The Mennonite - November, 2002

"for the record" - Deaths:


The Mennonite, November 5, 2002, pages 24-26, Vol. 5, No. 21.

Beck.- Frances Schrock, 87, Grabill, Ind., died Oct. 3. Spouse: Harold E. Beck (deceased). Parents: Reuben and Susan Schrock (both deceased). Survivors: children Linda Richer, Rose Swartz, Sue Kurtz; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 6 at North Leo Mennonite Church, Leo, Ind.

Bell.- Eva, 84, Cartersville, Ga., died Sept. 29. Spouse: Russell Bell (deceased). Funeral: Oct. 4 at Cartersville.

Boshart.- Geneva Orendorff, 93, Wayland, Iowa, died Oct. 3. Spouse: Alvin Boshart (deceased). Parents: Daniel and Mary Gerig Orendorff (both deceased). Survivors: children D.Norman, Virginia Van Wyngarden, Lu Ann Ladwig; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 7 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.

Brunk.- Anna Rhodes, 82, Harrisonburg, Va., died Oct. 8 of pneumonia. Spouse: Dwight L. Brunk (deceased). Parents: Oscar and Ina Heatwole Rhodes (both deceased). Funeral: Oct. 11 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.

Buffington.- William, 81, Belleville, Pa., died Aug. 31. Spouse: Helen Grubb Buffington. Parents: Earl and Mary Buffington (both deceased). Other survivors: children Cheryl Hasson, William, Ralph, Bruce, David; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial service: Sept. 2 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.

Conrad.- Juanita Bailey, 89, Bluffton, Ohio, died Sept. 19. Spouse: Reuben Conrad (deceased). Parents: Charles and Nellie Ladd Bailey (both deceased). Survivors: children Ronald, Dennis, Alan; three grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 28 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Dieck.- Marguerite, 72, Colorado Springs, Colo, died Aug. 26 of heart failure. Funeral: Aug. 30 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, Colorado Springs.

Ekstrom.- Florence, 94, San Jose, Calif., died Sept. 20. Spouse: Regner Ekstrom (deceased). Survivors: children Ron, Alice Orth, Walter, Allan, Linda Nelson; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 2 at Community Mennonite Church, Markham, Ill.

Hamilton.- Michael H., 43, Nampa, Idaho, died Aug. 24 of multiple myeloma. Spouse: Debbie Hamilton. Parents: Marvin and Jo Hamilton. Other survivors: children Nathan, Stephanie, Philip. Funeral: Aug. 31 at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene.

Janzen.- Martha Dick, 90, Moundridge, Kan., died Sept. 26 of a stroke. Spouse: Arnold Janzen. Parents: Klaas and Anna Wiens Dick (both deceased). Other survivors: children Wilma Loganbill, Kenneth, Nola Jewell Stucky; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 30 at First Mennonite of Christian, Moundridge.

Kauffman.- Edna Weldy, 90, Middlebury, Ind., died Sept. 30. Spouse: Harley Kauffman (deceased). Parents: Charles and Pearl Hygema Weldy (both deceased). Survivors: son Charles; two grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at First Mennonite Church, Middlebury.

Litwiller.- Vera Slabaugh, 92, Eureka, Ill., died Sept. 30. Spouse: Oliver Litwiller (deceased). Parents: Niles and Sadie Hoffman Slabaugh (both deceased). Survivors: children Kenneth, John, Fred; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 3 at Hopedale (Ill.) Mennonite Church.

Miller.- Milo S., 86, Topeka, Ind., died Sept. 10. Spouse: Ruth Miller (deceased). Survivors: children Cecelia Berkey, Kathleen Peterson, Richard; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 14 at Emma Mennonite Church, Topeka.

Myers.- Elmer, 85, Lititz, Pa., died Sept. 22 of complications from gout. Spouse: Emma Myers. Other survivors: children Walter, Mary Jane.

Nauman.- Elam P., 82, Lititz, Pa., died Oct. 5. Spouse: Ruth Brubaker Nauman. Parents: Norman and Hettie Peters Nauman (both deceased). Other survivors: children Nancy Weaver, Joyce Whisler, Daryl; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Lititz Mennonite Church.

Nauman.- Enos Peters, 82, Harrisonburg, Va., died Sept. 17. Spouse: Katherine Shank (deceased). Parents: Norman Wenger and Hettie Peters Nauman (both deceased). Survivors: children Gerald, Judi. Burial: Sept. 20 at Lindale Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.

Pace.- Elnora Allen, 67, Bloomington, Ind., died Sept. 20 of cancer. Parent: Mabel Lyles (deceased). Survivors: children Phyllis Richardson; Lewis, Levell, Lance; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 20 at Williams & Bluitt Funeral Home, Indianapolis.

Reber.- Maynard C., 92, Wellman, Iowa, died Sept. 19. Spouse: Elta Miller Reber (deceased). Parents: Joel and Barbara Miller Reber (both deceased). Survivors: children Wilma Mae Rhodes, Carroll "Butch"; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 21 at Kalona (Iowa) Mennonite Church.

Rechnagel.- Don, 57, Freeman, S.D., died July 6. Spouse: Judy Schrag Rechnagel. Parent: Gladys Rechnagel. Other survivors: children Michael, Michelle Korn; three grandchildren. Funeral: July 10 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.

Schlabach.- Larry L., 55, Sarasota, Fla., died Sept. 30 of a heart attack. Spouse: Kay Schlabach. Other survivors: children Jodi Showalter, Scott, Brad; three grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.

Schrag.- Laura Sherk, 88, Harrisonburg, Va., died Sept. 19. Spouse: Gordon Schrag (deceased). Parents: Alvin and Barbara Schmetzer Sherk (both deceased). Survivors: children Keith, James, Mark, Mary Kauffman; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 22 at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Harrisonburg.

Showalter.- Mary Frances Driver, 85, Waynesboro, Va., died Sept. 27 of complications from surgery. Spouse: Alva Henry | Showalter (deceased). Parents: Joseph Rhodes and Elizabeth Weaver Driver (both deceased). Survivors: children Rhoda, Amos, Nathan, Samuel; six grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 2 at Springdale Mennonite Church, Waynesboro.

Simcox.- Phyllis Bachman, 79, Bluffton, Ohio, died Sept. 24. Spouse: Robert K. Simcox (deceased). Parents: Solomon and Emma Crawford Bachman (both deceased). Survivors: children James, John, Steven, Susan Gould, Amy Foulkes, Anna Shores; 15 grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 4 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Sommers.- Raymond F., 67, Uniontown, Ohio, died Sept. 25. Spouse: Mary Sommers. Parents: Frank and Ada Coblentz Sommers (both deceased). Other survivors: children Vicki Kurtz, Diane Sommers, Debbie Sommers, Steve; nine grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 28 at Hartville (Ohio) Mennonite Church.

Stoffle.- Janet Ida Ruesler, 50, Harlan, Ky., died Aug. 12. Spouse: Frank Stoffle. Other survivors: children Audrey, Jeffrey, Jacob. Memorial service: Aug. 24 at Harlan Mennonite Fellowship.

Stoltzfus.- Elizabeth Rose, 2, Manheim, Pa., died Sept. 20 after a long illness. Parents: Dwight and Lisa Martin Stoltzfus. Funeral: Sept. 23 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, Manheim.

Weaver.- Margaret Hursh, 91, Aaronsburg, Pa., died Sept. 13 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Jacob S. Weaver (deceased). Parents: Joseph and Margaret Sechrist Hursh (both deceased). Survivors: children Laura, Dorcas Herr; five grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 20 at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church, Ephrata, Pa.

Yoder.- Cleo Marie Miller, 74, Hesston, Kan., died Sept. 29. Spouse: Melvin Yoder. Parents: Noah and Edna Schrock Miller (both deceased). Other survivors: children Arlan, Arnella Purdy; six grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 3 at Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston.

Yoder.- Edna Grace Lehman Kauffman, 98, Goshen, Ind., died Sept. 17. Spouse: (1st) William Kauffman (deceased); (2nd) ; Stephen A. Yoder (deceased). Parents: Simeon and Saloma Buzzard Lehman (both deceased). Survivors: children Maxine Kauffman, Evelyn Weldy; step-children Lucille Detrow, Clifford Yoder, Harold Yoder; eight grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 20 at Greencroft Meetinghouse, Goshen.

Transcribed by: John Ingold


The Mennonite, November 19, 2002, pages 26-27, Vol. 5, No. 22.

Bishop.- Claude, 89, Souderton, Pa., died Oct. 11. Spouse: (1st) Margaret Meyers Bishop (deceased); (2nd) Catherine Schaffer Bytheway Bishop (deceased). Parent: Melvin Bishop (deceased). Survivors: children Bruce, Marilyn; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 15 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Souderton.

Bontrager.- Dan D., 85, Hutchinson, Kan., died Oct. 7. Spouse: Fern Kaufman Bontrager. Parents: K.Y. and Susan Nissley Bontrager (both deceased). Other survivors: children Nancy Kay Brown, Jane Harder; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Oct. 10 at South Hutchinson Mennonite Church.

Byler.- Margaret K., 83, Lititz, Pa., died Oct. 6. Spouse: Christ J. Byler. Foster parents: Amanda and Dan Byler (both deceased). Other survivors: children Anna Mary, Sarah Perez, Chris, Leonard, Samuel, David; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Willow Street (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Crossgrove.- Charity Rufenacht, 88, Archbold, Ohio, died Oct. 10. Spouse: John Crossgrove (deceased). Parents: Ephraim and Anna Goldsmith Rufenacht (both deceased). Survivors: children Ronald, Roger, Robert, Ruth Ann McQuillin, Rose Mary Rupp; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 13 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Diener.- Daniel H., 86, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Carrie Yoder Diener. Parents: Harry and Amanda Selzer Diener (both deceased). Other survivors: children Karen Thompson, Maribeth Friesen, Darrel; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 10 at Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Esh.- Miriam Musselman, 78, Lindsborg, Kan., died Oct. 9. Spouse: Harry Esh. Parents: Samuel and Ruth Batterman Musselman (both deceased). Other survivors: children John, Jerry; six grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 13 at Rockville (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Graber.- Emma Schrag, 94, Freeman, S.D., died Aug. 25. Spouse: Rumie Graber (deceased). Parents: John and Katie Miller Schrag (both deceased). Survivors: son Chet; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 29 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.

Horst.- Alma Brenneman, 102, Kalona, Iowa, died Oct. 14. Spouse: Rufus Horst (deceased). Parents: William and Mary Hershberger Brenneman (both deceased). Survivors: step-children Ethan Horst, Rachael Stoltzfus, Lester Horst. Funeral: Oct. 18 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona.

Mishler.- Evelyn, 85, Walnut Creek, Ohio, died Oct. 13. Spouse: Lloyd Mishler. Other survivors: children Elaine Hyer, Colin; four grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 16 at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church.

Roth.- Mabel Kropf, 94, Canby, Ore., died Oct. 8. Spouse: Uriah Roth (deceased). Parents: Harvey and Polly Miller Kropf (both deceased). Survivors: children Doris South, Don, Ken; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 13 at Zion Mennonite Church, Canby.

Steffy.- Chester M., 83, Lititz, Pa., died Oct. 4. Spouse: Elizabeth Habecker Steffy. Parents: Noah and Metta Martin Steffy (both deceased). Other survivors: children Helen Eshleman, Jane Reem, Carolyn Horst; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Habecker Mennonite Church, Washington Boro, Pa.

Steiner.- Kathryn Marie Smucker, 101, Goshen, Ind., died Oct. 8. Spouse: David Steiner (deceased). Parents: Jonas and Magdalena Yoder Smucker (both deceased). Survivors: children Martha Sue Headings, Paul, Albert, Joanna Witmer, Dan, Sam; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 12 at North Lima (Ohio) Mennonite Church.

Trost.- Anna Bossert, 78, Clarence, N.Y, died Oct. 11 of cancer. Spouse: Norman Trost. Other survivors: children Rhoda Derstine, Lois Hoover, Carl, Linda; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 14 at Harris Hill Mennonite Church, Clarence.

Weber.- Edith, 92, Harrisonburg, Va., died Oct. 10. Parents: Raymond and Miranda Baker (both deceased). Body donated to science.

Transcribed by: John Ingold


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