 91 y. 1 m. 10 d. He was married on Dec. 24, 1891, to Mary H. Eby, who survives. Two sons and one daughter preceded him in death. Surviving are one son and 3 daughters (Susan E. Martin, at home; Amos E., Hagerstown, Md.; Cora-Mrs. Jacob E. Horst and Florence-Mrs. Preston Showalter, both of Maugansville), 31 grandchildren, and 57 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Reiff Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 27, in charge of Moses K. Horst, Stanley H. Martin, and Reuben E. Martin.

Miller, Nicholas, son of the late Ephraim and Anna Miller, was born Nov. 29, 1876, near Millersburg, Ohio; died Oct. 22, 1959, at his home in Toledo, Ohio; aged 82 y. 10 m. 23 d. He was the last surviving member of a family of 14 children. He was the oldest member of the West Bancroft Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Oct. 24, in charge of Freeman Aschliman; burial in Toledo Memorial Cemetery.

Morrow, Rhoda Ann, stillborn daughter of Theodore and Catherine (Roth) Morrow, Scottdale, Pa., was born at Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Nov. 19, 1959. Surviving, besides the parents, are one brother, 2 sisters, and grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Olin Morrow, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roth, Corfu, N. Y.). Funeral services at the Scottdale Cemetery on Nov. 19 were in charge of Edwin Alderfer.

Moyer, Evelyn R., daughter of Samuel L. and Ada Z. Clemens, was born Sept. 15, 1928; died of a brain tumor at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 10, 1959; aged 31 y. 1m. 26 d. She was married on Sept. 27, 1947, to Paul D. Moyer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Cheryl Ann and Donald Paul), her parents, and one sister (Mrs. Jacob L. Wile). She was a member of the Souderton Church, where funeral services on Nov. 14 were in charge of Stanley Shenk and Russell Musselman.

Mussleman, Calvin S., son of Michael and Amanda (Souder) Musselman, was born April 5, 1872, in Franconia Twp., Pa.; died after a series of strokes on Nov. 15, 1959, at the Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Pa.; aged 87 y. 7 m. 10 d. He was married on Aug. 25, 1896, to Mary L. Freed, who died Jan. 23, 1945. Surviving are one son and 2 daughters (Norman F., Mrs. Lizzie F. Musselman, and Mrs. Martha Weierman), 6 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one brother and 4 sisters. One daughter preceded him in death. He was a member of the Souderton Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 18, in charge of Marvin Anders, Russell Musselman, and Jacob M. Moyer.

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Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 49 - December 22, 1959---page 1095, 1096

Beachy, Anna, daughter of Levi and Carolina (Yutzy) Yoder, was born Aug. 4, 1891, at Arthur, Ill.; died at Arthur, Nov. 26, 1959, as the result of a heart condition; aged 68 y. 3 m. 22 d. She was married on Sept. 12, 1912, to Jacob L. Beachy, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Martin Chestertown, Md.; David and Levi [twins] and Noah, all of Arthur; and Perry, Elkhart, Ind.), 3 daughters (Mrs. Maymie Marie Miller, Centerville, Mich.; Mrs. Bertha Marner, Goshen, Ind.; and Mrs. Edna Bingman, Constantine, Mich.), 3 brothers (Dan L., Mendon, Mich.; Albert L., Champaign, Ill.; and Elmer L., Bristol, Ind.), one sister (Maymie-Mrs. Roman Slabaugh, Sarasota, Fla.), 37 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Five children preceded her in death. She was a member of the Arthur Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 29, in charge of Theodore Wentland, Joseph Heiser, and Joseph Davis; interment in Otto Cemetery.

Brunk, Ada Virginia, daughter of David and Sarah (Bowman) Shank, was born June 27, 1871, at Morgan Co., Mo.; died Nov. 12, 1959, at the Weaver Convalescent Home, Goshen, Ind.; aged 88 y. 4 m. 15 d. She was married on April 1, 1901, to Jacob B. Brunk, who died in August, 1956. Surviving are 4 children (Esther-Mrs. Fredric Fadner, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Ruth-Mrs. Cleon Fleck, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Sharon Daniel Brunk, Goshen; and Geneva-Mrs. Joseph Montague, Fresno, Calif.), 6 grandchildren, and one great-grandson. She was a Christian since the age of 16. Funeral services at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home were conducted by S. C. Yoder.

Gerber, Barbara, daughter of Aden and Sarah (Hochstetter) Gerber, was born near Berlin, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1935; died at the Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1959; aged 24 y. 1 d. Surviving are her parents, 7 brothers (Titus, Dennis, Willis, Orie, David, Robert, and John), and 4 sisters (Fern-Mrs. Milton Hofstetter, Dorothy-Mrs. Dan Weaver, May and Ruth). She was a member of the Martin's Creek Church. Funeral services were conducted by John King, Roman Stutzman, D. D. Miller, and Simon W. Sommer.

Headings, Andrew Lawrence, son of Ezra and Lydia (King) Headings, was born near West Liberty, Ohio, July 6, 1879; died at Hubbard, Oreg., Nov. 30, 1959; aged 80 y. 4 m. 24 d. On Dec.---1902, he was married to Leona Hooley, who died Jan. 22, 1904. To them was born one daughter (Anna-Mrs. Percy Conrad). In April, 1905, he was married to Adelia Hooley, who died Sept. ---1937. On Oct. 1, 1948, he was married to Mrs. Emma Kauffman, who survives. Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by 3 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, all in Oregon, 4 brothers and 2 sisters in Ohio. Four brothers also preceded him in death. He was a member of the Zion Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 2, in charge of John M. Lederach, assisted by C. I. Kropf.

Lutz, Henry E., son of Abram B. and Annie (Erb) Lutz, was born in East Donegal Twp., Pa., in 1891; died Dec. 2, 1959, at the Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital, after a short illness; aged 68 y. On Nov. 15, 1959, he suffered a light stroke while conducting evangelistic meetings near Milton. He was convalescing at home until Nov. 28, when he suffered a severe stroke and was removed to the hospital. He was ordained as minister at the Mt. Joy (Pa.) Church on May 6, 1922, and as bishop on March 16, 1930. At the time of his death he was moderator of the Lancaster Conference, a post which he held for almost ten years. Surviving are his wife (Elizabeth Nissly Lutz, Mt. Joy, Pa.), 3 children (Florence N.-Mrs. Glenn G. Miller, Gap; Anna N., Lancaster, and John Henry, Mt. Joy), 10 grandchildren, 2 stepchildren (Esther-Mrs. Walter B. Groff, Willow Street; and Lloyd H. Nissly, Elizabethtown), one sister (Mrs. Elsie Smith, Oreville), and 2 brothers (David E., Harrisburg; and Clarence E., Elizabethtown). Funeral services were held Dec. 6 at the Mt. Joy Church, conducted by George Leaman, Amos Hess, Henry Frank, Simon Bucher, David Thomas and Amos Horst; interment in Kraybill Cemetery.

Moyer, Janet Lee, daughter of Daniel and Janet (Long) Moyer, was born May 3, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pa.; died at the St. Christopher Hospital, Oct. 11, 1959, after suffering from acute encephalitis for three days; aged 5 m. 8 d. Surviving are her parents, one brother (Daniel Jr.), grandparents, one great-grandfather, and one great-grandmother. Services were held at the Swamp Church, near Quakertown, Pa., in charge of Abram Yoder.

Mudispaw, William, son of William and Ida Mudispaw, was born Jan. 22, 1905; died Sept. 22, 1959, at the Waynesboro, (Va.) Community Hospital of a heart attack; aged 54 y. 8 m. On Feb. 16, 1929, he was married to Annie Henderson, who survives. On May 5, 1957, he untied with the Lynside Church, where funeral services were held, in charge of Silas Brydge and Vance Brydge; interment in Riverview Cemetery, Waynesboro.

Myers, John L., son of the late David C. and Mary (Lehman) Myers, was born in Letterkenny Twp., April 3, 1879; died at the Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital, Oct. 17, 1959; aged 80 y. 6 m. 14 d. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Jones Myers, a brother, and 3 sisters (David l., Chambersburg; Mrs. Ida Gardner, Mennonite Home, Maugansville, Md.; Mrs. Alice Erb, Upland, Calif.; and Mrs. Sadie Brenneman, Phoenix, Ariz.). He was a member of the Chambersburg Church, where funeral services on Oct. 20 were in charge of Omar Martin, Harold Hunsecker, and Howard Lehman.

Myers, Ruth Anna, daughter of William R., and Lucinda (Mary) Larkins, was born June 8, 1880, at Roaring Spring, Pa.; died of cancer on Oct. 31, 1959, at Altoona, Pa.; aged 79 y. 4 m. 25 d. In 1903, she was married to John E. Myers, who died in 1951. Surviving are one brother (William, Altoona) and one sister (Mrs. Julia Marks, Windber, Pa.). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Altoona. Funeral services on Nov. 3, at the Thompson Funeral Home were in charge of Harold Horst; interment in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Nolt, Ella W., daughter of Etta (Weaver) and the late Mahlon O. Nolt, was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Earl Twp., Pa.; died at Ephrata, Pa., Nov. 1, 1959, when struck by a falling tree while watching a mass baptismal service in the Conestoga Creek; aged 17 y. 1m. 20 d. Surviving are her mother, 8 brothers and sisters (Esther, Edwin, Erma, John, Lena, Titus, Mary, and Rebecca, all at home), and her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. John B. Weaver, Terre Hill; and Mahlon H. Nolt, New Holland, Pa.). Funeral services were held on Nov. 4 at the Groffdale Mennonite Church, where she was an attendant, in charge of Isaac Zimmerman, Jacob Overholt, Warren Showalter, and Aaron Sensenig.

Plank, Archie Ray, son of Samuel E. and Lydia (Zook) Plank, was born Aug. 17, 1893, near Belleville, Pa.; died of a heart ailment Nov. 17, 1959, at his home near West Liberty, Ohio; aged 66 y. 3 m. He was married on Feb. 15, 1917, to Barbara Headings, who survives. Occupation: farmer. Surviving are 2 daughters (Geraldine-Mrs. Herbert G. Yoder, Bellefontaine, Ohio; and Madeline-Mrs. Earl Troyer, West Liberty, Ohio), on brother and one sister (Joe S. and Margaret-Mrs. Harry Kauffman, both of West Liberty), and a stepmother (Mrs. Levi Hartzler). He was a member of the South Union Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 19, in charge of Roy S. Koch.

Rhodes, Sadie, daughter of Sem and Mary (Lahman) Weaver, was born April 5, 1884, at Mt. Clinton, Va.; died Sept. 21, 1959, of a heart attack while en route to the Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va.; aged 75 y. 5 m. 16 d. On April 22, 1906, she was married to John Lewis Rhodes, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (J. Franklin, Katharine, and Evelyn-Mrs. Levi Batterman, all of Harrisonburg, Va.), and 3 grandchildren. She was a member of Weavers Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 23, in charge of Oliver Keener and A. R. Bolls; interment in Cooks Creek Church Cemetery.

Rudolph, Emma Frances, daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah S. (Barbe) Heishman, was born Nov. 17, 1882, near Wardensville, W. Va.; died Nov. 10, 1959, at the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Md., from a stroke she suffered on July 6; aged 76 y. 11 m. 24 d. She was married on May 31, 1904, to William W. Rudolph, who died Jan. 21, 1953. Surviving are 5 sons (Virlus F., Grover N., David, L., all of Hagerstown; Ortho T., Great Cacpon, W. Va.; and Lewis W., Waynesboro, Pa.), 2 daughters (Sarah C.-Mrs. Raymond C. Martin, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Matta Frances-Mrs. Francis W. Leatherman, Hagerstown), 23 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, one sister (Lydia D.-Mrs. Mason W. Kline), and 4 brothers (Ephraim, Wardensville, W. Va.; Ira I., and William T., Harrisonburg, and Henry L., Washington D. C.). One sister and 3 brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of the Crest Hill Church, Wardensville, W. Va. Short services at the Grove Funeral Home on Nov. 11, were conducted by Harold Lehman, assisted by J. Stanley Earhart; and services on Nov. 12 at the Crest Hill Church were in charge of Harvey Shank and Theo. Rollins; interment in Wardensville Memorial Cemetery.

Ruppert, Jacob A., son of the late Reuben and Amanda (Hershey) Ruppert, was born Jan. 2, 1885; died of a heart attack June 25, 1959; aged 74 y. 5 m. 23 d. He was ordained to the office of deacon at the York (Pa.) Church on March 26, 1936. Surviving are his widow, one son (Reuben J.), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers (Paul and Leroy both of York; Lewis, Lancaster, Pa.; and Isaac, Tampa, Fla.), and 4 sisters (Mrs. Edward Altland, Mrs. Paul Bentzel and Mrs. Ester Adams, of York; and Mrs. Ralph Hoover, Pleasureville, Pa.). Funeral services were held at Stony Brook Church, in charge of Richard Danner, Lloyd Horst, and Roy Geigley.

Sauder, Martha S., daughter of Noah N. and Barbara G. (Sensenig) Sauder, was born at New Holland, Pa., Aug. 24, 1914; died at the Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital, Nov. 24, 1959; aged 45 y. 3 m. Besides her parents she is survived by 5 sisters and 3 brothers (Elva-Mrs. Clarence H. Rutt, Mabel-Mrs. Earl H. Lefever, and Paul N., all of New Holland, Pa.; Anna and Ruth, at home; Raymond S. and Isaac L., New Holland; and Elizabeth-Mrs. C. Marvin Eshleman, Paradise, Pa.). She was a member of the New Holland Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 27, in charge of James H. Martin, Frank Shirk and Daniel Sensenig.

Shisler, Dennis Ray, son of Stanley and Sallie Shisler, was born Oct. 25, 1959, and lived only one hour. Surviving are his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters (Jan Stanley, Donald Lee, Joyce Marie, and Darlene Fay), and the grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. James Shisler and Mrs. Preston A. Souder). Funeral services were held Oct. 26, with interment in Salford Mennonite Cemetery.

Short, John A., son of Joseph B. and Christina (King) Short, was born near Archbold, Ohio, June 4, 1893; died at his home in Archbold, after an illness of about 8 months, Nov. 28, 1959; aged 66 y. 5 m. 24 d. On Feb. 18, 1917, he was married to Martha Wyse, who died March 16, 1957. Surviving are their 6 children (Ivan, Archbold; Louella-Mrs. Ralph Bender, Swanton, Ohio; Dale, Archbold; Arlene, Goshen, Ind.; Zelma, Archbold; and Pauline-Mrs. Harold Ressor, Joliet, Quebec), 13 grandchildren, 4 sisters and 5 brothers (Mrs. Mary Beck, Stryker, Ohio; Mrs. Leah Werder, West Unity; Emanuel, Simon, Joe L., Barbara-Mrs. Clifford Armstrong, and Anna Mae, all of Archbold; Elmer, Holland, Ohio; and Ira, Wauseon, Ohio). Preceding him were 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He was a member of the Lockport congregation. Funeral services were conducted on Dec. 1 at the Central Church by Walter Stuckey, Simon Stuckey, and Maynard Wyse; burial in Pettisville Cemetery.

Siegrist, Mary Jane, stillborn daughter of Mervin and Mabel (Kinsey) Siegrist, was born at the Wellsboro (Pa.) Hospital, Nov. 25, 1959. Surviving are her parents, one sister (Linda Joy), and her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Siegrist, Troupsburg, N. Y.; and Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Kinsey, Quarryville, Pa.). Graveside services were held on Nov. 28, in charge of Leonard Brunk and Carl Cristman; interment in Brookfield Cemetery.

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Brenneman, Lydia, daughter of John and Catherine Zimmerman, was born in Iowa Co., Iowa, Sept. 20, 1876; died Dec. 10, 1959, at the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, after an illness of one month; aged 85 y. 2 m. 20 d. On Sept. 17, 1899, she was married to Jacob C. Brenneman, who died in 1932. To this union 7 children were born, six of whom survive (Noah and Homer, Kalona; Delmar, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Ola, who resided with her mother; Hilda-Mrs. Emery King, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Freda-Mrs. Earl Bush, Iowa City. Also surviving are 26 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Amelia-Mrs. M. A. Troyer, Crystal Springs, Kans.; and Sarah-Mrs. Will Hershebrger, Elkhart, Ind.). Preceding her were also 12 brothers and sisters, one stepson, and one granddaughter. She was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 12, in charge of Robert K. Yoder and J. Y. Swartzendruber.

Cain, Anna, was born Aug. 7, 1874; died at her home in Masontown, Pa., Dec.2, 1959; aged 85 y. 3 m. 26 d. She was a member of the Masontown Mennonite Church. Surviving are her husband (Frank Cain), one daughter (Corrinne), one sister, and 2 brothers. Funeral services were conducted from the Honsaker Funeral Home by Paul M. Roth; burial in Greendale Cemetery.

Conaway, Alva Herbert J., aged 14, son of Alva and Minnie Conaway, died at his home near McClellandtown, Pa., from injuries received by a gunshot wound Oct. 31, 1959. Besides his parents, he is survived by 12 brothers and sisters. Fuenral services were conducted in the Sangston Funeral Home by Paul M. Roth; burial in Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Pa.

Erb, William, son of Menno and Mary (Schlegal) Erb, was born June 25, 1892; died of a heart attack at his home in Albany, Oreg., Dec. 2, 1959; aged 67 y. 8 m. 7 d. Surviving are his wife (Lena Ellen Resser Erb, Albany), 2 sons (Lester W., Albany; and Wilton R., Eugene, Oreg.), 3 daughters (Mrs. Marcil Blewett, Hillsboro, Oreg.; Mrs. Virginia Barksdale, Tampa, Fla.; and Mrs. Mary Ellen Erb, Seattle, Wash.),one sister (Mrs. Lydia Neuschwander, Harrisburg, Oreg.), 2 brothers (Joe M., Los Angeles, Calif.; and Menno R., Albany), and 11 grandchildren. He was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church. Services were held at the Fisher Funeral Home on Dec. 7, in charge of Forrest M. Aldrish; interment in Riverside Cemetery.

Eyster, Randal Scott, son of Melvin and Vivian (Reil) Eyster, was born Aug. 10, 1959, at Thomas, Okla.; died of spinal meningitis Dec. 3, 1959, at Oklahoma City, Okla.; aged 3 m. 23 d. Surviving are the parents and his grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. John Reil, Tofield, Alta.; and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Eyster, Maitland, Fla.). Funeral services were held at Thomas, Okla., on Dec. 6, in charge of Ivan R. Lind and Jesse Eyster; interment in Bethany Cemetery, Thomas, Oklahoma.

Henry, Joshua, was born at Connellsville, Pa. April 25, 1885; died at the home of J. W. Townsend, Masontown, Pa., Dec. 9, 1959; aged 74 y. 7 m. 14 d. He had formerly been a member of the Masontown Mennonite Church. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Paul M. Roth; burial in Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville.

Miller, Magdalena, of Mt. Ayr, Ind., daughter of Simon and Salome (Slabaugh) Chupp, was born in Jasper Co., Ind., Sept. 2, 1876; died Dec. 3, 1959, as a result of complications and shock following a hip fracture on the previous Sunday; aged 81 y. 3 m. 1 d. She was married on Dec. 25, 1895, to David D. Miller, who died Aug. 17, 1959. Surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Daniel Leichty, Hicksville, Ohio; Mrs. Eli Chupp, Mt. Ayr, Ind.; and Mrs. Henry Stoll, Rensselaer, Ind.), a son (William, North Liberty, Ind.), 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, a sister (Mrs. John Leichty, Rensselaer), and 2 brothers (Daniel, Sturgis, Mich.; and Menno, Phoenix, Ariz.). A daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of the Burr Oak Church, where funeral services were held, in charge of David A. Yoder.

Nussbaum, Lina, daughter of Jacob and Fannie (Gerber) Amstutz, was born March 20, 1888, at Orrville, Ohio; died of cancer Sept. 17, 1959, at her home near Kidron, Ohio; aged 71 y. 5 m. 28 d. She was married on Oct. 4, 1909, to Samuel E. Nussbaum, who survives. Also surviving are 8 children (Esther-Mrs. Amos Steffen; Harvey, Mt. Eaton, Ohio; George and Edna-Mrs. Paul Hilty, Dalton, Ohio; Pauline-Mrs. Leo Gerber and William, Apple Creek, Ohio; Verena-Mrs. Edwin Steiner, and Della-Mrs. Clayton Geiser, Orrville), 3 brothers and one sister (Louis and Albert, Apple Creek; Dan F., Dalton; and Edna-Mrs. Aaron Lehman), and 36 grandchildren. Two sisters, 2 brothers, and one grandson preceded her in death. She was a member of the Sonnenberg Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 20, in charge of I. Mark Ross and Bill Detweiler.

Roth, Roy Christian, son of the late Valentine and Lydia (Stauffer) Roth, was born Oct. 1, 1908, at Milford, Nebr.; died of a heart condition at the Tofield (Alta.) Municipal Hospital, Nov. 28, 1959; aged 51 y. 1 m. 26 d. On Feb. 18, 1931, he was married to Mary Lehman, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter and 2 sons (Vivian and Vernon, of Tofield; and Donald, of Ryley), one grandson, 3 brothers and 4 sisters (Reuben, Wauseon, Ohio; Joe and George, Tofield; Mattie-Mrs. E. Sitler and Martha-Mrs. Melvin Sitler, Camrose; Grace-Mrs. Melvin Lehman, Ryley; and Florence-Mrs. Leonard King, Edmonton). Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother. He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were in charge of J. B. Stauffer and Paul Voegtlin.

Smeltzer, Calvin B., son of Samuel and Salome (Burkey) Smeltzer, was born May 18, 1888, in St. Joseph Co., Ind.; died Nov. 26, 1959, after an illness of 9 months; aged 71 y. 6 m. 8 d. On Jan. 20, 1912, he was married to Elsie Nittero, who died Feb. 8, 1920. On July 3, 1923, he was married to Myrtle Grosh, who survives. Also surviving are 7 children (Clyde O., Middlebury, Ind.; Loyal K., and Samuel O., both of Elkhart; Walter E., student at Goshen College Biblical Seminary; Carl L., student at Goshen College; Mabel-Mrs. Elno Steiner, Elkhart, and Lois-Mrs. Howard King, Goshen, Ind.), 22 grandchildren, and 8 brothers and sisters (John, Joseph, and George, all of Goshen; Laura-Mrs. Francis Freed and Clara-Mrs. Ray F. Yoder, Both of Nappanee; Grace-Mrs. Ora M. Yoder, Shipshewana; Roscoe, Highland, Ind.; and Arthur, Wakarusa). Two sons preceded him in death. He was a member of the Olive congregation where funeral services were conducted on Nov. 28, in charge of J. C. Wenger, D. A. Yoder, and C. A. Shank.

Smith, Twila Jean, daughter of Clair J. and Margaret (Denlinger) Smith, Elizabethtown, Pa., was born April 14, 1954; died a tragic death at her home on Sept. 23, 1959; aged 5 y. 5 m. 9 d. Surviving, besides her parents, are a brother (Duane), her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Denlinger, Brewton, Ala; and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith, Hershey, Pa.), and 2 great-grandfathers (Ephraim Smith and Jacob Brubaker, both of Myerstown, Pa.). Funeral services were held at the Stauffer Church, with J. Frank Zeager and Walter Keener, Jr., in charge.

Correction: The birth date of Twila Jean Smith (Dec. 29 issue) should have been April 14, 1958; and her age at the time of death on Sept. 23, 1959, was 17 m. 9.

 

Stauffer, Estella Mae, daughter of Phineas K. and Annie (Witwer) Ziemer, was born June 26, 1897, at Union Grove, Pa.; died Nov. 21, 1959, after an illness of 3 weeks, at her home in Lancaster, Pa.; aged 62 y. 6 m. 25 d. On Sept. 21, 1918, she was married to Barton A. Stauffer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Helen M., at home; and Mildred-Mrs. Maurice Nolt, Lampeter, Pa.), 2 sons (Robert and Clyde both of Lancaster), 8 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Elizabeth Fox and Clara Burkhart, both of Terre Hill, Pa.), and 6 brothers (Phineas, union Grove; Noah, Blue Ball; Norman, Talmage, and Herbert, Davis and Horace, all of East Earl Pa.). She was a member of the Neffsville Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 24, in charge of Maurice W. Landis; interment in Conestoga Memorial Park.

Weber, Velma Mae, daughter of Peter and Emma (Goldsmith) Roth, was born April 9, 1920, near Archbold, Ohio; died at the Williams County General Hospital, Montpelier, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1959, after a lingering illness; aged 39 y. 6 m. 30 d. On July 15, 1939, she was married to Iva J. Weber, who survives. Also surviving are their 2 sons and 4 daughters (Larry, West Unity, Ohio; Shirley-Mrs. James Lenz, Clayton, Mich.; Sharon, Ronald, Dianne, and Deborah, all at home), 2 grandchildren, one sister (Flossie-Mrs. Ralph Todd, Wauseon, Ohio), and 5 brothers (Alfred, Adrian, Mich.; Freeman, Wilbur, and Glen, all of Archbold; and Harvey, Alvordton, Ohio). One grandson and her parents preceded her in death. She was baptized upon confession of faith Sept. 24, 1959. Funeral services were held at the Central Mennonite Church by Jesse Short and John Reside.

Wenger, Emmanuel M., son of the late Joseph and Marie (Martin) Wenger, was born Oct. 10, 1890, in Wayne Co., Ohio; died at the Dunlap Hospital, Orrville, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1959; aged 69 y. 10 d. On Dec. 22, 1918, he was married to Anna Imhoff, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Edward, Seville, Ohio), 4 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Samuel, Orrville; and Joseph, Wooster, Ohio). He was a member of the County Line Mennonite Church, where services were held Nov. 1, in charge of Elmer Good and Cleophas Steiner.

Wenger, Velma Effie, daughter of Justein P. and Emrill (Long) Cook, was born April 4, 1891, near South English, Iowa; died at her home at Wellman, Iowa, Nov. 29, 1959; aged 68 y. 7 m. 25 d. She had been ill for ten years and bedfast the past three months. On Dec. 8, 1914, she was married to Homer D. Wenger, near South English, Iowa, where they lived until 1939, when they moved to Wellman. Surviving are her husband, 2 sons (Harry J., Wellman; and Wayne J., Lost Creek, Ky.), one daughter (Wilma-Mrs. Paul Friesen), 11 grandchildren, one brother (Erwin E., Covina, Calif.), and one sister (Cleo-Mrs. Sharon D. Brunk, Goshen, Ind.). Her parents, one sister, and one brother preceded her in death. She was a member of the Liberty congregation near South English, Iowa. Funeral services on Dec. 2 were held at the Wellman Church, in charge of Silas Horst and Noah Landis.

White, William Robert, son of William and Margaret (Boyling) White, was born May 17, 1884, in Holmes Co., Ohio; died Nov. 14, 1959, at his home near Parnell, Iowa; aged 75 y. 5 m. 27 d. On Jan. 4, 1908, he was married to Lena Miller, who survives. Occupation: farmer. Also surviving are 7 children (Walter, Chappell, Nebr.; Glenn, Wellman; Clayton, Kalona; Wanda-Mrs. Max Marner, Parnell; Wahneta-Mrs. Oren Detweiler, Iowa City; Olivia-Mrs. Edwin Steckley, Bayport, Mich.; and Edith, at home), and 17 grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. He was a member of the West Union Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 16, in charge of Herman Ropp and Raul T. Guengerich.

Widmer, Mary, daughter of John and Barbara (Schlatter) Graber, was born Feb. 1, 1885, at Noble, Iowa; died Dec. 4, 1959, at her home near Wayland, Iowa; after an illness of several years; aged 76 y. 10 m. 3 d. On Jan. 24, 1912, she was married to Daniel W. Widmer, who survives. Also surviving are a son and a daughter (Maynard and Gladys), and one granddaughter. One son died in infancy. Earl in life she was baptized at the Sugar Creek Church; later she became a charger member of the Bethel Mennonite Church near Wayland, where funeral services were held on Dec. 6, with Willard Leichty and Vernon Gerig, in charge.

Yoder, Ira N., son of George B. and Savilla (King) Yoder, was born Oct. 1, 1892, at Allensville, Pa.; died of a heart attack at his home in Allensville, Nov. 9, 1959; aged 67 y. 1 m. 8 d. Surviving are his wife (the former Edith Sommers), 5 children (Roy N. and Paul T., Allensville; James E., State College; Robert L., Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Rena-Mrs. Earl Auker, Mifflintown, Pa.), 11 grandchildren, 4 brothers and 4 sisters (Thomas B. and George E., Mill Creek, Pa.; Elmer E., Dalton, Ohio; Lee, Huntington, Pa.; Ella Mae-Mrs. Isaac Zook, Belleville; Mary-Mrs. Pius Kanagy, Sarasota, Fla.; Bertha-Mrs. Dorsey Yoder, Allensville; and Maggie-Mrs. Elmer Byler, Mill Creek). He was a member of the Allensville Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 11, in charge of Raymond R. Peachey and J. Elrose Hartzler.

Yoder, Susie Catherine, daughter of Reuben J. and Margaret (Kilmer) Heatwole, was born in Harvey Co., Kans., Aug. 27, 1880; died at the Mercy Hospital, Moundridge, Kans., after a short illness, Nov. 7, 1959; aged 79 y. 2 m. 11 d. She was a pioneer of Kansas and resided in the Windom-West Libety community for sixty years. On Aug. 27, 1899, she was married to Charles Yoder, who after serving minister in the West Liberty Church for many years, died in September, 1923. As a minister's wife and zealous worker for her church, she faithfully attended every service when at all possible. Her life was unselfishly devoted to her Saviour and Lord. Her daily Christian living was an influence for good to her family and friends. Surviving are 5 sons and 5 daughters (Lawrence J., McPherson, Kans.; Phebe, Tanganyika, Africa; Ada-Mrs. Billie Miller, Protection, Kans.; Tillman, Pryor, Okla.; William, Windom, Kans.; Emerson, Denton, Kans.; Vera-Mrs. Edwin Schrag, Moundridge, Kans.; Rollie, Hesston, Kans.; and Ruth, Orrville, Ohio), 29 grandchildren, and 11 grandchildren. Her 5 sisters, her brothers, and 2 grandchildren preceded her in death. She was a member of the West Libety Church where funeral services were held on Nov. 10, were in charge of Menno M. Troyer and J. G. Hartzler.

Zimmerman, Anna Nora, daughter of the late Jacob M. and Maria (Kreider) Barge, was born in Strasburg Twp., Pa.; died in October at the Fairview Manor Nursing Home, Columbia, Pa., where she had been a patient for 3 years; aged 81 years. Surviving are her husband (Christ F. Zimmerman, Lancaster, Pa.), 2 stepchildren (Paul W. Zimmerman, Columbia; and Esther-Mrs. Andrew Gingerich, Mannsville, N. Y.), 8 step-grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and 4 brothers (Isaac R., Strasburg; Witmer J., Lancaster; Ira J., Ronks; and Milton R., Strasburg). She was a member of the East Chestnut Street Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 27, in charge of Frank M. Enck, James M. Shank, and Amos Shertzer; interment in Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery.

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