BIGLER, Claude, son of Samuel O. and Ella (Vansoick) Bigler, was born in Elkhart, Ind., Feb. 5, 1912; died of a heart attack near Goshen, Ind., Jan. 7, 1985; aged 72 y. On Oct. 12, 1948, he was married to Mary Esther Miller, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sisters (Uree Zipser, Dora - Mrs. Willis Hershberger, and Lula Bigler) and one brother ( Melvin). He was a member of Prairie Street Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Westbrook-Metz and Clouse Funeral Home on Jan. 10, in charge of Dorsa J. Mishler and Barbara Moyer Lehman; interment in Prairie Street Cemetery.

HEYERLY, Edward Fredrick, son of John and Katie (Erb) Heyerly, was born at Albany, Ore., July 31, 1907; died at Merced, Calif., Dec. 14, 1984; aged 77 y. On May 2, 1929, he was married to Anna Schlegel, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Glorene - Mrs. Tilman Staley, Barbara - Mrs. Ray Hooley, and Charlotte - Mrs. Roy Sweeten), 2 sons (Don and Ron Heyerly), one sister (Bertha Schrock), and 4 brothers (Percy, Melvin, Joe, and Ernest). He was a member of Atwater Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Atwater on Dec. 17, in charge of Ben Rahn and at Albany, Ore., Dec. 20, in charge of John Willems; interment in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens.

KROPF, Leila Priscilla, daughter of Harry and Priscilla ( Widmer) Kropf, was born at Albany, Ore., June 14, 1956; died at her home in Albany, Dec. 12, 1984; aged 28 y. Surviving are her parents, 3 sisters (Deloris - Mrs. Elmer Wyse, Karen - Mrs. Duane Gingerich, and Janet - Mrs. Lamar Seibel), one brother (Amos Kropf), and her paternal grandfather (Amos Kropf). She was preceded in death by a brother (Arden). She was a member of the Fairview Mennonite church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 15, in charge of Roy E. Hostetler, Clarence Gerig, and Stan Troyer.

LEITZEL, Caroline, daughter of J. J. and Nettie (Unruh) BURKHOLDER, was born in Inman, Kan., Apr. 26, 1886; died at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kan., Jan. 8, 1985; aged 98 y. On Apr., 14, 1919, she was married to William F. Leitzel, who died on May 28, 1958. Surviving are one son ( Clifford), 2 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She was a member of South Hutchison Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Elliott Chapel on Jan. 10, in charge of Calvin R. King; interment in Yoder Cemetery

MARSH, George, Sr., son of Julias and Elizabeth Marsh, was born in Patton, Pa., Jan. 24, 1885; died of complications from shingles at Elton, Pa., Nov. 2, 1984; aged 89 y. He was married to Cora Marsh, who died on Dec. 16, 1969. Surviving are 4 daughters (Theda - Mrs. Wayne Helsel, Beryl - Mrs. Myron Dunmeyer, Carlene - Mrs. Eugene Strait, and Marian - Mrs. Clair Alwine), 2 sons (Robert and Carl), one brother (Theodore), and 4 sisters (Pauline Bianco, Nora Brandon, Helen Langford, and Jeanette Hanzik). He was preceded in death by 3 children (George, Jr., Russel, and Owen), 4 sisters and 2 brothers. He was a member of Weaver Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 5, in charge of Sanford G. Shetler, Kurt Horst, Harry Y. Shetler, and Harold Thomas; interment in Dunmyer Cemetery.

MARTIN, Clifford P., son of A. Dorsey and Ida (Loucks) Martin, was born at Scottdale, Pa., Dec. 6, 1904; died at Goshen, Ind., Jan. 6, 1985; aged 80 y. On Aug. 28, 1937 he was married to Erma Schertz, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Janette - Mrs. Ned Deihl), one son (Robert), 5 grandchildren, and one sister (Catherine - Mrs. Erle Hutchison). He was a member of College Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 9, in charge of Arnold C. Roth, Rachel S. Fisher, and J. Lawrence Burholder; interment in Violett Cemetery.

MAST, Levi, son of Jacob and Sarah (Chupp) Mast, was born at Arnold, Kan., Apr. 7, 1911; died of cancer at his home near Hydro, Okla., Dec. 13, 1984; aged 73 y. On June 28, 1941, he was married to Dorothy Stuzman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Daryl and Delvin), one granddaughter, his stepmother (Barbara Mast), 3 brothers (Joseph, Andrew, and Edward), one sister (Mattie - Mrs. Joe Kauffman), 3 half brothers ( David, Eli, and Emory), and one half sister (Elizabeth Miller). He was preceded in death by one son (Eldon Wayne). He was a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church, where funeral service were held on Dec. 17, in charge of Leland Oswald and Moses Mast; interment in Pleasant View Cemetery.

MORRISON, Leslie A., was born at Wadsworth, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1906; died at St. Thomas Hospital, Akron, Ohio, Dec. 19, 1984; aged 78 y. On Oct. 22, 1933, he was married to Gladys Smucker, who survives. Also surviving are one son (James A.), 2 daughters (Carolyn - Mrs. Dale Stoll and Rebecca - Mrs. Jorge Alonso), 7 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church, where a memorial service was held on Dec. 22, in charge of Edwin Yoder; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

NELSON, Winifred Viola, daughter of Noah and Clara (Yoder) LONG, was born at Goshen, Ind., Aug. 31, 1900; died at Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, Ind., Jan. 1, 1985; aged 84y. On Feb. 4, 1920, she was married to Lewis H. Nelson, who died on Nov. 2, 1967. Surviving are one daughter (Anna Belle - Mrs. Harold Bontreger), one son (Robert), 8 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 6 step-great-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mrs. Lois Bowers, Martha - Mrs. Earl Miller, and Mrs. Lillian Aeschliman), and one brother (Truman Long). She was preceded in death by one son (Richard) and one brother (Lael Long). She was a member of Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 4, in charge of Vernon E. Bontreger; interment in Clinton Union Cemetery.

NEWCOMER, Laura A., daughter of Jonas M. and Kate (Stine) KREIDER, was born at Wadsworth, Ohio, July 13, 1888; died at the Apostolic Christian Home, Rittman, Ohio; aged 96 y. In November 1908 she was married to W. Ira Newcomer, who died in June 1972. Surviving are 2 sons (Elben K. and Floyd L.), 2 daughters (Mrs. Gladys Fisher and Doris - Mrs. Marvin E. Hostettler), 12 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 7, in charge of Edwin Yoder; interment in Maple Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery.

ROTH, Edward B., son of David and Elizabeth (Boeckner) Roth, was born in Plymouth, Neb., Jan. 18, 1902; died at his home in Albany, Ore., Dec. 22, 1984; aged 82 y. On Apr. 20, 1924, he was married to Anna Schrock, who survives. Also surviving are 6 children (Merlyn Stutzman, Erma Sherfy, Carol Byers, Larry Roth, Lois Kropf, and Ardys Miller), 17 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 sons (Lester and Lyle), one brother (Amos), 3 brothers, and one sister who died in infancy. He was a member of the Fairview Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Albany, Ore., Dec. 26, and at the Fairview Mennonite Church in charge of Roy E. Hostetler, Clarence Gerig, and Stan Troyer.

SHANK, Irene Mary, daughter of Charles A. and Mollie (Garber) HEATWOLE, was born at Dale Enterprise, Va., Apr. 17, 1898; died at Camelot Hall Nursing Home on Jan. 2, 1985; aged 86 y. On Feb. 28, 1917, she was married to Dan G. Shank, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters ( Evelyn - Mrs. Roland Heatwole, Norma - Mrs. John Deputy, and Dorothy - Mrs. Mark Showalter), 2 sons (Robert F. and Owin C. Shank), 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, one stepgranddaughter, one half sister (Mrs. Daniel Myers), and one half brother (Warren P. Heatwole). She was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 4, in charge of James Stauffer, Gerald Martin, and A. T. Rollins; interment in Weavers Cemetery.

SHOWALTER, Salmona, daughter of David and Fannie (Yoder) YODER, was born in McPherson Co., Kan., Oct. 29, 1890; died at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, Kan., Jan. 6, 1985; aged 94 y. On Nov. 10, 1917, she was married to O. B. Showalter, who died in 1956. Surviving are 3 sons (Robert, Richard, and Russell), one daughter (Roberta Kreider), 21 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son (Ray). She was a member of West Liberty Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Miller Funeral Home on Jan. 9, in charge of Calvin R. King and Wesley Jantz; interment in West Liberty Cemetery.

SMITH, William Lee, son of William G. and Zola (Flanagan) Smith, was born in Evenwood, W. Va., Mar. 3, 1920; died of a massive heart attack at Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 31, 1984; aged 64 y. On Feb. 22, 1942, he was married to Florence Heatwole, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Dwan Showlater, Elton W., Cleo H., Keith L., and Leroy D.), 9 grandchildren, 4 brothers (Wilmoth, Clyde, Brian, and Brent), and 3 sisters (Violet Voelker, Wanda Gutch, and June Stevens). He was a member of Springdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 5, in charge of Duane Gingerich and Richard Showalter; interment in Augusta Memorial Park.

WENGER, Lewis Jacob, son of Jacob P. and Mary (Heatwole) Wenger, was born in Rockingham Co., Va., May 6, 1903; died at his home on Sept. 30, 1984; aged 81 y. On Nov. 22, 1922, he was married to Ethel Irene Showalter, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters ( Pauline Nice, Geneva Brunk, and Janet Bollinger), 2 sons (Roy J. and William A.), 21 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 6 sisters (Esther Suter, Ethyl Rhodes, Della Kiser, Vada Martin, Martha Wenger, and Effie Sharpes). He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 2, in charge of James Stauffer; interment in Weavers Cemetery.

UMBLE, Edgar C., son of Christ and Lizzie (Fisher) Umble, was born at Gap, Pa., July 3, 1892; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 27, 1984; aged 92 y. On Dec. 2, 1915, he was married to Susan Smoker, who died on Sept. 4, 1966. Surviving are 3 sons ( Harold M., Earl L., and Vernon R.), one daughter (Mildred - Mrs. Norman Kennel), 15 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Maple Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 31, 1984, in charge of Herman Glick and Clair Umble; interment in Maple Grove Cemetery.

ZEHR, Arlene M., daughter of John C., and Mary A. (Householter) NEUHAUSER, was born at Eureka, Ill., Mar. 19, 1915, died of cancer at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, Ill., Jan. 4, 1985; aged 69 y. On Feb. 19, 1938, she was married to Paul D. Zehr, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Patricia - Mrs. Ray Reeser, Sandra - Mrs. Ronald Gnagey, and Carol - Mrs. Craig Yost) and 7 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant sister. She was a member of Raonoke Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 7, in charge of Eldon King, James Detweiler, and Robert Harnish; interment in Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.

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CRAWFORD, Earl L., son of Roy H. and Cora E. (Byers) Crawford, was born in Hagerstown, Md., Oct. 24, 1912; died of cancer at Washington Co. Hospital, Hagerstown, Jan. 9, 1985; aged 72 y. On Aug. 30, 1935, he was married to Lucille Byers, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter ( Doris L. Crider), 2 sons ( Earl Jr., and Russell E.), 8 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, one sister ( Doris Hull), and one brother ( Claude L.). He was a member of Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 12, in charge of G. Robert Crider and Nelson L. Martin; interment in Rest Haven Cemetery.

ERB, Ezra B., son of Menno L. and Annie (Boshart) Erb, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Mar. 10, 1910; died at Stratford Hospital on Jan. 14, 1985; aged 74 y. On June 15, 1933, he was married to Matilda Wagler, who survives. Also surviving are 13 children ( Lillian - Mrs. Ray Kuepfer, May - Mrs. Jacob Roes, Ella Mae - Mrs. Delton Leis, Eldon, Betty Lou - Mrs. Ken Dechert, Marion - Mrs. Harold Hergot, Ervin, Wayne, Eva - Mrs. John Derrough, Paul, Vernon, Barbara Ann - Mrs. Joseph Bagem, and Ivan), 28 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Michael and Aaron), and one sister ( Fannie - Mrs. Ezra Jantzi). He was preceded in death by 2 sons ( David and Daniel), one daughter (Martha), and 2 brothers (Eli and Samuel). He was a member of the Riverdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 17, in charge of Glenn Zehr and Ray Erb; interment in the church cemetery.

HEISER, Merle R., son of Jake and Amelia (Ingold) Heiser, was born at Fisher, Ill., Apr. 27, 1920; died at Mercy Hospital, Urbana, Ill., Jan. 14, 1985; aged 64 y. On Nov. 10, 1944, he was married to Edith Wiens, who survives. Also surviving are one son (John Heiser), 2 daughters ( Carol Gilbert and Cleona Swartzentruber), 3 grandchildren, one brother (Harold), and 2 sisters (Mildred Emerson and Lola Knox). H was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 16, in charge of Paul O. King; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

KIDD, Warren J., son of Judson and Bertha (Hermann) Kidd, was born near Orrville, Ohio., Feb. 21, 1910; died of a heart attack at Massillon City Hospital on Jan. 17, 1985; aged 74 y. In 1937 he was married to Ida Martin, who died on Mar. 31, 1981. On May 12, 1983, he was married to Emma Troyer Hershberger, who survives. Also surviving are one stepson (Raymond Hershberger), 3 step-daughters ( Esther - Mrs. Wayne Yutzy, Orpha Bechtel, and Mellanie - Mrs. Harold Oswald), 15 stepgrandchildren, 6 step-great-grandchildren, one brother (Glenn), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Marjorie Rice and Dorothy - Mrs. Chalmer Betzler). He was a member of Smithville Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 19, in charge of Herman F. Myers; interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.

KOLB, Priscilla, daughter of Solomon and Mary Ann (Hostetler) SHANTZ, was born on Dec. 24, 1882; died at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 12, 1985; aged 102 y. She was married to Titus L. Kolb, who survives. Also surviving are 5 daughters ( Leda Kolb, Myrtle - Mrs. Gordon Liechty, Charlea Snyder, Esther - Mrs. Charles Hess, and Gertrude - Mrs. Leslie Egeworth), one son (Harvey), 17 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 15, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Church cemetery.

Correction: In the obituary of Priscilla Kolb in the Feb. 12, issue is should have sated that her husband Titus L. Kolb, is deceased.

LANDIS, Abram A., son of Abraham M. and Susan L. (Alderfer) Landis, was born in Lower Salford Twp., Pa., June 15, 1898; died at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Jan. 13, 1985; aged 86 y. On June 20, 1923, he was married to Ruth Clemens, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Rhoda - Mrs. J. Russell Bishop, Gladys - Mrs. Harold D. Kulp, and Ruth - Mrs. Mark Longacre), one son (Jacob C. Landis), one brother ( Linford A.), and one sister ( Susan Ruth). He was preceded in death by 2 brothers ( Levi and Samuel) and 2 infant sisters (Sallie and Annie). He was a member of Salford Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 17, in charge of Willis Miller and John Ruth; interment in Salford Mennonite Cemetery.

LEATHERMAN, Quintus, son of Jacob S. and Laura (Kratz) Leatherman, was born near Groveland, Pa., Dec. 28, 1903; died at Greencroft Nursing Center, Goshen, Ind., Dec. 18, 1984; aged 80 y. On June 23, 1934, he was married to Miriam D, Detweiler, who died on Mar. 10, 1981; Surviving are 2 daughters (Lois Yake and Rachel May Graber), one son (Philip K.), 3 grandchildren, one brother ( Allan), and 2 sisters (Naomi Shull and Orpha Leatherman). He was an ordained Mennonite minister and operated the London Mennonite Center for 17 years. He was a member of the South Seattle Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held.

NISLY, Nora, daughter of Noah and Clara (Yoder) MILLER, was born near Haven, Kan., Mar. 9, 1932; died at Hutchinson Hospital on Dec. 22, 1984; aged 52 y. On Dec. 30, 1956, she was married to Glenn E. Nisly, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Duane and Omar), one daughter ( Donna), her father, 4 brothers (David, Harley, Joe, and Felty), and 7 sisters ( Edna Yoder, Katie Miller, Mary Ellen Yoder, Polly Yoder, Clara Mae Miller, Irene Yoder, and Esther Nisly). She was a member of Yoder Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 26, in charge of Daniel Kauffman and John Landis; interment in adjoining cemetery.

PAUL, John H., son of John C. and Barbara (Hernley) Paul, was born at Lititz, Pa., Nov. 4, 1913; died at Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg, Pa., Jan. 19, 1985; aged 71 y. On Sept. 26, 1953, he was married to Ruby E. King, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Terry B.), one daughter (Linda B. Paul), 2 brothers (M. Donald and C. Milford), and one sister (Mrs. Ella D. Honsaker). He was a member of Scottdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 22, in charge of Robert N. Johnson; interment in Green Ridge Memorial Park.

RESH, Samuel Isaac and Andrew Cory, twin sons of Charles G. and Charlotte (Brenneman) Resh, died of heart failure shortly after birth on Nov. 27, 1984, at West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va. Surviving are their parents, 2 brothers (Hadley and Christopher), one sister (Elizabeth), maternal grandparents ( Elmer I. and Nellie Stidham Brenneman), paternal grandmother (Mrs. Anna Resh Hollor), and maternal great-grandmother (Mrs. Amelia Brenneman). Graveside services were conducted in the Glade Mennonite Cemetery on Nov. 30, in charge of Kenneth Zehr.

RIEGSECKER, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Mattie (Gingerich) WITTMER, was born in Mylo, N.D., Jan. 20, 1908; died at Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, Ind., Jan. 16, 1985; aged 76 y. On June 18, 1931, she was married to Amos Riegsecker, who survives. Also surviving is one son ( Verlin), 3 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one sister (Edna Miller), and one brother ( Elmer Wittmer). She was a member of Clinton Brick Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 19, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer and John J. Yoder; interment in Clinton Brick Cemetery.

RUSSELL, Clinton B., son of George C. and Florence (Baily) Russell, was born in New Jersey, July 25, 1923; died of cancer at Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Del., Jan. 19, 1985; aged 61 y. On Dec. 18, 1954, he was married to Elsie Lucille Miller, who survives. Also surviving are his father, his stepmother (Caroline), and one half brother (John). Funeral services were held at Greenwood Mennonite Church on Jan. 22, in charge of Millard Benner and John Mishler; interment in the church cemetery.

SHIFFLET, Ruth Eva, daughter of Emanuel and Hattie (Brown) BAKER, was born at Singers Glen, Va., Oct. 26, 1902; died at Timberville, Va., Jan. 17, 1985; aged 82 y. On Aug. 20, 1920, she was married to Leslie Shifflet, who died on Aug. 20, 1958. Surviving are one daughter (Nellie Tudor), foster daughter ( Reba Jean Orebaugh), stepdaughter (Charlotte Wenger), one grandson, one stepgranddaughter, 2 step-great-grandchildren, one step-great-great-grandson, one sister, and one brother. She was preceded in death by a son (Roy). She was a member of the Dayton Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 19, in charge of Herman R. Reitz, John R. Mumaw, and Dewitt Heatwole; interment in Weavers Mennonite Cemetery.

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BARB, Lena Bertie, daughter of Louis and Mary Jane (Delawder) DELLINGER, was born in Shenandoah Co., Va., Dec. 21, 1896; died of heart failure at Mathias, W.Va., Jan. 26, 1985; aged 88 y. In 1916 she was married to Homer William Barb, who died on Dec. 23, 1952. Surviving are 6 sons (James L., Homer G., Albert C., Amos F., William H., and Elbert H.), 3 daughters (Mary V. Schumaker, Virgie R. Fulk, and Edna F. Wilkins), one foster daughter (Lillian Pittington), and 2 sisters (Sarah Byers and Serena Delawder). She was preceded in death by 2 daughters (Ethel B. Barb and Vertie Dove Mongold). She was a member of Mathias Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Stony Creek Church of the Brethren in charge of Linden M. Wenger, Harold Emswiler, and Kenneth Phares; interment in Stony Creek Cemetery.

BAUMAN, Addison S., son of Manassah and Selinda (Sittler) Bauman, was born in Waterloo, Ont., Aug. 28, 1909; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 13, 1985; aged 75 y. On Nov. 22, 1931, he was married to Annie Horst, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Maynard, Mel, and Ray), 2 daughters (Reta - Mrs. Wilbert Martin and Dorothy - Mrs. Bob Sarkisian), 13 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Ab and Howard), and 2 sisters (Gladys Steirs and Ermina - Mrs. Egbert Schmidt). He was preceded in death by 2 brothers ( Elmer and Edgar) and an infant grandson. He was a member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 16, in charge of Richard Yordy; interment in the church cemetery.

CLAUSIUS, Albert, son of Henry and Melca Clausius, was born in Huron Co., Ont., Jan. 7, 1919; died at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, Ont., Jan. 9, 1985; aged 66 y. On June 10, 1941, he was married to Irene Gerber, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Karen - Mrs. Don Rader, Ruth - Mrs. Andrew Imanse, and Cheryl - Mrs. Ken Borrows), one son (Brad), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Harvey and Clifford), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Leila Becker and Helma - Mrs. Elmer Bierling). He was preceded in death by one brother (Hugh). He was a member of Zurich Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 12, in charge of Clayton Kuepfer; interment in Zurich Mennonite Cemetery.

HARNISH, John L., son of Henry B. and Susan (LaFevre) Harnish, was born in Belton, Mo., Sept. 27, 1896; died at Eureka, Ill., Jan. 23, 1985; aged 88 y. On June 24, 1919, he was married to Viola Ulrich, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (James, John L.,* Jr., and Charles Harnish), one daughter (Mary Gilkeson-Monica), 16 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Emma Harnish). He was preceded in death by one son, one brother, and 5 sisters. In 1922 he was ordained to the ministry and served the Peoria Garden Street Mission and Roanoke Mennonite Church. He was a member of Roanoke Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 26, in charge of Robert Harnish and Eldon King; interment in Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.
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HUBER, John S., son of Levi B. and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Huber was born on July 3, 1898; died at Audubon Villa, Lititz, Pa., Jan. 24, 1985; aged 86 y. He was married 54 years to Viola Gish, who survives. Also surviving are one son (John R.), 3 grandchildren, and one brother (Henry S.). He was member of Neffsville Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 27, in charge of Edwin G. Bontrager and Paul H. Wikerd; interment in Landis Valley Mennonite Cemetery.

JACOBS, Trella E., daughter of Joseph and Almira (Blough) RISCH, was born in Conemaugh Twp., Pa., Aug. 13, 1889; died at Springs, Pa., Jan. 28, 1985; aged 95 y. On Nov. 28, 1909, she was married to Paul Jacobs who died on July 27, 1964. Surviving are 7 sons ( Willard P., Gerald O., Merle, Dwight, Arnold, Duane, and Donald), 4 daughters ( Twila Arnstrong, Erma Wentz, Roma Ruth and Dorthea), 31 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of Kaufman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 30, in charge of Stanley R. Freed; interment in Kaufman Cemetery.

LUU, Duong, son of Huy and Hoa Luu, was born on Jan. 6, 1970, died of carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in Harrisonburg, Va., Jan. 26, 1985; aged 15 y. Surviving are his parents, one sister (Ni Luu), and his paternal grandmother (Anh Ngoc Lam Luu). He was a member of Park View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 28 in charge of Owen Burkholder and Calvin Shenk.

MARTIN, Darin, son of John and Kathy (Roggie) Martin was stillborn at Lewis County General Hospital on Nov. 25, 1984. Surviving beside his parents are maternal grandparents (Edward and Betty Roggie) and paternal grandparents (Ernest and Ellen Widrick). Funeral services were held at Croghan Mennonite Cemetery on Nov. 27, in charge of Julius Moser and Richard Zehr; interment in Croghan Mennonite Cemetery.

MILLER, Fanny, daughter of Jefferey and Katherine (Stutzman) Miller, was born at Howard Co., Ind., Oct. 29, 1895; died of a stoke at Ausable Valley Home on Jan. 26, 1985; aged 89 y. Surviving are 2 brothers (R. L. Miller and Willis). She was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 30, in charge of Ellsworth Handrich and Paul Diller; interment in Fairview Cemetery.

MOSER, Arthur, son of John and Mary (Yousey) Moser, was born near Croghan, N.Y., Oct. 11, 1916; died of congestive heart failure at Lewis Co. General Hospital on Jan. 9, 1985; aged 68 y. On May 28, 1941, he was married to Mary Widrick, who died in March 1965. Surviving are one son (Beryl), 3 daughters (Nancy - Mrs. Elton Erb, Fern - Mrs. Chris Lyndaker, and Carol - Mrs. Lawson Lehman), 11 grandchildren, 5 brothers , and 2 sisters. He was a member of the Croghan Cons. Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 12, in charge of Lloyd Boshart, Julius Moser, and Richard Zehr; interment in the Conservative Mennonite Cemetery.

OSWALD, Mary Huebert, daughter of Dietrich and Agatha (Janzen) HUEBERT, was born in Pingaree, N.D., Oct. 14, 1901; died of cancer at West Point, Neb., Jan. 21, 1985, aged 83 y. On June 4, 1924, she was married to Sam Oswald, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Berniece Kaufman), 3 sons (Sam,* Jr., Ralph, and Rolland), 16 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Agatha Eichelberger). She was a member of Beemer Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 24, in charge of Ivan Troyer and Earnest Kaufman; interment in Beemer Cemetery, Beemer, Neb.
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ROGGIE, John A., son of Christian and Mary (Noftsier) Roggie, was born in Belford, N.Y., June 17, 1900; died of cancer at Lewis Co. General Hospital, Lowville, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1984; aged 84 y. On Mar. 24, 1925, he was married to Beatrice Hersh Nafziger, who died on Jan. 4, 1935. Surviving are one son (James N. Roggie), 3 daughters (Esther - Mrs. Gilbert Lehman, Mary - Mrs. John Lyndaker and Ellen - Mrs. Clarence Minor), 28 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 2 sons (Elmer and David), 2 brothers (Joseph and Samuel), and 8 sisters (Mrs. Katherine Moshier, Mrs. Lena Steria, Mrs. Anna Zehr, Mrs. Sara Moshier, Mrs. Mary Moshier, Rose Roggie, Veronica Roggie, and Martha Roggie). He was a member of Lowville Cons. Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 22, in charge of Milton Zehr and Lloyd Boshart.

TROYER, Roy, son of Abraham and Amanda (Kuhns) Troyer, was born at Shickley, Neb., Jan. 4, 1914; died at Meadville City Hospital, Meadville, Pa., Dec. 26, 1984; aged 70 y. On Dec. 28, 1938, he was married to Mattie Erb, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Wayne, Eldon, Darrel, and Bob), one daughter (Judy - Mrs. Michael Catalfu), 14 grandchildren, 2 brothers, (Raymond and Joseph), and 3 sisters (Katie Birk, Lena Eichelberger, and Fern Lauber). He was preceded in death by one son (Ronald).

YODER, Fannie B., daughter of Abraham J. and Lydia (Kanagy) ZOOK, was born on Nov. 1, 1906; died at Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital on Nov. 3, 1984; aged 78 y. She was married to S. I. Yoder, who preceded her in death. Surviving are 2 daughters (Marie Werner and Susan Bratton), 8 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a half sister. She was a member of Maple Grove Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Donald E. Baggus Funeral Home, Belleville, in charge of Leroy Umble; interment in the Allensville Mennonite Cemetery.

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Gospel Herald, February 19, 1985, pages 124-125.

"Henry Mumaw: he used his time" by John Bender

Henry Mumaw thought young, like the green of many springs. Never married, he moved fully in the circles of extended family, church, and community. In the last months, however, he found living alone more and more unbearable. He talked of going south again, to his winter home in Sarasota, Florida, as he had done since retiring in 1963, yet worried how long he could care for himself.
Nonetheless, even though preoccupied with the weight of advancing time, Henry A. Mumaw on the day before he died, talked, laughed, and mused like his old self. He died at his home in Greencroft Center in Elkhart, Indiana, early Monday morning, December 3, in his 86th year.
Henry's extended family asked me to give memories and reflections at the memorial service three days later at Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart. I drew from a memory bank of friendship formed in recent years. In Henry, human endeavor was clothed with spiritual kindness and spiritual kindness with human endeavor.
In the 10 plus years I knew him, Henry used, rather than filled up, time. He was frugal. Only late in life, and then only partially, did he allow himself greater personal pleasures and freedom. He invested time, energy, attendance, and his means in the church. He was widely informed, yet did not wear knowledge on his sleeve. He remained a private and independent person, though an engaging conversationalist. His mind was youthful, probing, inventive, yet he delayed making decisions.
Lived in the present. Henry experienced recurring bouts of depression, yet his life was marked by humor, laughter, and camaraderie. He lived in the present, yet still thought he should be climbing a ladder. He had suffered a heart attack two years ago, yet recovered to care for himself. He had a sense of the fullness of life, yet longed for something more. He did not want to be alone in his house in Florida, neither did winter in Indiana hold out sunny anticipation for him.
We talked longer than usual over Sunday lunch on December 2. Old times, the present, the future. There was just a note, evident now in retrospect, that he was more ready to leave than to stay. Early the next morning, before breakfast, he left for glory.
Henry enjoyed a wide circle of acquaintances as brother, brother-in-law, uncle, substitute father and grandfather, Kiwanian, and friend in his immediate and extended family, church, and community. Often these encounters took place over a restaurant meal. "I never learned to cook," he said, "because eating alone is no fun."
Henry's sense of humor mixed with his sense of humility in talking about his achievements. He'd be apt to cast his statements in the negative. On music he would say, "We were a big family. There wasn't enough musical talent to go around. I missed out. " When I interviewed him one time concerning his service in the congregation, he said, "I never preached a sermon." His friends learned not to take such words at face value. He was pulling our leg.
To be or not to be. One of Henry's recurrent topics dealt with marriage: To be or not to be? "I guess I waited too long to get married," he said with an uncharacteristic finality in the last months. Something about his youthful way of thinking had left the marriage option open. It was not to be, however. In earlier years, at work, Henry said, "The time went fast. In the evening I couldn't relax and was glad to get away from people." His later travel as chief engineer for an automotive parts rebuilding company took him to branch plants in Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota. His mind revolved more around his job and the challenge of inventing labor-saving tools than it did around the matter of marriage and family. He knew the feelings of being alone. "I wouldn't recommend it," he reflected philosophically. "It's a couples' world," he said on a number of occasions.
Although Henry did not have a spouse and immediate family, he still shared deeply in the lives of others. His life was motivated by devotion and love to God. He was baptized as a believer at the age of 16 and received into membership at Prairie Street Mennonite Church.
Service in the church reveals one of the ways in which Henry preached sermons in everyday clothes.
Among the special assignments Henry accepted from the congregation was that of trustee for 15 years. At one time he lived next to the church with his widowed aunt, Malinda Mumaw. Her husband, H. A. Mumaw, had been one of the first physicians in the Mennonite Church. One Sunday morning in 1931, Henry saw smoke pour from the church.
As a trustee he became involved in the rebuilding project. "We started rebuilding during the depression and got a lot of donated labor," he said in an interview some years ago. "At the dedication service we owed $175 on the building. We took an offering and paid that off."
One of the rules of thumb he followed was that "you don't go into debt. " For some years Henry had oversight of the Prairie Street Cemetery, used both by the congregation and community. He kept the records, hired the sexton, acquired additional land, and planted some of the sections.
After Robert Friedmann came to Goshen, Indiana, in 1940 as a research fellow in Anabaptist history at Mennonite Historical Library, Henry found him a job as draftsman at the company where he worked. (Friedmann had left Austria in 1939 to escape Nazi persecution.) He died in 1970 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he had been professor of history and philosophy at Western Michigan University.
On another occasion Henry served as the congregation-designated sponsor for a family whom the church assisted in emigrating from Holland. He met the family at the bus station and took them to the house he had found for them. He helped the husband find a job and helped the children get started in school.
"It involved a lot of little details," he recalled. Henry gave generous financial support to the congregation and to church schools and boards. He served on the Investment Advisory Committee of Mennonite Board of Missions for many years. He gave some of his property to Mennonite college and seminary education and willed the remainder of his estate to Mennonite missions.
Drafted in two wars. Henry was drafted in both the First and the Second World Wars. For a variety of reasons he was not faced with having to put his nonresistance convictions to the test. In World War I a flu epidemic delayed call-ups just long enough for the war to end. He remembered his uncle describing how as a conscientious objector, imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth he was stripped of his clothing and pitched on a blanket and told, "COs are here to dig your own graves."
In World War II Henry received a job deferment.
He had lost a job during World War I, however, because he refused to buy war bonds as the boss required of all employees. '"The secretary came with my check and said, "That's it. You're out."
In 1952 Henry took a leave of absence to serve in an international work camp in West Germany. For the better part of three months he helped rebuild houses for refugees in Hohenlimburg." We worked on the side of a mountain and had to dig basements out of shale rock." His partner on one job was a German girl named Renate. He told her stories of his experiences in the United States. "Tomorrow you tell me another story," Renate said. "It makes the work sweeter."
After retirement Henry built seven houses just south of Elkhart. He employed youths from the congregation and others, giving them a chance to develop building skills. In later years Henry served as the volunteer fix-it man for Elkhart Community Day Care Center, first housed in the Prairie Street Church. "I've fixed quite a few toys," he said. "I don't understand how those kids can break things up for no bigger than they are."
With his inventive mind and skilled fingers he put Humpty Dumpty together in a variety of ways. Henry recalled that his uncle, Dr. Mumaw, was fond of children, too. His uncle started the children's magazine, Words of Cheer, in 1867. Now called On the Line, it represents the oldest continuous publication of Mennonites in North America.
Henry A. Mumaw. Second son of John and Lydia Mumaw. Born on June 1, 1898, in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. The God of all creation in God's child, our brother, again bears testimony that living, as dying, can be good.

John Bender, Elkhart, Ind. , is a free-lance writer and part-time information services director for Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries.

Transcribed by: John Ingold, Indiana

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BARKEY, Dola, daughter of Jerry and Lydia (Stutzman) MAST, was born at Arthur, Ill., Jan. 12, 1897; died at Wakarusa, Ind., Jan. 29, 1985; aged 88 y. On June 16, 1917, she was married to Elmer Barkey, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mildred - Mrs. Charles Eby, Opal - Mrs. Ralph Gunden, and Fern - Mrs. Ansel Henderson), 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of Olive Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 31, in charge of Phil Helmuth and Elmer Roth; interment in Olive Cemetery.

BONTRAGER, Otis J., son of Eli A. and Katie (Johns) Bontrager, was born at Lagrange, Ind., June 13, 1894; died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Fairview, Mich., Jan. 30, 1985; aged 90 y. On Apr. 27, 1918, he was married to Nora Miller, who died on May 26, 1984. Surviving are 3 sons (Delbert, Willard, and Warren), 2 daughters (Anna - Mrs. Lloyd Strang and Miriam - Mrs. Mahlon Gascho), 23 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one sister (Mabel Pletcher), and 6 brothers (Ottis [twin], Erie, Floyd, Charles, Truman, and Ernest). He was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters. On Feb. 28, 1932, he was ordained to the office of deacon and served the Fairview Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Fairview Mennonite Church on Feb. 2, in charge of Ellsworth Handrich and Marvin Troyer; interment in Fairview Cemetery.

DODD, Debra Marie, daughter of George W. and Leda M. Dodd, was born in Columbia, Mo., Apr. 29, 1963; died following an automobile accident on Sept. 5, 1984; aged 21 y. Surviving are her parents, 2 brothers (Rex and Max), and grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dodd and Mr. and Mrs. Noble Lindsey). She was a member of Mt. Pisgah Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 9, in charge of Dan Kauffman and Tim Horst; interment in Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.

GOETZ, Virgil R., son of William and Elsie (Tyson) Goetz, was born in St. Joseph Co., Ind., Dec. 22, 1920; died of complications following open heart surgery at Memorial hospital, South Bend, Ind., Jan. 16, 1985; aged 64 y. On Nov. 1, 1946, he was married to Bertha Burkholder, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Ron and Dale), one daughter (Joanne Sharick), 2 granddaughters, her* mother, and 2 sisters (Thelma - Mrs. Walter Mishler and Phyllis - Mrs. Stanley Kehr). He was a member of Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 19, in charge of Bob Detweiler; interment in Yellow Creek Mennonite Cemetery.
*as printed

HOSTETLER, Martha, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Brechbuhl) ZOSS, was born near Roanoke, Ill., Oct. 12. 1900; died during surgery at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill., Dec. 2, 1984; aged 84 y. On Jan. 4, 1923, she was married to Ed Hostetler, who died on Jan. 7, 1979. Surviving are 5 daughters (Erma - Mrs. John A. Ulrich, Lola, Judith, Edith - Mrs. Marvin Ketcham, and Luella - Mrs. Ivan Glick), 4 grandchildren, 2 foster grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren*. She was preceded in death by 11 brothers and 3 sisters. She was a member of Linn Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 5, in charge of Steve Ulrich and Noah Helmuth; interment in Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.
*no mention of great-grandchildren

LEITNER, Flavia Ward, was born on Mar. 14, 1892; died on Jan. 24, 1985; aged 92 y. She was married to Samuel Leitner, who preceded her in death. Surviving are 2 sons (Byron and Noah), one daughter (Elizabeth Myers), 14 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son (Wilbur). She was a member of Crown Hill Mennonite Church, Rittman, Ohio. Funeral services were held at Foglesong Funeral Home, in charge of J. Keith Hanlon; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Letart, W. Va.

MAGAL, Ivan V., was born in the Ukraine on July 3, 1922; died of cardiac arrest at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 28, 1984; aged 62 y. On June 8, 1949, he was married to Leah Kennel, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Charles P.), 3 daughters (Phyllis A., Emily R., and Patricia M.), and one brother (Vasil). He was ordained to the ministry in 1943 and in 1960 began a weekly Russian-language radio program "Voice of a Friend". He was a member of Hyattsville Mennonite Church. Memorial services were held at the Washington Community Fellowship on Jan. 5, in charge of Paul Peachey, J. Lawrence Burkholder, Bob Shreiner, Sally White, and Myron Augsburger.

MILLER, Andrew J., son of John D. and Lovina (Burkholder) Miller, was born in Ohio, Mar. 29, 1895; died at Escanaba, Mich., Jan. 27, 1985; aged 89 y. On Jan. 15, 1922, he was married to Mary Yoder, who died on Sept. 20, 1967. Surviving are 2 daughters (Louella - Mrs. George Maniaci and Esther - Mrs. Paul Stauffer), one son (Earl), 10 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters ( Anna - Mrs. John M. Miller, Mary - Mrs. Delbert Stutzman, and Lovina M. Miller). On Nov. 5, 1933, he was ordained deacon and served the Olive Mennonite Church. He was a member of Soo Hill Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Olive Mennonite Church on Jan. 30, in charge of J. C. Wenger and Phil Helmuth; interment in Olive Cemetery.

RAYSOR, Miriam, daughter of Jonathan and Ellen SMITH, was born at Spring Mount, Pa., Aug. 19, 1923; died at Sacred Heart Hospital on Jan. 25, 1985; aged 61 y. She was married to Tom Raysor, who died on Jan. 10, 1980. Surviving are her parents, 4 daughters (Carol Pollarine, Kathy Dise, Nancy Kelly, and Sandy Raysor), 10 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Donald and James). She was a member of Spring Mount Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 30, in charge of Dan Benner and Neslon Reinford; interment in the Salford Mennonite Cemetery.

SLAGELL, Alice, daughter of Peter and Katie (Ackerman) SCHANTZ, was born in Fulda, Minn., Dec. 23, 1898; died of cancer at Thomas, Okla., Jan. 28, 1985; aged 86 y. On Nov. 14, 1920, she was married to John Slagell, who died in 1981. Surviving are 2 daughters (Mildred and Doris), 4 sons (Walter, Harold, Chester, and Maurice), one brother (Joe), and 3 sisters (Amelia and Annie Schantz and Mary Harris). She was a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 30, in charge of Leland Oswald and Warren Slagell; interment in Pleasant View Cemetery.

WEAVER, Aaron H., was born in East Lampeter Twp., Pa., May 16, 1901; died at Landis Homes, Lititz, Pa., Jan. 16, 1985; aged 84 y. On Nov. 23, 1921, he was married to Mary E. Rummel, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Miriam - Mrs. Clyde Dubble, Anna Mary - Mrs. John Thompson, and Ruth - Mrs. J. Donald Miller), one son (Harold), 11 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son (Jason). He was a member of Mechanics Grove Mennonite Church, were funeral services were held on Jan. 19, in charge of Ellis Kreider, Charles Good, and Isaac Hostetter; interment in adjoining cemetery.

Transcribed by Carol Bauman. ON.