Lazarus
Project
An expanded obituary project of MennObits. Includes
additional information of obituaries appearing in
The Mennonite and other newspapers. Source of individual obituaries given with
each record. Project managed by Thelma Martin.
1974
to H
HELMUTH,
Anna Beachy;
HELMUTH,
Benjamin J.; HELMUTH, Lizzie Schrock;
HERSCHBERGER, Eugene N.;
HELMUTH.-
Anna (Beachy) Helmuth. dau. of Eli N and Katie (Miller) Beachy,
of Hazelton, Iowa, was born Sept. 18, 1905, died Aug. 3, 1974, at the
age of 68 yrs. 10 mo. and 16 days. On Mar. 12, 1925, she was married to
Jonas E. Helmuth, who survives. To this union were born 8 sons and 5
daughters. One son, 2 grand-sons, and 1 grand-daughter preceded her in
death. She leaves to mourn her de-parture 7 sons, 5 daughters, 56
grand-children and 7 great-grandchildren. Ser-vices were held in the
home of her son Eli (in the large house) by Joe C. Yoder of Hazelton,
and Bishop Andy Yoder of Holmes Go, Ohio; (in small house) by Levi S.
Miller of Hazelton, and Bishop Christ C. Bontrager of Amherst, Wis.,
and (in a large shed) by Pre. Noah S. Beachy of Arthur, Ill., and Bish.
Chriss Kauffman of Milton, la. Burial in cemetery near by.
From: Amish-Mennonite Church,
Herold der Wahrheit, September 1974, p. 201.
Issue donated by: Chris Yoder, Saugatuck, Michigan
Transcribed by: Thelma Hoover Martin
HELMUTH-
Benjamin J., son of the late Jake and Lydia (Otto) Helmuth, was
born Aug. 9, 1896, near Arthur, Ill.; died June 24, 1974, in hospital
Tuscola, Ill., at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 15 days.
He leaves one brother and two sisters, Noah and Amanda, widow of Abe D.
Yoder of Arthur, Ill., and Mrs. Sam W. (Abbie) Yoder, Salisbury, Pa.;
25 nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents, two brothers and
five sisters. Services were held in the home June 26, 1974, by
Min. Levi D. Herschberger of the home district and Bishop Pete J.
Miller of Shipshewana, Ind: Burial in Otto Cemetery, near Arthur, Ill.
From: Amish-Mennonite Church,
Herold der Wahrheit, August 1974, p. 177.
Issue donated by: Chris Yoder, Saugatuck, Michigan
Transcribed by: Thelma Hoover Martin
HELMUTH-
Lizzie (Schrock) daughter of the late Joseph D. and Anna
(Yoder) Schrock, of Arthur, Ill., was born Jan. 18, 1891; and died July
18, 1974, at the age of 83 years and 6 months. On Feb. 24, 1910, she
was married to Benjamin Helmuth who died May 12, 1963. To this union
were born four sons and five daughters. One son, 1 daughter, 1
grand-son, 1 great-grandson, 3 brothers and 4 sisters also preceded her
in death. She
leaves to mourn her departure, 3 sons and 4 daughters, Mrs. Ervin E.
(Anna) Beachy, Rebecca, Joe all of Arthur, Ill., Mrs. John (Mary Ann)
Bender, Goshen, Ind., Noah, Arcola, Ill., Eli, Partridge, Kans.; 20
grandchildren, 8 great-grand-children, 7 step-grandchildren; also 3
sisters and two brothers, Mrs. David Y. (Mattie) Yoder, Mrs. Andrew L.
(Lydia) Mast, of Arthur, Ill., Mrs. Jake (Susie ) Schlabach, Topeka,
Ind., Jake Schrock of Shipshewana, Ind., ;and Joe Schrock of Arcola,
Ill. Services were held in the home of Deacon Joni Plank on July 20,
1974, by Bishop Henry A. Miller and home Bishop Steve A.
Kauffman.
Burial in Yoder Cemetery southeast of Arthur.
From: Amish-Mennonite Church,
Herold der Wahrheit, August 1974, p. 177.
Issue donated by: Chris Yoder, Saugatuck, Michigan
Transcribed by: Thelma Hoover Martin
HERSCHBERGER-
Eugene N., son of Nelson M. and Clara C. (Bontrager)
Herschberger, of rural Tuscola, Ill., was born Oct. 16, 1971; died of
accidental causes July 10, 1974, aged 2 years, 3 months and 24 days. He
leaves to mourn his early departure his parents and one 19 mo. old
brother; maternal grandpar-ents Mr. and Mrs. Chriss Bontrager of rural
Tuscola, and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Menno D. Herschberger;
two great-grandmothers. Mrs. Fannie Beachy and Mrs. Mattie Miller of
Arthur, Ill.: also uncles and aunts and a host of cousins. Services
were held in the home on July 13, 1974, by Sam Bontrager of Indiana and
the home bishop Dan Miller. Burial in Otto Cemetery.
From: Amish-Mennonite Church,
Herold der Wahrheit, August 1974, p. 177.
Issue donated by: Chris Yoder, Saugatuck, Michigan
Transcribed by: Thelma Hoover Martin
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