The Mennonite - September, 2004
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, September 7, 2004, pages 27-28, Vol. 7, No. 17.
Augsburger-. Sharon Daniel, 71, Sarasota, Fla., died July 26 of cancer. Spouse: Garnieta Brenneman Augsburger. Parents: Clarence and Estella Augsburger. Children: Darlene Ramsey, Wayne, Keith; five grandchildren. Funeral: July 29 at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Benner-. Kathryn C., 81, Hatfield, Pa., died Aug. 17. Parents: Joseph M. and Ellen Cramer Benner. Funeral: Aug. 21 at Souderton (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Blough-. Robert, 82, Bluffton, Ohio, died July 22. Spouse: Celia M. Blough. Parents: Samuel and Ruth Horner Blough. Children: Neal, Keith, Laurie Miller; six grandchildren. Funeral: July 27 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Deshler, Ohio.
Dirks-. Katherine Dick, 93, Inman, Kan., died June 16. Spouse: Elmer Dirks (deceased). Parents: Klaas M. and Maria Franz Dick. Child: Keith; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 20 at Buhler (Kan.) Mennonite Church.
Dueck-. Jacob F., 72, Altona, Man., died June 20. Spouse:
Elsie Hiebert Dueck. Parents: Jacob S. and Sarah Deuck*. Children:
Gary, Ron, Brian, Jim, Joel, Tom, Pauline Friesen; 13 grandchildren.
Funeral: June 24 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona. *[Name should
be Dueck - tlm]
Eck-. Viola Becker, 96, Dallas, Texas, died July 25. Spouse: Joel D. Eck (deceased). Parents: Barney and Anna Smith Becker. Children: Doris Eck Swartz, Norma Eck Koehn, Jo Ann Eck Isaac, Gloria Eck Struble, Wayne; 16 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 29 at Hesston (Kan.) Mennonite Church.
Friesen-. Diedrich D., 85, Altona, Man., died July 6. Spouse: Sue Falk Friesen. Parents: Peter P. and Justina Dueck Friesen. Children: Judith Seesahai, Gloria Penner, Raymond, Bruce, Laureen Iris Crampton; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 9 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Friesen-. Peter S., 94, Altona, Man., died Aug. 9. Spouse: (1st) Sarah Hamm Friesen (deceased), (2nd) Neta Klippenstein Braun Friesen (deceased). Parents: Jacob J. and Elizabeth Schmidt Friesen. Children: Bernie, Esther, Menno; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 13 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Gamber-. Arthur, 93, Lancaster, Pa., died May 13. Spouse: Ruth Whistler Gamber. Parents: David S. and Emma Beamsderfer Gamber. Children: Joanne G. Markley, Emma Jean Fitzmaurice, Geraldine K. Charles, Darlene G. Fenstermacher, A. Dale; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial: May 16 in Lancaster.
Goertzen-. Eldon, 82, Hesston, Kan., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Susie Flaming Goertzen. Parents: Daniel and Pauline Schmidt Goertzen. Children: Brenda Buller, Stanley; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 11 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Hartman-. Ellen Pellman, 77, Harrisonburg, Va., died July 27. Spouse: Dwight Hartman. Parents: LeRoy and Elizabeth Lauver Pellman. Children: Jim, Jeanne Hartman Rinker, Curt; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 30 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.
Correction - from Oct. 5 issue: In the Sept. 7 issue of The Mennonite, we failed to list Mark Hartman, the youngest son of Ellen Pellman Hartman. We apologize for the omission.
Herr-. Elmer Grant, 99, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 3. Spouse: Sara Graybill Herr. Parents: Elmer J. and Fannie Miller Herr. Children: Kenneth D., Lowell G.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 13 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.
Kandel-. Olen, 84, Fisher, Ill., died July 24. Spouse: Eunice Kandel (deceased). Parents: Abe and Amanda Kandel. Children: Rita Smith, Frank, Ernie, Jeanette Unzicker; seven grandchildren. Funeral: July 27 at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher.
Kornhaus-. Mary Shoup, 99, Orrville, Ohio, died July 23. Spouse: Russell Kornhaus (deceased). Parents: Henry and Sara Zigler Shoup. Children: William, James; nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 27 at Orrville Mennonite Church.
Kuntz-. Emily, 51, Delta, Ohio, died Aug. 6. Spouse: Rod Kuntz. Parents: Malcom Peirce and Clara Thompson. Children: Lisa Miller, lan, July Bame; three grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 14 at North Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Lehman-. Earl M., Goshen, Ind., died July 2. Spouse: Phyllis Maltby Lehman. Parents: Joseph and Mollie Zehr Lehman. Children: John, Clark, Sidney, Stephen; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: July 10 at The Meeting Place, Greencroft, Goshen.
Martin-. Aden, 79, Elmira, Ont., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Alice Bearinger Martin (deceased). Parents: Emerson and Barbara Sauder Martin. Children: Virgil, Neil; three grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 10 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, St. Jacobs, Ont.
Martin-. Luella Zehr, 79, Crohgan, N.Y., died June 28. Spouse: Alvin Martin. Patents: Christian and Martha Moser Zehr: Children: Thomas, Harry, Peter, LouAnn Martin, Sara Adams, Kay Lyndaker. Funeral: July 1 at Crohgan Mennonite Church.
Miller-. Harold J., 94, Goshen, Ind., died July 31. Spouse: (1st) Ethel Norwood Miller (deceased), (2nd) Evelyn Esch Miller (deceased). Parents: John D. and Melinda Miller. Children: Margaretha Brubacher, Genevive Kehr, Eva Burroway, Daniel B.; stepchildren Elinor Surgener, Lora Miranda, Karen Patrick, Carl Esch, Thomas Esch; 27 grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; 26 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 3 in Goshen.
Moser-. DeEtta Zehr, 68, Crohgan, N.Y., died July 3. Spouse: Lyle Moser (deceased). Parents: Harold and Edna Martin Zehr. Children: Daniel, Lyle Willard, Sheryl Martin, Juanita Van Dyke; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial: July 7 at Crohgan Mennonite Church.
Rittenhouse-. Howard S. "Jim", 87, Souderton, Pa., died June 23. Spouse: Shirley Snoke Rittenhouse. Parents: Joseph and Ella Nora Metz. Funeral: June 25 at Souderton Mennonite Homes Fellowship.
Rupp-. Lucretia Sauder, 95, Archbold, Ohio, died July 27. Spouse: Lawrence Rupp (deceased). Parents: Daniel and Annie Schrock Sauder. Children: Geneva Wyse, Marlin, Mabel Ann Kauffman, Glenden, Janette Yoder; 30 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 31 at North Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Schrock-. Roger V., 70, Orrville, Ohio, died June 22 of a heart attack. Spouse: Carol Schloneger Schrock. Parents: Vernon and Ada Miller Schrock. Children: Kim Mullet, Wendy Mann, Von; six grandchildren. Funeral: June 25 at Smithville (Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Simons-. Cecil, 95, Indianapolis, died June 15. Spouse: Ruth Simons (deceased). Child: Larry G.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: June 19 at G.H. Hermann Greenwood Funeral Home, Indianapolis.
Stuckey-. Gary, 56, West Unity, Ohio, died Aug. 7 from burns received during a farming accident. Spouse: Marlene Gerig Stuckey. Parents: Loren and Rutheda Grieser Stuckey. Children: Timothy Lee, Chris Allen, Ryan Gary, Amy Lynne Stevens; four grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 12 at Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Unruh-. Lena Wiens, 101, Moses Lake, Wa., died July 24. Spouse: Edwin Unruh (deceased). Parents: Abraham and Mary Brown Wiens. Children: John, Lois Reimer; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 31 at Memorial Chapel Hillsboro, Kan.
Wyatt-. O. Earl, 85, Albany, Ore., died Aug. 13. Spouse: Pauline Widmer Wyatt. Parents: James and Hester Duncan Wyatt. Children: Marcine Jackson, Miriam Rasmussen; two grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 18 at Albany Mennonite Church.
Zimmerman-. Titus N., 79, Ephrata, Pa., died July 28. Spouse: Ursula B. Denlinger Zimmerman. Parents: Mahlon and Esther Nolt Zimmerman. Children: Robert, Mark, Roy, Clair, Marie Miller, Sharon Good; 28 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 2 at Ephrata Mennonite Church.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
The Mennonite, September 21, 2004, pages 26-27, Vol. 7, No. 18.
Allebach-. Kenneth, 17, Telford, Pa., died Aug. 24 in an automobile accident. Parents: Rodney and Lynne McMullan Allebach. Funeral: Aug. 30 at Blooming Glen (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Deckert-. Annie Sawatzky, 95, North Newton, Kan., died Aug. 23. Spouse: Alvin Deckert (deceased). Parents: Jacob F. and Cornelia Klassen Sawatzky. Children: Kenneth, Marion, Alison Hiebert; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 27 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.
Denlinger-. Wilmer, 76, Quakertown, Pa., died Aug. 18. Spouse: Bertie Strine Denlinger. Parents: Roy and Fern Clark Denlinger. Children: Barry, Bonnie Odgen, Brian; six grandchildren.
Dyck-. Elfrieda Klassen, 87, Scottdale, Pa., died Aug. 20. Spouse: Peter Dyck. Parents: Franz and Justina Wiebe Klassen. Children: Rebecca, Ruth Scott; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 28 at Scottdale Mennonite Church.
Fulmer-. Irene H., 89, Lititz, Pa., died Aug. 9. Spouse: Harrison H. Fulmer (deceased). Parents: Harry and Suie Burkhart. Children: Harold, Richard, Walter, Elsie Weaver, Mary Hoefler, Judy Madewell, James (deceased); 21 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Landis Valley Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Hostetler-. Orie W., 93, Shipshewana, Ind., died Aug. 23. Spouse: Ruby Mishler Hostetler (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Carolyn Rheinheimer Hostetler. Children: Letha Bontrager, Verda Bontrager, Rosalie Simon, Jim, Glen; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 26 at Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana.
Johnson-. Iva Stoll, 75, Casselton, N.D., died Aug. 4 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Fay V. Johnson (deceased). Parents: Abraham and Fanny Yoder Stoll. Children: Edwin, Pauline Khoury, Thomas, Robert Bristow-Johnson, Dianna Gagner, Donald Sturm; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Casselton Mennonite Church.
Kauffman-. Ruth Widmer, 85, Dresden, Kan., died Sept. 2. Spouse: Henry Kauffman (deceased). Parents: Christian and Emma Brenneman Widmer. Children: Larry, Bette, Adin, Kenneth, Ramona Amlong; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 7 at Kalona (Iowa) Mennonite Church.
Kennel-. Lester N., 84, Shickley, Neb., died July 11. Spouse: Lola Stauffer Kennel. Parents: Peter and Anna Reeb Kennel. Children: Ron, Cecil, Deb Jaberg; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 14 at Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley.
Linder-. Lena I., 86, Louisville, Ohio, died Aug. 16. Parents: Eli and Lizzie Schmucker Linder. Funeral: Aug. 20 at Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville.
Martin-. E. Ruel, 92, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Ruby Brunk Martin (deceased). Parents: Elmer L. and Amanda Baer Martin. Children: Helen Driver, Bernard, Gerald, Arlin, Nelson; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 11 at Weavers Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.
Myers-. Clarence R., 79, Pipersville, Pa., died Aug. 11. Spouse: Elizabeth Miller Myers. Parents: Harrison and Anna Rice Myers. Children: Roland, Stewart, Gordon, Marietta, Ralph; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 14 at Deep Run East Mennonite Church, Perkasie, Pa.
Nickel-. Nancy, 98, Geneva, Neb., died Aug. 28. Spouse: Elmer Nickel (deceased). Parents: Nicholas and Magdelena Rediger Lichti. Child: Roger. Funeral: Aug. 31 at Salern Mennonite Church, Shickley, Neb.
Redden-. III, John Albert, 54, Ft. Wayne, Ind., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Beth Redden. Parents: John A. and Marion E. Redden. Child: Sean.
Schierling-. Ann D. Regehr, 91, Inman, Kan., died Aug. 18. Spouse: Frank Schierling (deceased). Parents: J.J. and Helena Regehr. Children: Dolores Eby, Darleen Hasler, Diane Thiessen, Connie Epp; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 21 in North Inman Cemetery.
Shank-. Ruth Hess, 83, Lititz, Pa., died July 13. Spouse: James M. Shank (deceased). Parents: David and Lydia Buckwalter Shank Hess. Children: James Jr., David, Lois Davidson; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 23 at Landis Homes West Chapel, Lititz.
Sperling-. Leslie A., 85, Inman, Kan., died Sept. 1. Spouse: Kathryn Esau Sperling. Parents: Cornelius C. and Anna Schmidt Sperling. Children: Leslie A., Kathleen Fagerlund; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 4 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.
Weyandt-. Fern E. Goldsmith, 83, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 20. Spouse: Harold Weyandt (deceased). Parents: Harry and Caroline Sauder Goldsmith. Children: Elaine, Sandra Schnare, Jim; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 23 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Wiebe-. John M., 80, Altona, Man., died June 28. Spouse: Anne Hiebert Wiebe. Parents: John and Margaret Martens Wiebe. Children: Cliff, Bernice, Marilyn Friesen; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 3 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Transcribed by: John Ingold