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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.

1998  S


  Sauder, Selma F.;   Short, Dorothy M. Short;   Short, LaMar J.;   Short, Pearl B. Smith;   Short, Willard C. "Bill";   Stamm, Vesta M. Miller;   Stuckey, Bertha L. Frey;   Stuckey, Joseph;  

Sauder, Selma F.

Selma F. Sauder, 85, Archbold, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998, at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, where she had resided since March 19, 1998.
            Born Jan. 12, 1913, near Archbold, she was a daughter of Henry and Mary (Grieser) Gautsche. She married Roy E. Sauder on Jan. 25, 1934, who survives. A lifelong resident of the Archbold/Pettisville area, she cleaned at the Pettisville School, and was a volunteer quilter at Sauder Village. A charter member of the Tedrow Mennonite Church, she belonged to its WMSC.
            Also surviving are four daughters: Virginia Frank, Archbold; Mrs. Sam (Joan) Ozuzu, Pensacola, Fla., Mrs. LaMar (Eloise) Miller, Archbold; and Mrs. Oren (Arlene) Horst, Topeka, Ind.; five sons, Robert (Pam) Sauder, Pioneer; Duane (Nedra) Sauder, Archbold; John (Lois) Sauder, Goshen, Ind.; R. Wendell (Veronica) Sauder, Hesston, Kan.; and Neil Sauder, Wichita, Kan.; 21 grandchildren; and 11 grandchildren. [sic]
            Memorial services were Sunday, 4 p.m., at the Tedrow Mennonite Church, with Randy Nafziger and Charles Gautsche as the officiating pastors. Burial preceded in the Pettisville. Cemetery,
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 16 Sep 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Short, Dorothy M. Short

Dorothy M. Short, 77, rural Archbold, died Sunday, July 19, 1998, in her home.
    Born June 7, 1921, near Archbold, she was the daughter of Nelson and Ida (Neuhauser) Short. She married Ivan J. Short on June 9, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1996. A lifelong resident of the same farm, she worked at the former flashlight factory, Wauseon, and then at Fore-Craft, Archbold. She was a member of the West Clinton Mennonite Church, near Pettisville.
    Surviving is one son, Wendell (Rita) Short, McComb; and one grandson, Ethan.
    Services were today, Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the West Clinton Mennonite Church with Edward Diener and Dan Young as the officiating pastors. Burial followed in the Pettisville Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 22 Jul 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Short, LaMar J.

LaMar J. Short, 68, West Unity, died Saturday afternoon, July 4, 1998, at the Hospital of Williams County, Montpelier.
    Born on March 9, 1930, near Stryker, he was the son of Leland and Ruth (Beck) Short. He married Doris Schmucker on Feb. 16, 1952, and she survives. He was a lifelong resident of the Stryker/West Unity area and worked as a farmer, and with Short Construction until his retirement three years ago.
    He was a member of the Lockport Mennonite Church, rural Stryker, and the Lockport Quintet since 1958. He was a trustee for the Lockport Cemetery, and served as an eight-year member of the Stryker Board of Education.
    Surviving in addition to his wife Doris are three sons; Gordon (Pat) Short, Archbold; Randy (Deb) Short, West Unity; Lynn (Karlene) Short, Pettisville; two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Kathi) Bauer, Montpelier; Mrs. Mark (Kris) Griffiths, Hudson, Ohio; 18 grandchildren; one brother, Arlo Short, Stryker; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Arva) Beck, Archbold; and Mrs. Donald D. (Romaine) Beck, Pettisville.
    Memorial services are today, Wednesday, 11 a.m., in the Lockport Mennonite Church with Allen Rutter, Mark Miller, Wendy Miller, and Jim Groeneweg officiating. Burial is in the Lockport Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 8 Jul 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Short, Pearl B. Smith

Pearl B. Short, 90, Livonia, Mich., died Friday morning in Hope Nursing Home in Michigan.
    Born March 7, 1908, in Eureka, Ill., she was the daughter of Peter and Fannie (Gautsche) Smith. In 1932, she married Harry Short, who died in 1955. A former West Unity resident, she was a member of the Lockport Mennonite Church, and worked at Sauder's, Archbold.
    Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Denzel (Merna) Short, Livonia; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
    Services were at 11 a.m. Tuessday in Lockport Mennonite Church with Mark Miller, Wendy Miller, and Walter Stuckey as the officiating pastors. Burial was in Lockport Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 19 Aug 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Short, Willard C. "Bill"

Willard C. "Bill" Short, 79, Pettisville, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in his home, following a lengthy illness.
    Born Oct. 11, 1918, near Wauseon, he was a son of Cletus and Mary (Wyse) Short, and married Mary Eicher on Feb. 28, 1941. A lifelong resident of the Wauseon/Pettisville area, he farmed until retiring in 1980, and he also, with his wife, owned and operated the former Short's 20A Restaurant, and the former Country Squire Restaurant, Archbold. He was a member of the Central Mennonite Church, and attended the Tedrow Mennonite Church.
    Survivors include his wife, Mary; two daughters, Judy Blosser, Wauseon; and Jan Cobb. Pettisville; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Walter (llva) Short, Archbold; three sisters, Mrs. Andrew (Doris) King, Wauseon; Mrs. Marvin J. (Deloris) Wyse, Pettisville; and Mrs. Wes (Evelyn) Wyse, Archbold.
    Memorial services were Saturday, 4 p.m., Central Mennonite Church, with Randall Nafziger and Charles Gautsche as the officiating pastors. Burial preceded the service in the Pettisville Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 14 Jan 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Stamm, Vesta M. Miller

Vesta M. Stamm, 77, rural Wauseon, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in her home.
    Born Sept. 19, 1920, near Archbold, she was a daughter of Henry and Amanda (Short) Miller, and married Harold Stamm on Nov. 24, 1949. She lived most of her life-time in the Wauseon area. A registered nurse, she worked at Detwiler Memorial Hospital, Wauseon, and later taught Lamaze classes at the Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon. She was a charter member of the Tedrow Mennonite Church.
    Survivors include her husband, Harold; a son, Jan (Teresa Ferner) Stamm, Wauseon; a daughter, Mrs. Jonathan (Anda) Lind, Manassas, Va.; six grandchildren; one brother, Delmar Miller, Oregon City, Oregon; six sisters, Mrs. Charles (Bernice) McDowell, Youngstown; Alice Miller, Mayfield Heights; Mrs. Orval (Lois) Riegsecker, Archbold; Mrs. Carl (Arleta) Unzicker, Calhan, Colo.; Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Newsome, Shaker Heights; and Mrs. Clark (Phyllis) Gerber, Cleveland.
    Memorial services were Monday, 11 a.m. at the Tedrow Mennonite Church with Randy Nafziger as the officiating pastor. Burial preceded the service in the Pettisville Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 14 Jan 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Stuckey, Bertha L. Frey

Bertha L. Stuckey, 86, Archbold, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, 1998, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home; Archbold, where she was a resident since Nov. 1, 1991.
    Born Jan. 23, 1912, near Pettisville, she was a daughter of Aaron and Anna (Rupp) Frey. She married John W. Stuckey on April 12, 1934, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 1979. A lifelong resident of the Archbold area, she was a member of the Lockport Mennonite Church, rural Stryker, where she was active in WMSC, and a long-time Sunday School and Bible School teacher.
    Surviving are one son, Allen (Jeanne) Stuckey, Elkhart, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Annaabelle) Lerch, Jackson, Wyo.; Mrs. Mike (Orlene) Mason, Archbold; and Mrs. Steve (Louise) Rudo, North Royalton; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Elias Frey, Archbold; Jesse Frey, Phoenix, Ariz.; and A. Dale Frey, Pettisville; four sisters, Grace
Short, Pettisville; Ivah Beck, and Mrs. Joseph (Ada) Schrock, both of Archbold; and Mrs. Charles (Velma) Kamp, Ridgeville Comers.
    Memorial services were Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Lockport Mennonite Church with Allen Rutter, Wendy Miller, and Charles Kamp as the officiating pastors. Burial preceded in the Lockport Cemetery.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 18 Feb 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



Stuckey, Joseph

Joseph Stuckey, 83, formerly of rural West Unity, died at Hillside Nursing Home, rural Bryan, Monday, Sept. 28, 1998, after a lengthy illness.
    A son of Aaron . and Sarah (Eicher) Stuckey, he farmed in the West Unity area his entire life. He was a member of Lockport Mennonite Church.
    Survivors include his wife, Berneda (Nofziger); one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Rita) Detwiler, West Unity; three sons, Wyman, Pioneer, Ohio; Max, Westover, Md.; and Tim, West Unity; four brothers, Walter. and Earl, West Unity; Ivan, Burr Oak, Mich.; and Arthur, Archbold; two sisters, Anna Aeschliman, Stryker; and Clara Frey, Wauseon; and nine grandchildren.
    Private burial services were today, Wednesday, 10 a.m., Lockport Cemetery, followed by an 11 a.m. memorial service at the church with Allen Rutter, Mark and Wendy Miller as the officiating pastors.
Obituary: Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, 30 Sep 1998
Submitted by: Mona Mann



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