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Leichty, Glen B., 76, of Wayland, Washington Co., Iowa died December 21, 2006 at Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.  He was born October 3, 1930 at Noble, Washington Co., Iowa to William and Ada (Roth) Leichty.  He was married June 2, 1955 to Luora Mae Roth, who survives.

Surviving are children, Deon & Jo Leichty, Steve & Lynelle Leichty, Garry & Karen Leichty, Vicky & Rudy Caraveo, and 13 grandchildren.

Also surviving is a brother, Mahlon & Delores Leichty.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Leichty.

Memorial services were held December 24, 2006 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Wayland, Washington Co., Iowa with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

He was a member of Mennonite Church USA.

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Leinbach, Etril  J.

Feb. 8, 1910-Nov. 14, 2006

Rev. Etril J. Leinbach, 96, 1801 Greencroft Blvd., died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday at Goshen General Hospital, where he’d been a patient since Nov. 11. He was born Feb. 8, 1910 in Nappanee to Leander Garber and L. Anna Leinbach.

He married Wilma Pearl Pletcher Oct. 7, 1933 in Middlebury. She survives. He attended New Paris High School, audited at Goshen College and took classes at Goshen Biblical Seminary.  He was a member of Clinton Frame Mennonite Church.

He served on almost every committee of the Indiana and Michigan Church Conference and was a delegate to the General Assembly Conference of North America for six Mennonite world conferences.  He visited 47 states in the United States, and 17 foreign countries.

He worked at Western Rubber in Goshen from 1930 to 1939 and had a bread route in Millersburg, Benton, Syracuse and North Webster. In 1939 he purchased half interest in Pletcher Dairy in Middlebury. As a pastor he worked part-time wallpapering and painting and drove a mail truck from White Pigeon to Kalamazoo, Mich. Also, he drove a school bus for 15 years and worked in a cabinet shop for eight years.

He became an ordained minister in 1948 and served a total of 40 years. He served 20 of those years at Moore Park Mennonite Church in Michigan; eight years at Valparaiso Mennonite Church; and retired in 1976. He was an interim pastor for three years at Benton Mennonite Church and six and half years at Emma Mennonite Church.

Along with his wife, he is survived by two sons, Keith (Vi) Leinbach, Haven, Kan., Dale (Edie) Leinbach, Toccoa, Ga.; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three half sisters, Dorcas Snyder, Goshen; Violet (John) Kaufman, Goshen, Cora Askrin, Goshen; and two half brothers, Verlin Garber, Boston and Keith (Roma) Anglemyer, Wakarusa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three half sisters, Myrtle Shaum, Lovina Hershberger and Hazel Toney; and a half brother, Leroy Garber.

Friends and family may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home.  A memorial service will take place at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church with the Revs. Terry Diener and Jeff Mumaw, and family friend Brooks Henry.

There will be a private family burial service at Clinton Union Cemetery, Goshen.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Mission Network or to the donor’s choice.
Online condolences can be made at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com.

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Lind, Ethel M. Hartzler
May 14, 1913 - Nov. 14, 2006

Ethel M. Lind, 93, of Albany died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Canby.

Ethel was born in Halstead, Kan., to Joseph and Martha (Heatwole) Hartzler, the third of six children.  Her family moved from Kansas to Colorado when she was a young child.  After three years, they moved back to Kansas, where she started her school.  Ethel loved school and following elementary school wanted to continue her education to become a teacher of a one-room school.  This goal was postponed for four years while she stayed home to help her mother with the housework.   During those four years, Ethel learned to be a great cook and skilled seamstress.

Finally, her dream to continue school came true and she went to Hesston, Kan., to complete her first year of high school.  When her mother became ill, she returned home and finished her first year via correspondence.  She attended Windom High School for her second and third years.  It was during these two years that she learned to speak Spanish, which she continued to do for the rest of her life.  Ethel returned to Hesston for her final year of high school, working toward her teaching certificate.  She soon learned that only experienced  teachers got jobs, so when she received a scholarship to go to college, she returned to Hesston to begin her first year of college.

During her first year of college, Ethel met a handsome young man from Oregon, Norman Lind Jr.  The were married the following year on Feb. 23,1936.  Their first home was in Kansas City, where Norman had a good job making 30 cents an hour in a cabinet shop.  They lived in Kansas City for seven years.  During that time two daughters, Genevieve and Carolyn, were born.

In 1944, the family moved to Sweet Home [Ore.] to a 140-acre unimproved farm.  Norman built their first home, where they lived for 23 years.  Phyllis and Curtis were born during this stage of their life.  Norman became an electrical contractor, owning Lind's Electric.  Ethel maintained the home office for Norman while raising her children.

In 1967, they moved to Lebanon [Ore.].  Norman was semi-retired, and they started heading to the Southwest for the winter.  They would return each spring loaded with tree-ripened oranges and grapefruit.  When Norman retired, they moved to a smaller home in Albany.  They continued to travel, camp and enjoyed their golden years.

Following Norman's death in 1997, Ethel moved to Mennonite Village, where she lived independently with her devoted dog, Toto, until her death.

Ethel was a devoted mother and homemaker.  She loved her randchildren and great-grandchildren.  She was a master quilter and made delicious cinnamon rolls and bread.  Her baking skills were enjoyed by many campers at Drift Creek Camp, where Ethel was the baker for many years.  Ethel became a Christian when she was 9 years old and was very active in the activities of the Sweet Home and  Lebanon Mennonite Churches.  She taught Sunday school and Bible school for many years.

Ethel was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Norman Lind Jr.; daughter Genevieve; and brothers Willard and Clifford Hartzler.

She is survived [by] children Carolyn Hockman of Canby, Phyllis Lind of Lebanon and Curtis Lind of Eugene; grandchildren Cynthia Hockman-Chupp, Julie Hawley, Cathy Hockman-Wert, Stacey Nofziger, Debra Nofziger, Jon Schmaltz and Kassia Lind; great-grandchiildren, Kasaundra, Bethany, Brandon and Caleb Chupp; and sisters Mildred Myers, Ida Slagell and Leona Watson.

"Ours had [sic.] been a goodly heritage.  Our lives have fallen in pleasant places."  (A quote from Ethel's life story.)

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Albany Mennonite Church, 3405 Kizer Ave., in Albany.   Burial will follow at Willamette Memorial Park in Millersburg.

To send an online condolence to the family, go to www.hustonjost.com.

Memorial contributions can be made to Drift Creek Mennonite Camp in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 68 W. Grant St., Lebanon, OR 97355.