Yoder, Lizzie, daughter of Gideon and Anna (Stoll) Kauffman; born April 21, 1887; died Jan. 17, 1959, at Rensselaer, Ind.; aged 71y. 8m. 27 d. Death was due to a blood clot. Married Jan. 21, 1909, to Solomon Yoder, who preceded her in death. Surviving are one son (Levi), one daughter (Alice Frey), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers (John, Fair Oaks, Ind.; William, Mt. Ayr, Ind.; and Elmer, Parr, Ind.), and 3 sisters (Leah-Mrs. Joel Yoder, Jerome, Mich.; Bertha-Mrs. Sam Eicher, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and Agnes-Mrs. Herman Stoll, Montgomery, Ind.). She was a member of the Burr Oak Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 20, in charge of Henry Stoll and A. G. Horner; interment in Burr Oak Cemetery.

Yousey, John, son of Joseph and Catherine (Sterie) Yousey; born Nov. 12, 1875, at Croghan, N. Y.; died at his home, Akron, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1958; aged 83 y. 17 d. Married April 20, 1913, to Minnie Ulrich, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Floyd, Lockport, N.Y.; Edward and Norman, Akron; Joseph, Basom; and John, Clarence), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Jacob and David), and 3 sisters (Mary, Annie, and Madelene). A daughter-in-law and grandson preceded him in death. He was a member of the Clarence Center Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 2, in charge of D. Edward Diener; interment in Good Cemetery on Griener Road.

Zimmerman, Amos W., son of the late Martin and Matty (Martin) Zimmerman; born near Spring Grove, Pa., Feb. 22, 1889; died at his late home near Murrel, Pa., after an illness of one year; aged 68 y. 10 m. 8 d. On Dec. 11, 1914, he was married to Mary Reiff, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Jonas, Wakarusa, Ind.), one daughter (Esther-Mrs. Frank Hurst, at home), 6 grandchildren, one sister (Lena-Mrs. David Musser, Ephrata, Pa.), and 2 brothers (David, Orlando, Fla.; and John, Reinholds, Pa.). Seven children preceded him in death. He was a member of the Groffdale Church where funeral services were held Dec. 17; interment in adjoining cemetery.

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Bomberger, Galen Harold, son of Clair N. and Anna E. (Bauman) Bomberger; born Dec. 21, 1958, at Lititz, Pa.; died after an illness of four days of influenza bronchitis, Feb. 4, 1959; aged 6 w. 3 d. Surviving are his parents, 5 brothers (Raymond, Robert, Richard, Arthur, and Donald), 4 sisters (Phyllis, Sylvia, Vivian, and Yvonne), all at home, and grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Bomberger, Lititz, Pa.; and Mr. and Mrs. David Bauman, Lititz). Funeral services were held at the home on Feb. 6, in charge of Richard B. Hess, Raymond Bucher, and John S. Hess; interment in Hess Cemetery.

Custer, David L., son of Lewis and Eve (Stevens) Custer; born March 27, 1882, in Somerset Co., Pa.; died of a heart attack Feb. 9, 1959, at the Memorial Hospital, Fremont, Ohio; aged 76 y. 10 m. 13 d. Married on March 5, 1905, to Hettie Eash, who died Nov. 14, 1913. Surviving are one son (Wilbert T.) and one daughter (Trella- Mrs. Frank Langley). Funeral services Feb. 13 at the Thomas Mennonite Church were in charge of Harry C. Blough and John A. Lehman; interment in Thomas Cemetery.

Frey, Martha, widow of the late Albuardus Frey of Manor Twp., Pa., and daughter of the late Benjamin and Barbara (Hess) Herr, passed away Jan. 13, 1959; at the age of nearly 97 years. Surviving are 2 sons and 3 daughters (Furry H. and J. Mowery, West Lampeter; Cecilia- Mrs. Graybill Wolgemuth, Mt. Joy; Emma- Mrs. James Painter, Lancaster; and Martha- Mrs. Ira Heller, Florin), 22 grandchildren, and 45 great-grandchildren. Two daughters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Masonville Mennonite Church, Washington Boro, Pa. Funeral services were held at the Manor Brethren in Christ Church, with Henry Frank and Henry Hostetter officiating.

Good, Amos G., son of Barton and Lizzie (Geigley) Good; born Dec. 5, 1910, in Brecknock Twp., Pa.; died Jan. 25, 1959, at his home near Bowmansville, Pa., of multiple sclerosis; aged 48 y. 1 m. 20 d. Married July 16, 1932, to Viola H. Good, who survives. Also surviving are 8 children (Roseine- Mrs. Keller Sensenig, New Holland; Amos B. and Viola Mae- Mrs. Robert Hostetter, both of Narvon; Marlin, Denver and Carl, Lorraine, Charlotte, and Darrel, at home), 9 grandchildren, and 6 brothers and sisters (Edna -Mrs. Mahlon Good, East Earl; Elizabeth- Mrs. Edwin Fox, Ephrata; Isaac and Edwin, Denver; Ella Mae- Mrs. Rufus Weaver, Mohnton; and Ruth- Mrs. John Burkhart, Reinholds). His father and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Jan. 28 at the Bowmansville Church, in charge of Benj. Zeiset, Benj. Weaver, and Paul Z. Martin; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Hertzler, Margaret R., daughter of Hiram and Esther (Rohrer) Phenneger; born Sept. 25, 1912; died Jan. 1, 1959, in Chester County Hospital from cancer; aged 46 y. 3 m. 27 d. Surviving are her husband, Alvin, 6 children (Richard, Leonard, Margie, Harold, Dennis Lee, and Darlene), 6 sisters (Emily, Esther, Ruth, Miriam, Olive, and Katherine), and one brother (Enos). She was a member of the Frazer (Pa.) Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 5, in charge of Mahlon Witmer, Joe Kennel, and Ralph Malin; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Johnston, Anna, daughter of John and Magdalene (Hershey) Detwiler; born Sept. 22, 1868, at Sterling, Ill.; died Jan. 25, 1959, at Cherry Box, Mo.; aged 90 y. 4 m. 3 d. On Dec. 25, 1890, she was married to Lafayette Johnston, who died in 1940. Also preceding her were 2 sons and one daughter. Surviving are 5 children (Mrs. Lydia Littleton and Alma- Mrs. R. D. Harder, Leonard, Mo.; Noah, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Orpha- Mrs. Lawrence Yoder, McPherson, Kans.; and John, Hesston, Kans.), 29 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, one brother (Noah, Leonard), and one sister (Salome- Mrs. Almond Fortner, Dakota, Ill.). In 1897 her husband was ordained to the ministry, and for 43 years she served faithfully as a minister's wife. She was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Church, Leonard, Mo. Funeral services on Jan. 27 were in charge of Daniel Kauffman, Ben Detweiler, and John Yoder; interment in Brethren-Mennonite Cemetery.

Kuhns, Henry, adopted son of Joseph and Katie (Gerber) Kuhns; born Nov. 16, 1878, at Strang, Nebr.; died Feb. 6, 1959, after an illness of two days; aged 80 y. 2 m. 21 d. He suffered a number of heart attacks in recent years. He had returned from Oregon the latter part of January after visiting his son Glenn. On Aug. 8, 1901, he was married to Maggi Ernst at Chappell, Nebr. To this union were born 10 children. In 1924 his wife and 2 children lost their lives in a cyclone at Thurman, Colo. On Feb. 16, 1928, he was married to Susie Guengerich at Wellman, Iowa. Surviving are his wife, 3 sons (Glenn, Tangent, Oreg.; John, Woffards Heights, Calif.; and Lawrence, Wellman, Iowa), 4 daughters (Velma- Mrs. Joe Hoffman, Frazee, Minn.; Mary -Mrs. John Hoffman, Flagler, Colo.; Lucille- Mrs. Erwin Kempf, Parnell, Iowa; and Laura -Mrs. Alvin Miller, Wellman, Iowa), 32 grand children, 36 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Joseph, Shickley, Nebr.). Besides his first wife, 2 sons, one daughter, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, 3 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild preceded him in death, He was ordained to the office of deacon in the Thurman congregation on May 17, 1927. Services from the Wellman Church on Feb. 10 were in charge of Max Yoder and George S. Miller; burial in Wellman Church Cemetery.

Lehman, Peter L., son of the late Daniel S. and Anna (Shank) Lehman; born April 17, 1879; died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glen H. Shank, Chambersburg, Pa. after an illness of 8 weeks; aged 79 y. 9 m. 8 d. Married to Alice Frey, who preceded him in death. Besides his daughter, he is survived by 2 sons (Norman E. and Arthur F.), 16 grandchildren, a brother Amos, Chambersburg), and a sister (Mrs. Henry Horst, Maugansville, Md.). He was ordained as deacon of the Chambersburg Church on June 23, 1926, and served until June 6, 1950, when he retired from active service. Funeral services were held Jan. 29 from the Chambersburg Church, with Amos Martin, Harold Hunsecker, and Omar Martin in charge; interment in adjoining cemetery.

McClintic, Jennie G., was born at Goshen, Ind., May 23, 1874; died Feb. 11, 1959, at the Riley Nursing Home, Goshen, of pneumonia and old age infirmities; aged 84 y. 8 m. 19 d. Married on Feb. 21, 1894, near Goshen, Ind., to Charles W. McClintic, who died July 25, 1951. Surviving are 2 daughters (Mrs. V. L. Roose, Elkhart; and Mrs. Rex Waterman, Lake Worth, Fla.), a sister (Mrs. J. S. Slabaugh, Nappanee, Ind.), 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Prairie Street Church, Elkhart, where funeral services were held Feb., 13, in charge of Howard J. Zehr; interment in church cemetery.

Mylin, Martha, daughter of the late Martin and Amanda (Mylin) Lefever; born Oct. 11, 1881, in Lancaster Co., Pa.; died Dec. 18, 1958, of a heart attack; aged 77 y. 2 m. 7 d. Married on Feb. 11, 1903, to Frank H. Mylin, who died Nov. 9, 1955. Surviving are 11 children (Irene -Mrs. Geo. Herr and H. Robert, Millersville, Pa.; Jacob, Lancaster, Pa.; Abram, Frank, Florence- Mrs. Aaron K. Harnish, Raymond, Warren, and Martha Jane, all of Willow Street, Pa.; Ruth- Mrs. Arthur Nissley, Mount Joy, Pa.; and Laverne, New Providence, Pa.). She was a member of Byerland Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 21, in charge of Maris Hess, Jacob Harnish, and David Thomas; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Ropp, Magdalena, daughter of the late Michael and Barbara Jantzi; born Nov. 14, 1873, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died at the home of her son David in East Zorra; aged 85 y. 1 m. 10 d. She had been in failing health for some time. Married on Nov. 16, 1897, to Menno Ropp, who survives. They lived together in wedded life for 61 y. 1 m. 8 d. Surviving also are 2 sons (Michael and David, East Zorra), 8 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 4 sisters (Bena- Mrs. Solomon Streicher, Annie- Mrs. Menno B. Ropp, Katie- Mrs. David Brenneman, and Barbara- Mrs. Joe Swartzentruber), and 3 brothers (Chris, Jacob, and Noah). Preceding her in death were one son, 3 brothers, and one grandson. Funeral services at the East Zorra Church were in charge of Joel Swartzentruber and Daniel Wagler; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Rudy, Howard, son of Clarence and Ada (Snyder) Rudy; born May 6, 1915, in Waterloo Twp., Ont.; died Jan. 7, 1959, when hit at a level railroad crossing; aged 43 y. 8 m. 1 d. Married July 27, 1946, to Erma Lichty, who survives. In the same accident their three children were also killed; Nancy Ann, aged 10; Phyllis Marie, aged 6; and Walter Eugene, aged 5. He is survived by his parents of Hespeler and 5 brothers and sisters (Anna- Mrs. Homer Burkhart, GaIt, Ont.; Arthur and Margaret- Mrs. Melvin Bearinger, Waterloo; Lucille- Mrs. Jesse Markle, Hespeler; and Wilfrid, Edmonton, Alta.). He was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church near Hespeler, where services were held Jan. 10 for the father and his three children with Merle Shantz in charge; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Sailors, Lemoine G., son of Anderson and Lilly D. (McColley) Sailors; born July 9, 1897, at Wabash, Ind.; died of a heart attack Jan. 25, 1959, at Fort Wayne, Ind.; aged 61 y. 6 m. 14 d. Married in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Feb. 26, 1921, to Martha Lowry, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Dorothy Martin and Marcelline Barenwald) and one sister. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Fort Wayne, where funeral services were held Jan. 28, in charge of Rudy Borntrager; interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Schmucker, Carl, son of Charles L. and Hannah (Freyenberger) Schmucker; born near Wauseon, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1920; died at the Maumee Valley Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1958, following injuries received in a car accident; aged 37 y. 11 m. 16 d, Married on Sept. 20, 1953, to Mary Parzelius*, of Gridley, Ill. Surviving are his wife, 2 sons (Jeffrey and Bradley), his mother (Mrs. Hannah Schmucker, Pettisville, Ohio), 3 brothers (George and Harold, Pettisville, Ohio; and Earl, South Bend, Ind.), and one sister (Mrs. Willard King, Wauseon, Ohio). He had served over three years in CPS, and gave four years of his time in helping to build the Kings View Hospital, Reedley, Calif., serving there four years, and was active in the mission work of the church. He was a member of the West Clinton Church, Pettisville, Ohio, where funeral services were held Dec. 2, in charge of D. L. Sommers.
*Mary's name should be spelled 'Porzelius' - correction by son, Brad - Dec. 2014 - (tlm)

Schweitzer, Laura, daughter of Steve and Amanda Stutzman; born Oct. 20, 1880; died Jan. 16, 1959, at the Lebanon, Oreg., Community Hospital, after a heart attack; aged 78 y. 2 m. 27 d. Married on Oct. 25, 1898, at Milford, Nebr., to David J. Schweitzer, who died Oct. 3, 1958. Surviving are 5 sons and 3 daughters (Ida- Mrs. Pearl Stutzman and Clayton, Lebanon; Mary- Mrs. Enos Beckler and Roland, Albany, Oreg.; Barbara- Mrs. E. M. Stutzman and Elmer, Millersburg, Colo.; Homer of Nebraska; and Steve of Iowa), 34 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Ralph, San Mateo, Calif.). One son preceded her in death in 1948, one daughter in infancy, and 3 grandchildren. She was a member of the Fairview Mennonite Church, Albany, Oreg., where funeral services were held.

Sensenig, John M., son of John B. and Susanna (Martin) Sensenig; born March 30, 1883, at Martindale, Pa.; died Jan. 23, 1959, at the Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., from a stroke suffered a few days before his death; aged 75 y. 9 m. 24 d. He was a retired painter. Surviving are 7 brothers and one sister (Martin, Leola; Eli, Harrisburg; Edwin, Reading; Joseph, Leola; Anna, San Diego, Calif.; Samuel and Levi, Lancaster; and Isaac, New Providence). He was a member of the Stumptown congregation since his conversion five years ago. Funeral services on Jan. 26 at the Groffdale Church were in charge of Eli G. Sauder and Lloyd M. E by; interment in Groffdale Cemetery.

Shank, Carrie, daughter of the late Noah and Sarah (Mast) Troyer; born Jan. 15, 1886, near Baltic, Ohio; died at her home in Louisville, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1959, from a heart attack; aged 73 y. 30 d. Married on March 29, 1908, to Harry W. Shank. Surviving are her husband, who is an invalid, 3 sons (Paul, Crete, Ill.; Harold, Paris, Ohio; and Roy, Louisville, Ohio), 17 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. William Brown, Stone Creek, Ohio, and Mrs. Moses Slabaugh, Harrisonburg, Va.), and one brother (Elmer, Millersburg, Ohio). One grandchild, one sister, and one brother preceded her in death. She was a member of the Beech Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 17, in charge of O. N. Johns and Ray Bair; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Shroyer, Cora Leona, daughter of Perry and Rowena (Fry) Kiser; born June 20, 1887, in Perry Twp., Shelby Co., Ohio; died Feb. 9, 1959, at Bellefontaine, Ohio, of complications of old age; aged 71 y. 7 m. 20 d. Married on Feb. 21, 1905, to Clark V. Shroyer, who died July 17, 1952. Surviving are 9 children (Homer, Virgil, Leroy, Clark, Ota- Mrs. Raymond Gray, Gladys - Mrs. Gerald Myers, Ruth- Mrs. Clarence Birt, Inez- Mrs. Robert Barnes, and Zelma- Mrs. Perry Strickland), 26 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren, and 12 step-great grandchildren. She was a member of the South Union Church, West Liberty, Ohio, where funeral services were held Feb. 12 with Roy S. Koch and the Baptist minister A. W. Denlinger officiating. Interment in Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, Ohio.

Smith, Harvey K., son of Henry and Annie (Kulp) Smith; born April 17, 1872, in Haycock Twp., Pa.; died Dec. 17, 1958, at the Grandview Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., of a heart condition; aged 86 y. 8 m. Married on April 16, 1896, in Bedminster Twp., to Barbara Overholt, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters and 5 sons (Lizzie- Mrs. Jonas Shoemaker, Souderton, Pa.; Harvey, Earlington; Joseph, Philadelphia; Anna- Mrs. Reuben Dunlap, Perkasie; Alfred, Southampton; Henry, Dublin; Marietta- Mrs. Marvin Moyer, Pipersville; and Raymond, Levittown), 30 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Henry, Blooming Glen, Pa.). He was a member of the Deep Run Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 20, in charge of Wilson Overholt, Abram Yothers, and Erwin Nace; interment in church cemetery.

Stauffer, Katie, daughter of John and Barbara (Zehr) Reil; born April 1, 1876, at Flanagan, Ill.; died at the Milford (Nebr.) Rest Home, Jan. 19, 1959; aged 82 y. 9 m. 18 d. On Dec. 27, 1894, she was married to Joe G. Stauffer. To this union were born 11 children (Anna- Mrs. Dave Hershberger, Ray, Phillip, Harry, Lillie- Mrs. Jake Springer, and Leo, of Lincoln, Nebr.; Ada- Mrs. Clarence Stutzman and Taphena- Mrs. Dan Jantzi, Wood River, Nebr.; Wilton and Ruby- Mrs. Delmar Mast, Millersburg, Colo.; and Leonard). Her husband, one son, 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers, and one sister preceded her in death. Surviving are 5 sons, 5 daughters, 38 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Phillip, Milford; and William, Albany, Oreg.). She was a member of the East Fairview Church, Milford, Nebr.

Steffen, Anna, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lehman) Amstutz; born near Apple Creek, Ohio, March 11, 1871; died on the old homestead near Kidron, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1959; aged 87 y. 11 m. 6 d. Married on Nov. 11, 1905, to Daniel Steffen, who died 9 years later in an accidental death. To this union were born 2 sons and one daughter. The daughter died in infancy. Surviving are 2 sons (David, Apple Creek; and Amos, Dalton), 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and 2 sisters (Sarah- Mrs. Aaron Steiner and Martha- Mrs. Simon Steiner). Also preceding her in death were one grandson, 4 brothers, and 3 sisters. She was a member of the Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 20, in charge of Louis Amstutz and I. Mark Ross; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Steider, Sam, was born in Illinois, June 17 , 1879; passed away at the Lincoln General Hospital, Lincoln, Nebr., Feb. 2, 1959; aged 79 y. 7 m. 16 d. He was taken to the hospital on Jan. 19. Death was due to cancer. On March 2, 1902, he was married to Josephine Whitaker. To this union were born 2 sons and one daughter. His wife passed away May 2, 1926. He was married on Feb. 23, 1930, to Lena Lichti, a widow with 4 children. Surviving are his widow, one daughter (Clara Dickey, Seward), 2 sons (Elmer, Beaver Crossing, Nebr.; and Harvey, Sarasota, Fla.), 4 stepchildren (Florence Pointer, Anchorage, Alaska; Lon, Huntsville, Ark.; Floyd, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Leonard, Hesston, Kans.), 23 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one sister (Lena Stauffer, Duchess, Alta.), and one brother (Henry, Shickley, Nebr.), He was one of the charter members of the West Fairview Church, Beaver Crossing, Nebr., where funeral services were held Feb. 5, in charge of Lloyal Burkey and Dale Oswald; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Stutzman, Pearl, daughter of Jacob Y. and Anna (Blough) Miller; born Oct. 23, 1888, in Kent Co., Mich.; died at her home near Goshen, Ind., Feb. 15, 1959, of cancer; aged 70 y. 3 m. 23 d. Married on Sept. 5, 1911, in Fairview, Mich., to Harvey J. Stutzman, who died Sept. 19, 1947. Surviving are 6 daughters (Velma- Mrs. Peter Delagrange, Goshen, Ind.; Mildred- Mrs. Duane Eichelberger. Mackinaw, Ill.; Agnes -Mrs. Lawrence Wenger, Goshen, Ind.; Lulu, Esther, and Doris, all at home), one son (Clem, Goshen), 13 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Harrison, lonia, Mich.; and Lester, Moline, Mich.), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Otis Bontrager and Mrs. John Winton, both of Fairview, Mich.). She was a member of the Clinton Frame Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 18, in charge of Vernon E. Bontreger and Samuel Hostetler; interment in Forest Grove Cemetery.

Swartz, Claude Cleveland, son of John R. and Sophia (Ritchie) Swartz; born Jan. 20, 1893, at Dayton, Va.; died instantly in a car accident, Oct. 3, 1958, near Harrisonburg, Va.; aged 65 y. 8 m. 13 d. Married on Dec. 20, 1916, at Harrisonburg, to Bessie Gassman, who survives. He was a farmer and lumber worker. Surviving are also 3 children (Ethel- Mrs. Marion Coakley, Carroll E., and Geneva Swartz), 5 grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. Roy J. Layman, Harrisonburg), and 2 brothers (Robert, Dayton, Va.; and Glen, Lynchburg, Va.). He was a member of the Pike Church. Funeral services on Oct. 5 at the Weaver Church were in charge of Aldine Brenneman, John Kurtz, Lloyd Horst, and David Brubaker; interment in Weaver Cemetery.

Taylor, Mary, daughter of the late Joseph and Lizzie (Weber) Horst; born June 7, 1872, near Terre Hill, Pa.; died Feb. 2, 1959, after a heart attack, at the home of her son Ira, Middlebranch, Ohio; aged 86 y. 7 m. 26 d. She was married on Sept. 11, 1894, to Elam Taylor, who died Jan. 22, 1955. Surviving are 3 daughters (Bertha- Mrs. J. E. Sommers; Anna- Mrs. Howard Showalter, East Canton; and Savilla- Mrs.- Menno Diener, Akron, Pa.), 2 sons (Ira, Middlebranch; and Joseph E. Alliance), 26 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren. one brother (Amos, Reading, Pa.), 4 half sisters (Mrs. Ida Peters, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Rebecca Turner, and Mrs. Paul Ludwig), and 4 half brothers (Vernon, Clarence, John, and Raymond Horst), all of eastern Pennsylvania. One infant son preceded her in death. She was a member of the Beech Church, where services were held Feb. 4. in charge of O. N. Johns; interment in church cemetery.

Weaver, Barbara Ellen, daughter of Christian W. and Catherine (Landis) Miller; born Jan. 27, 1887, at Canton, Kans.; died Jan. 24, 1959, at the Bethel Hospital, Newton, Kans.; aged 71 y. 11 m. 28 d. Married Jan. 8, 1908, at Protection, Kans., to William Albert Weaver, who died May 3, 1957. Surviving are 8 children (Ethel- Mrs. E. R. Lichti, Lebanon, Oreg.; Mrs. Velma Marks, Wichita, Kans.; Opal- Mrs. H. F. Harvey, Bristow, Okla.; Edna- Mrs. Veryl Doty, Midvale, Utah; Orval, Lawton, Okla.; Marvin, Clay Center, Kans.; Eldon, Spokane, Wash.; and Ilene- Mrs. Don Reed, Denver, Colo.) and 4 brothers and sisters (H. R., Newton, Kans.; Charles, Seneca, Mo.; Fannie, Adair, Okla.; and Mildred -Mrs. John Jantzen, Tulsa, Okla.). She was a member of the Hesston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Jan., 28, in charge of Edwin I. Weaver and Milo Kauffman; interment in Spring Valley Cemetery, Canton, Kans.

Weber, Aaron M., son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Musser) Weber; born May 20, 1880, in Berks Co., Pa., the same home he lived in all his life; died following eye surgery in the Reading Community General Hospital, Jan. 13, 1959; aged 78 y. 7 m. 24 d. Surviving are 2 brothers (Solomon and Joseph) and one sister (Anna- Mrs. Henry Gehman). He was a historian, having contributed to the Mennonite Encyclopedia the history of the churches in this community. He became a member of the Mennonite Church in Bowmansville in 1898, and was a member at Gehman's from the time the first communion was held there. Funeral services on Jan. 17 were held at Bowmansville, in charge of Howard Z. Good and Moses G. Gehman; interment in Allegheny Mennonite Cemetery.

Yantzi, John B., son of Joseph K. and Mary (Bender) Yantzi; born Feb. 15, 1887, at Tavistock, Ont.; died Jan. 12, 1959, at Pigeon, Mich., of a heart attack during his sleep; aged 71 y. 11 m. 28 d. Married May 13, 1918, at Thurman, Colo., to Catharine Schwartzentruber, who survives. He had been a farmer most of his life. Three children died in infancy. Surviving are 3 children (Cephas, Constantine, Mich.; Marjorie- Mrs. John Mitin and Alta Mae- Mrs. Jay Mitin, both of Pigeon, Mich.), 2 half brothers (Aaron and Joe Yantzi, Hickson, Ont.), and 10 grandchildren. He was a member of the Pigeon, Mich., Church, where funeral services were held Jan. 16, in charge of Don D. Reber; interment in church cemetery.

Yoder, Annie, daughter of Jonas and Barbara (Miller) Maust; born April 16, 1869, at Meyersdale, Pa.; died of infirmities of old age Feb. 4, 1959, at Iowa City, Iowa; aged 89 y. 9 m. 19 d. Married on Feb. 1, 1898, at Meyersdale, Pa., to Daniel C. Yoder, who died July 11, 1927. Surviving are 2 sons and one daughter (Alva, Richard, and Stella), one brother (Jonas), 6 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. One daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of the West Union Church, Parnell, Iowa, where funeral services were held Feb. 7, in charge of Herman E. Ropp and Virgil J. Brenneman; interment in Upper Deer Creek Cemetery, Wellman, Iowa.

Yoder, Fanny, daughter of Peter and Katie (Yoder) Weaver; born June 22, 1877, at Nappanee, Ind.; died at her home near Hubbard, Oreg., Jan. 26, 1959; aged 81 y. 7 m. 4 d. She was the last survivor of a family of 7 children. Married on Oct. 11, 1907, to Simon D. Yoder, Goshen, Ind., who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Elva January, Grants Pass, Oreg.; Daniel H., Hubbard; and Naomi McCormich, Los Angeles, Calif.), 9 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. She and her husband lived together 52 years in the home they established following their marriage. She was a member of the Hopewell Church, where funeral services were held, in charge of James Bucher and H. A. Wolfer; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Yoder, Ira C., son of Moses and Rebecca (Eash) Yoder; born Oct. 17, 1882, near Kokomo, Ind.; died Jan. 23, 1959, at his home near Goshen, Ind., of complications; aged 76 y. 2 m. 6 d. Married on Aug. 6, 1904, to Jennie L. Troyer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Mrs. Orpha Kauffman and Mrs. Lois Blough, both of Goshen), 4 grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. Cora Dawson, Sturgis, Mich.), one half sister (Mrs. Lillie Lehman, Sarasota, Fla.), and 5 half brothers (William Schrock, New Castle, Ind.; Jesse Schrock, Amboy, Ind.; Harry and Clarence Schrock, White Pigeon, Mich.; and Homer Schrock, Mexico, Ind.). Two daughters and one son preceded him in death. He was a member of the Clinton Frame Church, where services were held Jan. 26, in charge of Vernon E. Bontreger and Russell Krabill; interment in Clinton Union Chapel Cemetery.

Yoder, John Smiley, son of Christian Z. and Lydia (Smiley) Yoder; born Feb. 5, 1870, near Wooster, Ohio; died Feb. 5, 1959, at the Wooster Community Hospital; aged 89 years. Married on Jan. 21, 1896, to Sarah M. Hartzler, who died Oct. 31,1947. He was a farmer and had a greenhouse. Surviving are 3 daughters and one son (Mary- Mrs. Cloy Miller, Martha, Ruth- Mrs. Lester Litwiller, and Howard C.), 3 brothers (Rufus M., Menno S., and Joseph D.), 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Oak Grove Church, Smithville, Ohio, where funeral services were held Feb. 8, in charge of Virgil M. Gerig; interment in church cemetery.

Zehr, Nicklas; son of the late Joseph and Catherine Zehr; born Aug. 3, 1894; died suddenly Nov. 27, 1958; aged 64 y. 3 m. 24 d. On Dec. 1, 1915, he was married to Clara Erb, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons and 2 daughters (LaVern, East Zorra; Curtis, Tavistock; Ivan, South Easthope; Delmar and Lorne. East Zorra; Doris -Mrs. Melvin Wagler, South Easthope; and Jean at home), 15 grandchildren, 3 sisters and 2 brothers (Lena- Mrs. Eli Bender, Christena- Mrs. Jacob Erb, Peter, Amos, and Oleava- Mrs. Omer Schlegel). He was a member of the East Zorra Amish Mennonite Church. where funeral services were in charge of Henry Yantzi and Daniel Wagler; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Zimmerman, Louisa, daughter of Jacob and Rachel (Gindlesperger) Lape; born March 31. 1877, in Somerset Co., Pa.; died of the infirmities of old age Jan. 30, 1959. in Somerset Co., Pa.; aged 81 y. 10 m. 30 d. Married on May 23, 1897. to Austin Zimmerman, who died May 25, 1958. after 61 years of married life together. Surviving is one foster daughter (Olive Zimmerman). She was a member of the Blough Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 2, in charge of Harry C. Blough and John A. Lehman; interment in Blough Cemetery.

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Albrecht, William David, son of John A. and Elizabeth (Birkey) Albrecht; born Sept. 19, 1881, near Tiskilwa, Ill.; died after a prolonged illness Feb. 13, 1959, in the Remmert Nursing Home, Roanoke, Ill.; aged 77 y. 4 m. 25 d. On Jan. 13, 1909, he was married to Alma Stahly of Nappanee, Ind. A few weeks before his death they enjoyed the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. Surviving are his wife, one daughter (Mrs. Lloyd Studer, Roanoke, Ill.), 2 grandsons, one brother (John, Tiskilwa), and one sister (Mrs. Rufus Yoder, Lancaster, Ohio). One brother and 2 sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Willow Springs Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 15, in charge of C. Warren Long, assisted by Ben Esh; burial in Willow Springs Cemetery.

Amstutz, Amos B., son of Benjamin and Verna (Steiner) Amstutz; born near Dalton, Ohio, Dec. 20. 1884; died after a lingering illness Feb. 15, 1959, at their family home; aged 74 y. 1 m. 25 d. Married to Fannie Zuercher on Feb. 6, 1904. They quietly observed their 55th wedding anniversary just a little over a week before his death. Surviving are his wife, 2 sons (Ben U., Kidron; and Evan, Columbus), 5 daughters (Velma- Mrs. Amos D. Amstutz, Apple Creek; Evelyn- Mrs. Harvey Nussbaum, Mt. Eaton; Sylvia- Mrs. Victor Amstutz and Mildred- Mrs. William S. Nussbaum, both of Apple Creek; and Edith- Mrs. Harvey Schrock, Conneaut Lake, Pa.), 27 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Anna- Mrs. David D. Hofstetter and Pauline- Mrs. Philip Gerber, both of Dalton; and Elma- Mrs. Reuben Hofstetter, Kidron). One son, one brother, 2 sisters, and 2 grandsons preceded him in death. He was a member of the Kidron Church, where funeral services were conducted Feb. 18, in charge of Bill Detweiler, Isaac Zuercher, and Reuben Hofstetter; burial in adjoining cemetery.

Bechtel, Irvin, son of Noah S. and Hannah (Woolner) Bechtel; born May 9, 1901, in Waterloo Twp., Ont.; died Oct. 27, 1958; aged 57 y. 5 m. 18 d. Surviving are his wife (Ada Margaret Reaman Bechtel), 4 sons and 3 daughters (John Irvin, Margaret Jean, Robert Reaman, Harold Secord, Kenneth James, Mary Ellen, and Linda Ann, all of Hespeler, Ont.), 2 grandchildren, and 3 brothers (Aaron, Melvin, and Jacob, all of Alberta). One son preceded him in death. He was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church near Hespeler, where funeral services were held Oct. 29, in charge of Merle Shantz; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Bechtel, Virgie A., daughter of the late Aaron and Mary Jane (Frey) Hershey; died at her home in Hanover, Pa., Aug. 12, 1958, after a short illness following a heart attack; aged 74 y. 8 m. Married in August, 1900, to Harvey M. Bechtel, who died March 30, 1951. To this union were born 6 children, one son preceding the parents in death. Surviving are 5 children (Mrs. Florence Seifreid, Chambersburg, Pa.; Mrs. Wallace Barbour, Lewistown, Pa.; Mrs. Clarence H. Angel and Robert H., Hanover; and Mrs. Ellsworth Pritz, Jr., York, Pa.), also 8 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and a brother (Paul H., Orange, Conn.). Funeral services were held at Bair's Church by Richard Danner; burial in York Road Cemetery.

Bell, Leah, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Kaufman) Lapp; born Dec. 18, 1877, in Lawrence Co., Pa.; died Feb. 15, 1959, at her home in North Lima, Ohio, after a lingering illness; aged 81 y. 1 m. 28 d. Married to David Spiker, who died in 1909. Married on April 26, 1917, to James Bell, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Mrs. Sadie Blosser, Salem; and Mrs. Walter Shank, North Lima), a son (John Bell, New Castle, Pa.), a brother (John, Hartville), 12 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren. An infant daughter and 3 sons also preceded her in death. She was a member of the North Lima Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 17, in charge of David C. Steiner; interment in North Lima Cemetery.

Brenneman, Noah H., son of Joseph and Nancy (Hilyard) Brenneman; born July 20, 1873; died Feb. 13, 1959, at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Criswell, Millwood, Ohio; aged 85 y. 6 m. 24 d. On Dec. 22, 1895, he was married to Sallie Heatwole in Rockingham Co., Va. She died in 1947. Surviving are 5 children (Earl, Delphos, Ohio; Ada- Mrs. Ira Criswell, Millwood; Clarence, Lima; Horace, Cleveland; and Orlo, Scottdale, Pa.), 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and one half sister (Susanna- Mrs. Perry Smith, Elida, Ohio). About 1912 he and his wife were converted under the preaching of Billy Sunday at Lima, Ohio. They then united with the Mennonite Church. The last few years he was unable to attend services, but he kept up his fellowship with the Lord through Bible reading, and his daughter regarding it as a privilege to have him in her home. A brief memorial service was conducted on Feb. 15 by Lester Graybill at at Orrville, Ohio, where he had lived in 1947 at the time of his wife's death. Funeral services held Feb. 16 at the Central Church, where he had worshiped during most of his life, were conducted by his aged cousin and lifelong friend, Andrew Brenneman, assisted by James Detweiler; interment in Salem Mennonite Cemetery.

Burkholder, David O., son of Moses and Sarah (Miller) Burkholder; born October 8, 1886, in Marshall Co., Ind.; died Feb. 8, 1959, at his home south of Nappanee, Ind.; aged 72 y. 4 m. He accepted Christ in his youth and was an active worker in the church. He was ordained to the ministry May 2, 1915, and to the office of bishop May 13, 1917. Married Jan. 30, 1913, to Amanda Stutzman, who preceded him in death April 16, 1950. Surviving are 5 sons and 7 daughters (Walter, Nappanee; Leona- Mrs. Glen Kilmer, Goshen, Ind.; Mable, at home; Levi, Goshen; Malinda- Mrs. Harold Miller, Goshen; Paul, Nappanee; Tillie, Lilly- Mrs. Jonathan Stoltzfus, and David . O., Jr., all of Red Lake, Ont.; Mary Belle- Mrs. Andrew Yoder, Apple Creek, Ohio; Iva, Berlin, Germany; and Richard, at home), 21 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. One daughter preceded him. Funeral services at the Maple Lawn Church, Feb. 11, were conducted by David A. Bontrager and Ezra Miller; interment in Burkholder Cemetery.

Diltz, Nathaniel S., son of the late David and Elizabeth (Staup) Diltz; born July 16, 1876, in Amanda Twp., AlIen Co., Ohio; died Oct. 31, 1958, at his home in Delphos, Ohio,. following an illness of about one year; aged 82 y. 3 m. 15 d. Married in 1895 to Mary Elizabeth Richardson, who died in 1898. One child was born to this union (Mrs. Blanche Bowers, Spencerville, Ohio). He was married again in 1903 to Eva Nora Seyler, who survives. To this union were born 4 sons and 8 daughters. One daughter preceded him in death. Surviving are 4 sons (Russell, Ira, and Gerald, Delphos; and Ellis, Cloverdale), 7 daughters (Mrs. Eunice Good and Mrs. Beulah Morris, Elida; Mrs. Velma Temen, Mrs. Louella Temen, Mrs. Anna Belle Claypool, Mrs. Laurietta Kohorst, and Mrs. Irma Martin, all of Delphos), 38 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. One brother and 2 sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Salem Church, where funeral services were held Nov. 3, in charge of Richard Martin, assisted by Joseph Redmon; interment in Pike Cemetery, near Elida.

Miller, Daniel M., son of Moses I. and Elizabeth I. Miller; born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, June 29, 1874; died at his home in Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 15, 1959; aged 84 y. 7 m. 17 d. Married on Nov. 30, 1899, to Maryann Beachy, who preceded him in death exactly nine years to the day. To this union were born 2 sons (Moses, who died in 1926; and Albert, Kokomo, Ind.). He also leaves 3 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers and 5 sisters (Eli, Mattie- Mrs. Ammon Miller, and Tillie- Mrs. Yost Schrock, of Arthur, Ill.; Mary- Mrs. Dan Miller, Baltic, Ohio; Albert, Middlefield, Ohio; Elmer and Fannie- Mrs. Joe Slabach, Middlebury, Ind.; and Amanda- Mrs. Mose Shrock, Topeka, Ind.). He had been in failing health for the last 5 years, and on Jan. 8, 1958, he fell and broke his hip; since then he had been bedfast. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Funeral services at the Oba Miller residence on Feb. 18 were conducted by Enos Miller and Andy Swartzentruber in German and Emanuel Hochstedler in English; interment in Christner Cemetery.

Miller, Kenneth A., son of Charles and Bessie (Frey) Miller; born near Pettisville, Ohio, June 19, 1936; died April 2, 1958, at the Fostoria City Hospital after injuries received in a car-train accident near Fostoria on March 24; aged 21 y. 9 m. 14 d. Surviving are his parents, 5 brothers, and 3 sisters (Lois- Mrs. Marvin Short, Stryker, Ohio; Ada- Mrs. Andrew Brenneman, Elida, Ohio; Robert, Stow, Ohio; Glen, Cleveland; Marlin, Stryker; Marilouise- Mrs. Virgil Waidelich, Archbold; Dale, Macedonia; and Virgil, at home). He had completed his I-W work at the Cleveland Hospital in September, 1957, and had continued working there at night, while attending Kent State University. He was a member of the West Clinton congregation, Pettisville, Ohio.

Nafziger, Ruth, daughter of Eli ;and Anna (Short) Frey; born in Fulton Co., OhiO, Aug. 4, 1887; died, after a very severe and extended illness, at the Wauseon, Ohio, Hospital, Feb. 13. 1959; aged 71 y. 8 m. 9 d. Married to William H. Nafziger on Jan. 14, 1909, just over 50 years ago. Surviving are her husband, 8 children (Beulah- Mrs. Ralph Nofziger, Ervin, Lester. and Lois- Mrs. Kenneth Nofziger, of Wauseon; Vesta- Mrs. S. Paul Miller, Jamgaon, India; Helen- Mrs. John Kauffman, Tiskilwa, Ill.; Ivan and Glen, Archbold), 46 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers, and 2 sisters. preceding her in death were 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers, and one sister. She was a member of the Mennonite Church since her youth. Funeral services were held at the Zion Church, Archbold, Ohio, Feb. 15, in charge of D. Wyse Graber, assisted by Jesse Short; burial in Pettisville Cemetery.

Nice, Deborah Lynn and David Lee, twin children of Clair H. and Mildred (Hackman) Nice, Souderton, Pa., were born Feb. 23, 1959, at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, where Deborah Lynn died Feb. 26, aged 3 days, and David Lee, Feb. 27, aged 4 days. Death was due to sponge lungs. Funeral services were held at the Wilmer S. Nice Funeral Home, Harleysville, Pa., Feb. 28, in charge of John E. Lapp and J. C. Clemens; interment in Plains Church Cemetery.

Stuckey, Mary, daughter of Simon and Katie (Short) Nafziger; born near Stryker, Ohio, July 19, 1902; died at the home of her brother and sister, Eddie and Emma Nafziger, Jan. 8, 1959, after an illness of 6 years; aged 56 y. 5 m. 20 d. Married on Sept. 6, 1927, to Eli Stuckey, who died April 4, 1939. To this union 5 children were born. Surviving are one daughter (Helen Louise- Mrs. Clint Leu), 3 sons (Billie Elias, James E I wood, and Paul Eugene), one grandchild, one sister (Emma), and 3 brothers (Clarence, Eddie, and Lyle), all of the Archbold and Stryker, Ohio, community. Preceding her in death were also her parents, one son (who died in infancy), 3 sisters, and 2 brothers. She was a member of the Lockport congregation. Funeral services were conducted at the Lockport Church, Jan. 11, in charge of Walter Stuckey, P. L. Frey, and Simon Stuckey; burial in Lockport Cemetery.

Thomas, Eliza, daughter of Yarrow and Beddie (Smith) Smoot; born April __, 1883, in Sawyersville, Ala.; died of a cerebral hemorrhage Nov. 18, 1958, at her home in Youngstown, Ohio; aged 75 y. 7 m. Married to James Thomas, who died in 1946. To this union were born 2 daughters and one son. Only one daughter (Ella Eaves) survives; also a sister (Mrs. Helen Borden, Youngstown) and a brother (Lonnie Smoot, Cleveland). She became a member of the Rockview Church, Cleveland, in 1955. Funeral services at the Emerson Funeral Home on Nov. 20 were in charge of Fred Augsburger; burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Wittrig, Joan LaRae, infant daughter of Ray and Ruth (Nofziger) Wittrig; born at the Lebanon (Oreg.) Community Hospital, Feb. 13, 1959; died at the Salem Memorial Hospital, Feb. 21, 1959; aged 8 days. Surviving are her parents, 2 sisters (La Verne Rae and Margo Ranae), and her grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wittrig, Beemer, Nebr.; and Mrs. Lydia Nofziger, Lebanon). Funeral services were held Feb. 23 in the Jost Funeral Chapel, Lebanon, with Allen Erb officiating; interment in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lebanon.

Yoder, Huber A., son of Peter B. and Emma (Huber) Yoder; born July 14, 1903, in Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Ind.; died Feb. 25, 1959, in a highway accident when his car slipped on ice, throwing it head on into a tree; aged 55 y. 7 m. 11 d. Married on Aug., 20, 1925, to Edith Thompson at Elkhart, lnd. Surviving are his wife, 4 children (David, at home; Wayne, Sarasota, Fla.; Marjorie- Mrs. Francis Freed, Elkhart; and Lorene- Mrs. Ed Graber, Bristol, Ind.), 5 grandchildren, 4 brothers (D. A. and Harvey, Elkhart; Forrest, Wakarusa; and Clarence, Nappanee), and one sister (Mary Smeltzer. Wakarusa). He was a public school principal and teacher. He was a member of the Prairie Street Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 28, in charge of Howard J. Zehr; interment in Prairie Street Cemetery.

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Hershberger, Joseph N., son of Noah and Susan Eash; born July 11, 1868, in Lagrange Co., Ind.; died of infirmities of old age Feb. 28, 1959, at Goshen, Ind.; aged 90 y. 7 m. 17 d. Married on Jan. 1, 1895, in Lagrange County to Mary Weirich, who died March 22, 1939. He was a businessman and day laborer. Four children also preceded him in death. Surviving are one son (Ray, Niles, Mich.), and 3 brothers (Jacob, Goshen; William, Elkhart, and Dan, Kokomo). He was a member of the North Goshen Mennonite Church. Funeral services at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, March 3, in charge of Russell Krabill; interment in Shore Cemetery.

Martin, Annie W., daughter of the late Abram and Barbara (Wenger) Martin; born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Aug. 15, 1865; died Feb. 20, 1959, at the home of her nephew, Menno W. Martin, Ephrata, Pa., with whom she resided for almost 14 years; aged 93 y. 6 m. 5 d.
Surviving are one brother (Isaac W., Maugansville, Md.) and many nieces and nephews. Nine brothers and 4 sisters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Pike Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 23, in charge of Joseph Weaver, Joseph Brubaker, and Jacob Stauffer; interment in Groffdale Cemetery.

Nafziger, Lillie Mae, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Schlatter) Yoder; born Jan. 15, 1898, at Grabill, Ind.; died May 1, 1958, at the Deweiler Memorial Hospital, Wauseon, Ohio, after a heart attack; aged 60 y. 3 m. 16 d. Married on Jan. 26, 1919, to Elmer J. Nafziger, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons and one daughter (Katharine-Mrs. Hubert Short, Apple Creek, Ohio; Dale J., Wakarusa, Ind.; Carl J., Everett C., and Gerald L., Archbold, Ohio), 7 grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Leah-Mrs. J. J. Conrad, Leon, Ind.; and Ida-Mrs. Clarence Nofziger, Wauseon, Ohio). One daughter, who died in infancy and 3 brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of the Central Church, where memorial services were held May 4, with Jesse J. Short and Walter Stuckey officiating; burial in Pettisville Cemetery.

Sutter, Christian Sylvester, son of Crist N. and Fannie (Stalter) Sutter; born Dec. 31, 1876, at Hopedale, Ill.; died of a cerebral hemorrhage Feb. 27, 1959, at the Hopedale Hospital; aged 81 y. 1m. 27 d. Married on Aug. 28, 1899, to Idella Miller, who died June 7, 1946. He was a farmer. Two daughters, 2 brothers, and one sister also preceded him in death. Surviving are 2 sons and 6 daughters (Lawrence, Sarasota, Fla.; Mrs. Fannie Litwiller, Hopedale, Ill.; Mrs. Carrie Ebersole, Lagrange, Ind.; Mrs. Bessie Oyer, Hebron, Ind.; Mrs. Lydia Gut, Kouts, Ind.; Minnie, South Bend, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Demchak, Westville, Ind.; and Clayton, Goshen, Ind.), 33 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and 9 brothers and sisters (Lee, Hopedale; Julius, Elwyn, Pa. Aaron, Manson, Iowa; Harvey, Peoria, Ill.; Elmer Delavan; Edward, Eureka, Ill.; Mrs. Barbara Zehr, Hopedale; Mrs. Louisa Zehr, Morton; and Matilda Sutter, Hopedale). He was a member of the Hopedale Church, Kouts, Ind. Services were held on March 2 at the Hopedale, Ill., Church by Ivan Kauffman and on March 3 at the Hopewell Church by Samuel S. Miller; interment in Hopewell Cemetery.

Weaver, Harry W., son of the late Martin and Clara (Walck) Weaver; born Nov. 7, 1889, in Franklin Co., Pa.; died of a heart attack, at his home in Maugansville, Md., Feb. 25, 1959; aged 69 y. 3 m. 18 d. Married on Nov. 11, 1909, to Oma A. Kendle, who died Jan. 20, 1943. To this union were born 6 sons and 3 daughters. On March 14, 1946, he married Hettie (Martin) Bauman, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Milford, Leonard and Ralph, Maugansville; Howard, Greencastle, Pa.; and Walter, Baltimore, Md.), 3 daughters (Gladys-Mrs. James Koontz, Greencastle, Pa.; Mildred-Mrs. Daniel Dentler, Hagerstown, Md.; and Mary-Mrs. Ira Burkholder, Greencastle), 5 stepchildren (Mrs. Amos Strite, Jr., Waynesboro, Pa.; Mahlon Bauman, Boyds, Md.; Mrs. Charles Myers, Chambersburg, Pa.; Leonard Bauman, Gaithersburg, Md.; and Martha Bauman, Marion, Pa.), a sister (Mrs. Dorothy Pentz, Greencastle). 32 grandchildren, 12 stepgrandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. On son preceded him in death. He was a member of the Reiff Church, where funeral services were held Feb. 28, in charge of Stanley H. Martin, Reuben E. Martin, and Oliver h. Martin; burial in adjoining cemetery.

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Beachy, Fannie, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Yoder) Beachy; born April 18, 1873, at Aurora, W. Va.; died Feb. 26, 1959, after a lingering illness, at the home of Evan Miller, Meyersdale, Pa., where she had lived the past two months; aged 85 y. 10 m. 12 d. Before going to Meyersdale, she had lived with her sister, Mrs. Kate Hershberger, Salisbury, Pa. She is survived by her sister and 3 foster daughters (Mrs. Harold Hughes and Mr. William Webster, Coatesville, Pa.; and Mrs. Ivan Yoder, Springs, Pa.). She was a member of the Gortner Amish Church, where funeral services were conducted Feb. 28, in charge of Bennie Yoder, Eli Beachy, and Ivan Miller; interment in the family cemetery near Aurora.

Berkheimer, Steven, son of Andrew L. and Mary Kathryn (Gehman) Berkheimer, Port Trevorton, Pa.; born May 4, 1949; was stricken fatally ill on Saturday morning Jan. 24, 1959, and died en route to the hospital; aged 9 y. 6 m. 20 d. Surviving are his parents, 3 sisters (Joanna, Donna, and Vicky), one brother (Andy), all at home, and his grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Berkheimer and Mrs. Wilson Reinard, all of Port Trevorton). Funeral services at the Susquehanna Mennonite Church, Jan. 27, were in charge of Roy Graybill; interment in church cemetery.

Bietsch, Maude, a daughter of Upton and Lily (Cobaugh) Lay; born Dec. 18, 1878, at Greencastle, Pa.; died March 9, 1959, at Chambersburg, Pa., of infirmities of old age; aged 80 y. 2 m. 22 d. Surviving are 5 children (Jean L and Julian C., at home; Mrs. Milton Wass, Haddonfield, N. J.; William and Merle, Chambersburg, Pa.), a sister (Mrs. John Hock, Chambersburg, Pa.), 11 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services at the Barbour Funeral Home, Chambersburg, March 11, were in charge of Paul E. Myers and Harvey E. Shank; interment in Norland Cemetery.

Erb, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Mary Schlegel; born Jan. 22, 1872, in Iowa; died after a short illness at an Albany, Oreg., rest home, Feb. 12, 1959; aged 87 y. 21 d. Married in 1890 at Milford, Nebr., to Menno Erb, who died in 1937. Surviving are 3 sons (William M. and R. M., both of Albany; and J. M., Los Angeles, Calif.), one daughter (Mrs. Lydia Neuschwander, Harrisburg, Oreg.) 2 brothers and one sister (Lee, Pete, and Mrs. Anna Roth), all of Milford, Nebr., 9 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Funeral services at the Fisher Funeral Home, Feb. 16, were in charge of Forest M. Aldrich; interment in Riverside Cemetery.

Gerig, Rocky Lin, infant of Paul and Lyrinda (Asselin) Gerig, Milwaukie, Oreg.; born March 8, 1959, at the McKenzie Willamette Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Oreg.; died March 10, 1959. Surviving are his parents, grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Gerig, Scio, Oreg.; and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Asselin, Eugene, Oreg.), and great-grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bean, Philomath, Oreg.). Funeral services were held March 12 at the Jost Funeral Chapel with Neil Birky officiating; interment in the Lebanon I. O. O. F. Cemetery.

Griser, Simon, son of Ben and Anna (Oswald) Grieser; born in Dec., 1892; died at the Spencer Hospital, Meadville, Pa., March 10, 1959; aged 66y. 2 m. 17 d. Married on April 2, 1918, at Manson, Iowa, to Lovina Egli, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Warren, Conneaut Lake, Pa.; Wayne, Harmonsburg, Pa.; and Daniel, at home), 6 daughters (Kathryn Mae-Mrs. G. A. Bachman, Lynwood, Calif.; Mary Ann-Mrs. Kenneth Miller, Hartstown, Pa.; Fern-Mrs. Russel Massanari, Fisher, Ill.; June-Mrs. Donald Junker, Union City, Pa.; Ruth-Mrs. Melvin Oyer, Roanoke, Ill.; and Shirley-Mrs. Ray Schertz, Saybrook, Ill.), 4 brothers (Pete, Beemer, Nebr.; Chris and Ben, Frazee, Minn.; and Dan, Alliance, Nebr.), 6 sisters (Lizzie-Mrs. Julius Miller, Hydro, Okla.; Lena-Mrs. Simon Birky, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Annie-Mrs. Dave Erb, Frazzee, Minn.; Marry-Mrs. Menno Erb, Wakefield, Nebr.; Rose-Mrs. John Waters, Hydro, Okla.; and Kathryn-Mrs. Julius Kerler, Portland, Oreg.), 4 stepbrothers, 3 stepsisters, and 18 grandchildren. An infant son and 2 brothers preceded him in death. H was a member of the Sunnyside Church, Conneaut Lake, Pa., where funeral services were held March 14, in charge of Harvey Schrock; assisted by Daniel Johns; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Ressler, Levi, was born May 17, 1891, near Nappanee, Ind.; died Dec. 3, 1958, in the Goshen General Hospital; aged 67 y. 6 m. 16 d. Married to Grace Berky on Oct. 18, 1913. Surviving are his wife, 4 sons (Delbert, Arcadia, N. Y.; Dale, Nappanee; Olen, Ontario, Calif.; and Loyal, Cromwell, Ind.), 2 daughters (Mrs. Ernest Wakley and Mrs. Jacob Chupp, both of New Paris, Ind.), and 26 grandchildren. He was a member of the Clinton Brick Church. Funeral services were held at the Yellow Creek Church with Amsa Kauffman and John Yoder in charge; interment in Yellow Creek Cemetery.

Schrock, Dale Layton, son of Allen and Laura (Bontrager) Schrock, Hutchinson, Kans.; born Dec. 12, 1948, at Hutchinson; died of meningitis March 3, 1959, at Hutchinson; aged 10 y. 2 m. 19 d. Surviving are his parents, a sister (Carol) and grandparents (Mrs. S. E. Schrock, Midland, Mich.; and Mr. and Mrs. William Bontrager, of Hutchinson). Funeral services at the Yoder Church, March 7, were in charge of Harry A. Diener, S. E. King, Edward Yutzy, and Andrew Bontrager; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Yoder, George L., born Nov. 16, 1878, at Sharon Center, Iowa; died Feb. 4, 1959, at his home in Pinecraft, Fla., after a lingering illness; aged 80 y. 2 m. 16 d. Married at the age of 23 to Magdalena Graybill, who survives. To this union were born 2 daughters (Mrs. Alta Sommers, Uniontown, Ohio; and Mrs. Lydia Hostetler, Sarasota, Fla.), and a son (Jacob, deceased). Also surviving, besides his widow and daughters are 7 brothers and 2 sisters (Ezra, Henry, and Mrs. Katie Kauffman, Alberta, Canada; Jake, John, and Mrs. Mary Swartzentruber, Ontario, Canada; Dave and Ray, Upland, Calif.; and Vernon, Friend, Nebr.), 19 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. Bro. and Sister Yoder, former residents of Hartville, Ohio, moved to Florida in 1957 on account of his health, but since May, 1958, he had been getting weaker. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Pinecraft Church, Feb. 4, and at Hartville, Ohio, Feb. 7, at the Walnut Grove Amish Church; interment in church cemetery.

Transcribed by Marcia Bickel, Kansas.