Fisher.- Mabel I., daughter of Gideon and Mary (Chambers) Fisher, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Mar. 9, 1926; died of cancer at her home in Lancaster, Pa., Mar. 2, 1988; aged 61 y. Surviving are 2 sisters (Esther Leichty and Rachel G.) and 2 brothers (Kenneth and John). She was a member of Rossmere Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church on Mar. 5, in charge of Daniel Miller, James Hess, Lester Blank, and Marvin Weaver; interment in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.
Hess.- Raymond S., son of Henry F. and Anna C. (Shenk) Hess, was born in Warwick Twp., Pa., Mar. 22, 1903; died at Willow Valley Manor, Lancaster, Pa., Mar. 13, 1988; aged 84 y. On Nov. 26, 1925, he was married to Alverta Brubaker, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Lorraine A. Neff), 2 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were conducted on Mar. 16, in charge of James R. Hess, Melvin H. Thomas, and C. Jack Orr; interment in Hess's Mennonite Cemetery.
Martin.- Flossie E. Burkholder, daughter of Solomon and Mable (Greer) Burkholder, was born in Chambersburg, Pa., Oct. 26, 1918; died at Scenic General Hospital, Modesto, Calif., Mar. 11, 1988; aged 69 y. On Dec. 28, 1937, she was married to Lesher Martin, who died on Oct. 29, 1966. Surviving are 3 children (Marvin and Arvid Martin, and Phyllis Langston), 3 grandchildren, and one brother (J. Arnold Burkholder). She was a member of Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 17, in charge of Nelson L. Martin; interment in Reiff Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Miller.- Truman K., son of Edwin and Marian (Hostetler) Miller, was born on Aug. 28, 1938; died as a result of a farm accident at his home on Feb. 3, 1988; aged 49 y. On May 31, 1958, he was married to Eunice Troyer, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Cathy Graber, Cindy Miller, and Sarah Miller), 5 grandchildren, his parents, one sister (Shirley Haarer), and 3 brothers (Ron, Merrill, and Lowell). He was preceded in death by one daughter (Deborah). He was a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 6, in charge of James Detweiler; interment in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Shenk.- Nancy Boyer, daughter of Martin and Mary Ann (Gingrich) Boyer, was born in Biglerville, Pa., Oct. 24, 1901; died at Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 10, 1988; aged 86 y. On Aug. 19, 1923, she was married to Daniel D. Shenk, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (Lois Pate, Betty Ann Brunk, Alice Nice, and Louretta Wilson), 4 sons (David, Paul, Donald, and Maurice), 27 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Retta Shenk, Ida Bontrager, and Cora Martin), and 3 brothers (Joseph, Warren, and Charles Boyer). She was a member of Warwick River Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 13, in charge of Truman H. Brunk, Sr., and Lloyd Weaver, Jr.; interment in Warwick River Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Snyder.- Lillian, was born on Dec. 10, 1895; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Oct. 21, 1987; aged 92 y. She was married to Oliver Snyder, who died in 1977. Surviving are 2 sons (John W. and Robert 0.) and 8 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son (James C.) and one brother (Delton). She was a member of the Wanner Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct, 24, in charge of Paul Martin; interment in the Wanner Church Cemetery.
Whisner.- Roxanna Folk, daughter of Clemen and Lura (Ash) Folk, was born on Jan. 25, 1925; died at Cumberland (Md.) Memorial Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Jan. 25, 1988; aged 63 y. On Sept. 30, 1950, she was married to Donald Whisner, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Randolph and Dane), 3 grandchildren, her mother, and one brother (Mark Folk). She was a member of Springs Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 28, in charge of Steven Heatwole; interment in Springs Cemetery.
Zehr.- Anna Mae Yoder, daughter of Daniel K. and Fannie (Albrect) Yoder, was born at Clarion, Iowa, July 19, 1895; died at her home in Long Island, Va., Aug. 10, 1987; aged 92 y. On Aug. 14, 1919, she was married to Menno R. Zehr, who survives. Also surviving are one son (J. Daniel), 3 daughters (Catherine Spitzer, Rosalie Glick, and Ruth Lester), 24 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son (David Nelson), one daughter (Gwendolyn Neighbors), one grandchild, and one great-grandchild. She was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 12, in charge of Milton Hostetler, Eli B. Yoder, and Leon Yoder; interment in the church cemetery.
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Horsch.- Elizabeth Horsch Bender, translator-editor-teacher, 93, died on March 24 in Goshen, Ind. She taught German, mathematics, and many other subjects at all three Mennonite Church colleges-Goshen, Hesston, and Eastern Mennonite. She also served many years as a translator and editor for several Mennonite publications, including Mennonite Encyclopedia and Mennonite Quarterly Review. She was married to H.S. Bender, noted Mennonite historian and dean of Goshen College, who died in 1962.
Birky.- Elizabeth Nelson, daughter of William and Elsie (Miller) Nelson, was born in Shipshewana, Ind., Mar. 6, 1922; died at Sarasota, Fla., Feb. 23, 1988; aged 65 y. On Jan. 1, 1941, she was married to Eldon Birky, who survives. Also surviving are her mother, 3 sisters (Bernice Egli, Arlene Rice, and Donnabelle Barber), and one brother (Robert Nelson). Funeral services were held at the Hopewell Mennonite Church, in charge of John F. Murray and Samuel S. Miller; interment in Hopewell Cemetery.
Eichler.- Harvey, son of Henry and Mary (Baetz) Eichler, was born in Chandler Twp., Mich., Sept. 20, 1903; died at Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon, Mich., Mar. 16, 1988; aged 84 y. On Dec. 24, 1925, he was married to Lucinda Roth, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Doris A. Dressler), one son (Delmer H.), 3 grandchildren, one great-grandson, and one sister (Thalma Koch). He was a member of Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 19, in charge of Herbert Troyer; interment in the church cemetery.
Graber.- Joseph, son of Peter and Barbara (Roth) Graber, was born in Alsace-Lorraine France, Mar. 1, 1887; died at Parkview Home, Wayland, Iowa, Mar. 19, 1988; aged 101 y. On Jan. 30, 1912, he was married to Barbara Rich, who died on July 13, 1971. Surviving are 3 sons (Raymond, Willis, and Virgil), 6 daughters (Welma Nelson, Rachel Wyse, Berneice Roth, Lois Swartzendruber, Sara Lu Frederick, and Beulah Mae Swartzendruber), 38 grandchildren, and 50 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son (Clarence), 3 grandchildren, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers. He was a member of Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 22, in charge of Glen Richard and Edmond Miller; interment in Sugar Creek Cemetery.
Keller.- Suetta Reller, daughter of Amandus O. and Sallie (Kinsey) Reller, was born in Telford, Pa., May 4, 1908; died of a heart attack at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Mar. 16, 1988; aged 79 y. On Jan. 31, 1925, she was married to Frank A. Keller, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Claude R. and Frank R.), one daughter (Marlene K. Benner), 8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 4 sisters (Lillian Kulp, Edna Lenart, Doris Frey, and Evelyn Landes). She was a member of Rockhill Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 19, in charge of Russell M. Detweiler and Henry M. Goshow; interment in Rockhill Mennonite Cemetery.
Pletcher.- Mabel E. Bontrager, daughter of Eli A. and Katie (Johns) Bontrager, was born in LaGrange, Ind., Oct. 4, 1890; died at Fairview, Mich., Mar. 14, 1988; aged 97 y. On April 2, 1911, she was married to Frank Pletcher, who died on May 15, 1981. Surviving are 3 daughters (Opal M. Fullerton, Kathryn Slagell, and Inez Wagner), 5 sons (Ottis, Erie, Floyd, Truman, and Ernest Bontrager), 8 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 17, in church of Elsworth Handrich and Russell Welty; interment at Fairview, Mich.
Correction, printed in May 21 issue: There is an error in the obituary of Mabel E. Pletcher in the Apr. 12 issue: The five men's names mentioned are not sons, but brothers.
Schrag.- Bonita Birky, daughter of William and Anna (Bechler) Birky, was born in Tuleta Tex., Apr. 2, 1913; died at Valparaiso, Ind., Mar. 15, 1988; aged 74 y. On Aug. 19, 1939, she was married to William Schrag, who died in 1964. Surviving are one daughter (Elizabeth Davis), one son (William), 4 grandchildren, one-great-grandchild, 4 sisters (Barbara Hartzler, Margaret Bless, Frances Luther, and Vera Urschel), and 2 brothers (Lee and James Birky). She was a member of Hopewell Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 18, in charge of John F. Murray and Samuel S. Miller; interment in Hopewell Cemetery.
Seiler.- Nancy Beck, daughter of Daniel and Fanny (King) Beck, was born in Fulton Co., Ohio, May 16, 1888, died at Heartland Nursing Home, Wauseon, Ohio, Mar. 19, 1988; aged 99 y. On Aug. 5, 1956, she was married to Clarence Seiler, who died on Feb. 1, 1960. Surviving is one brother (Oscar Beck). She was a member of Central Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 21, in charge of Charles H. Gautsche; interment in Pettisville Cemetery.
Shantz.- Seleda, daughter of William and Veronica Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Aug. 2, 1901; died at her home in Kitchener, Ont., Mar. 13, 1988; aged 86 y. Surviving is one brother (Orville Shantz). She was preceded in death by one brother (Oliver) and one sister (Marianne Snider). She was a member of First Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery.
Steiner.- Homer, son of Caleb and Fannie (Amstutz) Steiner, was born at Kidron, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1899; died at the Walnut Hills Nursing Home, Walnut Creek, Ohio, Mar. 13, 1988; aged 89 y. On Dec. 6, 1921, he was married to Bertha Zuercher, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons (Elno, Lee, George, Marion, Roy, Kenneth, and Clayton), 4 daughters (Arlene Nussbaum, Viola Kuhns, Dorothy Miller, and Norma Eberly), 35 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, one brother (Phares), and one sister (Minnie Steiner). He was preceded in death by an infant son (Clair), 2 brothers (Lloyd and Andrew), 4 sisters (Ellen, Alma, Martha, and Ida), and 4 grandchildren. He was a member of the Kidron Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 17, in charge of Elno Steiner and Richard Wolf; interment in the church cemetery.
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Armstrong.- Mattie Viola, was born in Rockingham Co., Va., Oct. 16, 1906; died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 6, 1988; aged 81 y. In 1923, she was married to Le Roy Armstrong, who died on Dec. 1, 1985. Surviving are one daughter (Elizabeth Beach), 2 sons (Marvin R. and Leonard E.), 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of Ridgeway Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Lindsey Funeral Home on Mar. 8, in charge of Paul R. Yoder, Sr.; interment in Woodbine Cemetery.
Barkle.- Florence Irene Liebhart, daughter of Robert and Lillie (Melhorn) Liebhart, was born in Yorkanna, Pa., Feb. 5, 1906; died at Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 25, 1988; aged 81 y. On April 15, 1922, she was married to William H. Barkle, who died in June 1957. Surviving are 3 daughters (Dorothy Becker, Ruth Newcomer, and Janet L. Hess), one son (Clair J.), 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Helen Lefever, Leona Beach, and Miriam Caslow). She was preceded in death by one son (William, Jr.). She was a member of Millersville Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 30, in charge of Abram Charles and Herbert Fisher; interment in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery.
Ebersole.- Jacob R., son of Martin and Lizzie (Risser) Ebersole, was born in West Donegal Twp., Pa., Jan. 5, 1907; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Mar. 25, 1988; aged 81 y. He was married to Martha H. Lehman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Jestena Yeagley and Martha Ebersole), 2 sons (Jay and Glenn), 7 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Elam and Ira). He was a member of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 28, in charge of Richard H. Prank, Walter L. Keener, and Ralph Ginder; interment in Stauffer's Mennonite Cemetery.
Eshleman.- Esther Viola, daughter of Martin H. and Ada (Horst) Eshleman, was born at Dalton, Ohio, on Aug. 10, 1914; died of a heart attack at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Feb. 21, 1988; aged 73 y. Surviving are 2 sisters (Mabel Hess and Bertha Navarro) and 2 brothers (Samuel J. and James D.). She was preceded in death by 2 sisters (Clara Harms and Velma Nzesi). She was a member of Mt. Hermon Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Weavers Mennonite Church on Feb. 25, in charge of Eli Slabaugh, Lester Heatwole, Lloyd Horst, James Shank, and Harold Lahman; interment in Weavers Cemetery.
Histand.- Nelson Wismer, son of Abraham and Emma (Wismer) Histand, was born in Doylestown, Pa., Jan. 30, 1910; died of heart failure at Hesston, Kans., Mar. 20, 1988; aged 78 y. On July 17, 1938, he was married to Eunice Mae Gingerich, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (Marian Schwabbauer, Carol Lehman, Delores Friesen, and Catharine Lichti), 4 sons (John, Stanley, Timothy, and James), 23 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 3 step-great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Maggie Histand, Clara Sell, and Esther Helmuth). He was ordained to the ministry on Mar. 20, 1938, and served congregations in Culp, Ark.; Pryor, Okla.; and Elkhart, Ind. In 1950 he was ordained a bishop. He was a member of Whitestone Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 23, in charge of Ronald Guengerich and Phil Harrington; interment in East Lawn Cemetery.
Hostetter.- Amos, Sr., son of Samuel E. and Cathrine (Kornhaus) Hostetter, was born in Roseland, La., Aug. 30, 1911; died at his home in Waynesboro, Va., Feb. 8, 1988; aged 76 y. He was married to Irene M. ---, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Stanley, Warren, Garry, and Amos Hostetter), 2 daughters (Anna Day and Doris Gullotta), 11 grandchildren, one great-grandson, and 7 sisters (Nora Hostetter, Mary Conner, Ada Hertzler, Edith Martin, Eva Stauffer, Anna Alger, and Sara Weber). He was a member of Mountain View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 11, in charge of Stan Shirk, Joe Esh, and George R. Brunk, Jr.; interment in Augusta Memorial Park.
Kreider.- A. Aleta, was born on Feb. 21, 1915; died on Feb. 21, 1988; aged 73 y. On Apr. 24, 1943, she was married to Marvin Kreider, who survives. She was a member of Neffsville Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held on Feb. 24, in charge of Linford King and Terry Yoder; interment in Groffdale Mennonite Cemtery.
Landis.- Darryl John, son of Darryl Lynn and Georgette (Rosse) Landis, was born at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia. Pa., Mar. 7, 1988; died of an infection on Mar. 8, 1988; aged one day. A memorial service was held at the West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship on Mar. 11, in charge of David Greiser; interment in Gingrich's Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Litwiller.- Lester L., son of Jonas and Katie (Eigsti)
Litwiller, was born in Morton, Ill., in 1904; died on Feb. 11,
1988, at Wooster, Ohio. On June 13, 1973, he was married to Ada
Lapp*, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Larry and Malcom),
one daughter (Margaret McDowell), and one brother (Raymond). He
was a member of Oak Grove Mennonite Church. Funeral services were
held at Smithville, Ohio, on Feb. 13, in charge of James Schrag;
interment in Oak Grove Church Cemetery.
Research note: *Ada Lapp was his second wife. The children listed
are her step-children - See her obituary in GH Nov 28, 1989.
Lester's first wife was Ruth Viola Yoder - see her obituary in GH Oct 5, 1971.
Submitted by: D. Richard Miller, Goshen, IN
Nesselrodt.- Homer, son of Edmund and Martha Ellen (Ratlief) Nesselrodt, was born in Fort Seybert, W.Va., Feb. 24, 1907; died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 7, 1988; aged 81 y. On Oct. 16, 1929, he was married to Tressie Mitchell, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (C. Mae Dove, Kathryn Beck, Helen Minnick, and Carolyn Rothwell), 5 sons (V. W., David, Lowell, Jarrett, and Stephen), 22 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, one sister (Daphna Lambert), and one brother (Gleason). He was a member of Crossroads Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Trissels Mennonite Church, in charge of Teddy Rollins, Wayne Yoder, and Charles Leatherman; interment in the church cemetery.
Shenk.- Henry E., son of Benjamin H. and Ella (Erb) Shenk, was born in Manheim, Pa., Oct. 3, 1908; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 21, 1988; aged 79 y. On Nov. 12, 1930, he was married to Margaret E. Groff, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Helen S. Good) and 4 sons (Warren, Norman, Henry, and Harold). He was a member of Erisman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 24, in charge of Andrew G. Miller, N. Gerald Shenk, H. Raymond Charles, and H. Howard Witmer; interment in the Erisman Cemetery.
Smucker.- Helen Jo, daughter of Daniel M. and Frances (Yoder) Smucker, was born on Aug. 15, 1949; died at her home in Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 17, 1988; aged 38 y. Surviving are her parents, one brother (D. Gary Smucker), and 2 sisters (Karen Smucker and Jean Fisher). She was preceded in death by one brother (Elwood Dale Smucker). Funeral services were held at the Ridgeway Mennonite Church on Mar. 19, in charge of Paul C. Smucker and Charles Bowman; interment in the Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Sommers.- Nellie J. Hochstetler, daughter of Sherman and Rebecca (Snyder) Hochstetler, was born at Baltic, Ohio; died at South Broadway Nursing Home, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Mar. 20, 1988; aged 92 y. She was married to William A. Sommers, who died in 1962. Surviving are 2 daughters (Orpha Yoder and Catherine Reiger), 2 sons (Ralph and Christian), 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one half-sister and one half-brother. Funeral services were held at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church on Mar. 23, in charge of Alvin C. Kanagy; interment in the church cemetery.
Swartzendruber.- Martha, daughter of Isaac and Barbara (Swartzendruber) Swartzendruber, was born in Iowa Co., Iowa, Sept. 13, 1910; died at Wellman, Iowa, Mar. 16, 1988; aged 77 y. Surviving are 2 brothers (Glenn and Lloyd Swartzendruber). She was a member of West Union Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Powell Funeral Home on Mar. 16, in charge of Mervin Birky; interment in West Union Cemetery.
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Beardslee.- Muriel Jean Fenner, daughter of Delbert and Gladys (Mayer) Fenner, was born at Flint, Mich., July 10, 1953; died Feb. 4, 1988; aged 34 y. On Mar. 12, 1977, she was married to Robert G. Beardslee, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Bryan and Bruce), her parents, one grandmother (Anna Fenner), one brother (Mitchell), and 7 sisters (Mariann Leis, Marva, Marcella, Maureen Grow, Marilynn, Marietta, and Melissa Schlabaugh). She was a member of South Flint Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Cornerstone Baptist Church on Feb. 16, in charge of Charles Curtman.
Gautsche.- Ilva Wyse, daughter of Edwin and Martha (Roth) Wyse, was born at Archbold, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1903; died at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio, Mar. 28, 1988; aged 84 y. On Feb. 22, 1927, she was married to Homer Gautsche, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Charles), 2 daughters (Delila Dilbone and Marilyn Bechtol), one foster son (Denny Wood), 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, one sister (Inez Gautsche), and 2 brothers (Leland and Edwin Wyse). She was preceded in death by an infant daughter (Evelyn). She was a member of Central Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 1, in charge of Charles Gautsche, Roger Stefffy, and Dale Wyse; interment in Pettisville Cemetery.
Kanagy.- Matilda R. Umble, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Detwiler) Umble, was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Apr. 30, 1898; died at Colorado Springs, Colo., Mar. 13, 1988; aged 89 y. On June 1, 1924, she was married to Willis Kanagy, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Allen), 2 daughters (Martha and Barbara Miller), 9 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Beth-El Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Swan-Law Cascade Chapel, Colorado Springs, on Mar. 16, in charge of Cleon Nyce; interment in Crystal Valley Cemetery.
Kauffman.- Edith Laverne Voder, daughter of David G. and Nettie (Gingerich) Yoder, was born at Wellman, Iowa, Jan. 30, 1921; died at her home at Goshen, Ind., Apr. 2, 1988; aged 67 y. On May 27, 1944, she was married to Daniel Kauffman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Deborah Ann Miller and Sally Elaine Green), 2 sons (Daniel Eric and James David), 8 grandchildren, and her father. She was preceded in death by one sister (Elaine Weaver). She was a member of College Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Apr. 6, in charge of James Waltner and Rachel Fisher; interment in Elkhart Prairie Cemetery.
Kauffman.- Irvin J., son of Christian and Katherine (Marner) Kauffman, was born in Washington Co., Iowa, Oct. 25, 1902; died in Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Mar. 31, 1988; aged 85 y. On Dec. 24, 1929, he was married to Dorcas Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Joe, Lowell, and John), one daughter (Mary Grove), 15 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mary Wickerham and Stell Binkele). He was preceded in death by 3 brothers and one sister. He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 2, in charge of Weldon and Florence Schloneger; interment in West Liberty Fairview Cemetery.
Klopfenstein.- Roy Glen, son of Aaron and Jemima (Aeschliman) Klopfenstein, was born in Fulton Co., Ohio, Oct. 1, 1915; died of a heart attack at Lakeland Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla., Mar. 27, 1988; aged 72 y. On Mar. 24, 1938, he was married to Orpha Fielitz, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Wynemia Waidelich and Sharon Lantz), 8 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, one brother (Arthur), and 4 sisters (Frances Beck, Mabel Stuckey, Ellen Whitlock, and Doris Klopfenstein). He was a member of Zion Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 31, in charge of Ellis Croyle and Ross Miller; interment in Pettisville Cemetery.
Landis.- Raymond M., son of John M. and Sallie G. (Moyer) Landis, was born at Franconia. Pa., Nov. 11, 1895; died at his home in Souderton, Pa., Mar. 26, 1988; aged 92 y. On Aug. 1, 1914, he was married to Stella D. Delp, who died in February 1963. Survining are 2 daughters (Edna D. Loux and Sara D. Ziegler), 3 sons (John D., Raymond D., and Paul D.), 18 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Mary Wile, Edith Landes, and Sallie Rosenberger). He was preceded in death by one son (Norman D.), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers (Elmer M., John M., and Warren M.), and 3 sisters (Maggie Bergey, Katie Alderfer, and Lizzie Derstine). He was a member of Franconia Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 31, in charge of Floyd M. Hackman and Leroy G. Goodshall; interment in Franconia Mennonite Cemetery.
Miller.- Stanley, A., son of Aaron J. and Fannie (Gerber) Miller, was born at Dundee, Ohio; died at Baltic Country Manor, Apr. 4, 1988; aged 80 y. On Apr. 9, 1939, he was married to Frances Gall, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Rebecca E. Miller), 2 sons (Judson C. and Timothy C.), 4 granddaughters, 3 sisters (Goldie Steward, Gladys Schrock, and Janiee Strong), and 2 brothers (Arden B. and Kenneth E.). He was preceded in death by 2 sisters. He was a member of Walnut Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 6, in charge of Alvin Kanagy and Dean Miller; interment in the church cemetery.
Miller.- Victor Fay, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Miller, was born at Milford, Nebr., June 19, 1919; died of cancer at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, Mar. 26, 1988; aged 68 y. On Feb. 7, 1943, he was married to Ruth Wagler, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Connie Slagel, Vicki Wulf, and Judy Redlinger), 2 sons (Kenneth and Lynn), 16 grandchildren, one sister (Velma Roth), and 3 brothers (Milton, Wayne, and Harold). He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 29, in charge of Kenneth Steckly and Glen Richard; interment in Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Short.- Raymond, son of Henry and Anna (Yoder) Short, was born at Fulton Co., Ohio, on Mar. 22, 1898; died of a heart attack at Archbold, Ohio, Mar. 27, 1988; aged 90 y. On Nov. 25, 1926, he was married to Elizabeth A. Short, who died on Sept. 23, 1984. Survining are one son (Rollin J.), one daughter (Patricia Wyse), 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Lillian and Barbara Short). He was a member of Zion Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 30, in charge of Ellis Croyle and Keith Leinbach; interment in Lockport Cemetery.
Shrock.- Susan, was born in Hutchinson, Kans., Apr. 1, 1901; died at Sarasota, Fla., Apr. 2, 1988; aged 87 y. On July 6, 1919, she was married to Fred P. Shrock, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Howard and Earl), one daughter (Aliene), 9 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, one sister (Anna Shrock), and one brother (William Yoder). She was a member of Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr, 6, in charge of Stanlee D. Kauffman and Harold Shearer; interment in Palms Memorial Park.
Thut.- Dorothy Yoder, daughter of Samuel P. and Emma (Stutzman) Yoder, was bom in Logan Co., Ohio, Dec. 26, 1902; died in Logan Co., Ohio, Mar. 31, 1988; aged 85 y. On June 5, 1927, she was married to Ira Thut, who survives. Also surviving are one son (John), 3 daughters (Jocele Meyer, Helen Joyce Detweiler, and Barbara Holaway), 8 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was a member of South Union Mennonite Church where funeral services were held on Apr. 2, in charge of Lynn A. Miller; interment in South Union Church Cemetery.
Weaver.- Sara S. Oberholtzer, daughter of Amos and Barbara (Stoner) Oberholtzer, was born at Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 5, 1900; died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 31, 1988; aged 87 y. On Mar. 26, 1922, she was married to M. Lloyd Weaver, Sr., who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Sara Jane Wenger), 3 sons (M. Lloyd, Jr., Kenneth J., and Samuel 0.), 19 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Park View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 5, in charge of Owen Burkholder and Harold Eshleman; interment in Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Transcribed by: John Ingold, Indiana