The Mennonite - May 2007

"for the record" - Deaths:


The Mennonite, May 1, 2007, pages 26-27, Vol. 10, No. 9.

Bargen.- Eldon Kliewer, 76, North Newton, Kan., died March 29. Spouse: Helen Bartel Bargen. Parents: Bernhard B. and Esther Bargen. Children: Dale, Jan; four grandchildren. Funeral: April 21 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.

Bast.- Beatrice Cookman, 81, Kitchener, Ont., died Feb. 17. Spouse: Herb J. Bast (deceased). Parents: Edward and Margaret Gooding Cookman. Children: Beverley Dasiewicz, Paul, Brenda Bast. Funeral: Feb. 21 at St. Agatha Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Ont.

Brenneman.- Floyd, 87, Kalona, Iowa, died March 31. Spouse: Louise Miller Brenneman. Parents: Manaas and Lydia Brenneman. Children: Kathy Walter, Kristen Brenneman; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 3 at East Union Mennonite Church, Kalona.

Felder.- Charles W. "Bill," 81, Shipshewana, Ind., died Feb. 13. Spouse: Ruth Boyer Felder. Parents: Charles R. and Bessie Mae Frame Felder. Children: Sandra Felder, Sheila Johnson, Theresa Felder, Steven E.; nine grandchildren: 10 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 17 at Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana.

Frey.- Rozanne, 59, Morrison, Ill, died Feb. 4. Parents: Philip and Vada Shank Frey. Funeral: Feb. 10 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling, Ill.

Grove.- Grace Suter, 87, Harrisonburg, Va., died March 24 of heart failure. Spouse: Earl L. Grove (deceased). Parents: Eugene and Nellie Heatwole Suter. Children: Virginia Grove Weaver; one grandchild; three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 27 at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Harrisonburg.

Hofer.- Paul E., 64, Bridgewater, S.D., died March 16. Parents: Paul and Annie L. Hofer. Funeral: March 20 at Hutterthal Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.

Hottenstein.- Wayne B., 95, Manheim, Pa., died March 21. Spouse: Vera Kathryn Stauffer Hottenstein. Parents: Wallace M. and Mary Brubaker Hottenstein. Children: John Henry, Joseph S., Leanna Metzler; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 22 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, East Petersburg, Pa.

Kerr.- Lois Zehr Smith, 85, West Liberty, Ohio, died March 22. Spouse: Ralph Kerr (deceased). Spouse: James M. Smith (deceased). Parents: Daniel and Mary Lehman Zehr. Children: Karl Z. Smith, Dale W. Kerr, William W. Kerr, Drew R. Kerr, Elinor Joan Leffert, Elsie A. Chatelain; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 28 at First Mennonite Church, New Bremen, N.Y.

Klassen.- Elsie Elizabeth Loewen, 88, Mountain Lake, Minn., died March 21. Spouse: Arnold G. Klassen (deceased). Parents: John F. and Elisabeth Dick Loewen. Children; Darlene Dick, Wilma Schroeder, Ronald; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 28 at First Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake.

Koehn.- Earl Dwain, 85, North Newton, Kan., died March 25. Spouse: Louise Duerksen Koehn. Parents: Lawrence and Martha Schultz Koehn. Children: Dennis, David, Brent; three grandchildren. Funeral: March 30 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.

Kreider.- Lisa Ann, 20, Sarasota, Fla., died March 12 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Parents: Lyle and Miriam King Kreider. Sibling: Jonathan Kreider. Funeral: March 16 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.

Kropf.- Betty Henderson, 75, Sterling, Ill., died Feb. 10 of cancer. Spouse: Milo E. Kropf (deceased). Parents: Earl and Lorene Brunk Henderson. Children: Jeanette Boettner, Merlin, Sally, Sandra, Ann Kurtz, Rita Miller, Dale, Noland; 24 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 13 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling.

Kropf.- Charity Pearl, 91, Canby, Ore., died March 19. Parents: Harvey and Polly Miller Kropf. Funeral: March 31 at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Ore.

Markey.- Jeffrey A., 54, Columbiana, Ohio, died March 17 of liver failure. Parents: Robert Markey and Dorothy Chapman Markey Mantzer. Children: Jason, Justin; one grandchild. Funeral: March 24 at Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana.

Martin.- Bertha Myers, 94, Shipshewana, Ind., died March 2. Spouse: Ivan C. Martin (deceased). Parents: Aaron and Clara Weldy Myers. Children: Dana, Joan Jantzi, Sherrill Vardaman, Bonita Kauffman, Brenda Loucks; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 7 at Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana.

Martin.- Della M. Lapp, 89, Niles, Ohio, died March 29. Spouse: Eber Martin. Parents: Stephen and Mary Miller Lapp. Children: Brenda Martin, Roger, Byron, Ward; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 1 at Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio

Miller.- Alta Yoder, 80, Uniontown, Ohio, died March 23. Spouse: Noah Miller. Parents: Abraham and Fannie Miller Yoder. Children: Wayne, Betty Jordan, Ruth DeLong, Larry; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 27 at Hartville Mennonite Church, Hartville, Ohio.

Miller.- Mary G. Roth, 96, Goshen, Ind., died March 24. Spouse: Perry G. Miller (deceased). Parents: Harry and Ella Burkhart Roth. Children: Sue Graham, Thomas, Roger; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 27 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Mundy.- Joan A. Burke, 74, East Greenville, Pa., died April 5. Parents: Eugene and Anna Harper Burke. Children: Dawn Clowney; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 9 at Souderton Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa.

Nolt.- Ruth E., 82, Talmage, Pa., died Feb. 12 of cancer. Parents: Enos and Mabel Mowrer Nolt. Funeral: Feb. 16 at Stumptown Mennonite Church, Bird-in-Hand, Pa.

Regehr.- Elmer, 97, Inman, Kan., died April 4. Spouse: Dorothy Ratzlaff Regehr. Parents: George A. and Justina Klassen Regehr. Children: Gary, Dean; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: April 7 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman.

Schwartzendruber.- Fannie Bender, 86, Kalona, Iowa, died March 21. Spouse: Edgar Schwartzendruber (deceased). Parents: David M. and Nancy Jantzi Bender. Funeral: March 24 at Kalona Mennonite Church.

Stockburger.- Beulah Stamm, 95, Archbold, Ohio, died April 4. Spouse: Claire DeWitt Stockburger (deceased). Parents: Gustav and Priscilla Stuckey Stamm. Children: Carol Shenk, Ronald, Roger, Daryl; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 7 at Lockport Mennonite Church. Stryker, Ohio.

Swartley.- Eva Ruth, 88, Lansdale, Pa., died March 17 of hypertension. Spouse: Paul Rittenhouse Swartley (deceased). Parents: Horace and Bertha Moyer Ruth. Children: Arlene Wambold, Richard, Jean Rodenberg, John; three grandchildren. Funeral: March 21 at Plains Mennonite Church, Hatfield, Ohio.

Troyer.- Verna Coblentz, 89, Middlebury, Ind., died March 30. Spouse: Harvey H. Troyer (deceased). Parents: Moses and Lizzie Beachy Coblentz. Children: Irene Love, Mose, Howard, Lloyd, Harvey Jr., Emma Hershberger, Jerry, Glenn, Wilbur, John, Rachel Chronister; 23 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 3 at First Mennonite Church, Middlebury.

Unternahrer.- Norman Lee, 62, Wayland, Iowa., died March 3. Spouse: Hortensia Irene Mendez Unternahrer. Parents: Noah and Barbara Wenger Unternahrer. Children: Susanna Zook, Jennifer Moreno, Eric. Funeral: March 8 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.

Unternahrer.- Patricia Graber, 66, Wayland, Iowa, died Feb. 12. Spouse: Harold Unternahrer. Parents: Amos and Lorene Graber. Children: Chris, Carl, Shirley Hinh; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 15 at Beatly Funeral Home, Washington, Iowa.

Wade.- Genevieve Davis, 82, Sterling, Ill., died March 13. Spouse: Orville Wade (deceased). Parents: Frank and Clara Beckwith Wade*. Children: Clark, Curtis, Crete LeFevre; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 17 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling.  
*[Posting note: Should likely be Davis - see Genevieve's full name - tlm]

Whitehead.- Donald, 90, Cambridge, Ont., died Feb. 2. Spouse: Muriel Whitehead (deceased). Parents: Harry and Genevieve Kislia Whitehead. Children: Anne Andrew, Gordon, Jim; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 6 at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont.

Winkler.- Verena, 93, Reedley, Calif., died April 4. Parents: Albert and Mary Niswander Winkler. Funeral: April 10 at First Mennonite Church, Reedley.

Yoder.- Ruth Benner, 91, Souderton, Pa., died March 2. Spouse: William Keeler Yoder (deceased). Parents: Webster and Hannah Brunner Benner. Children: Lester, Gladys Alderfer, Marie Leatherman, Ruth Scott, William; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 9 at Souderton Mennonite Homes.

Zook.- Sandra Sue Bousman, 65, Corbett, Ore., died Feb. 17 of metastatic breast cancer. Spouse: Leo Daniel Zook. Parents: Robert Edward and Wilma Jean Anderson Bousman. Children: Jeffrey Clay, Robert Scott; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 24 at Portland Mennonite Church, Portland, Ore.

Transcribed by:  John Ingold


The Mennonite, May 15, 2007, pages 26-27, Vol. 10, No. 10.

Amstutz.- Aquila Arthur, 75, Dalton, Ohio, died Feb. 11 of a heart attack. Spouse: Ada Geiser Amstutz. Parents: Albert and Della Gerber Amstutz. Children: Eugene, Faye Hochstetler, Audrey Mast, Kris Steiner; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 15 at Sonnenburg Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio.

Bechtel.- Arvilla Jane Shenk, 99, Souderton, Pa., died April 5. Spouse: Amos H. Bechtel (deceased). Parents: Elmer and Ina Swartz Shenk. Children: Marjorie L. Benner, Janet M. Ruth, Freda M.Trueb, Carol A. Ryan; nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 14 at Vincent Mennonite Church, Sprint City, Pa.

Beck.- Orval J., 81, Goshen, Ind., died April 15. Spouse: Elizabeth Schrock Beck. Parents: Samuel and Amanda King Beck. Children: Gregory, Duane, Max, Kathleen Martin, Nedra Gnagey; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 20 at Holdeman Mennonite Church, Wakarusa, Ind.

Clemens.- G. Earl, 95, Souderton, Pa., died April 6. Spouse: Eva H. Kulp Clemens (deceased). Parents: George A. and Susie B. Clemens. Children: Harold K., Clyde K.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: April 14 at Souderton Mennonite Homes.

Eitzen.- Ruth Carper, 82, Barto, Pa., died April 11, from complications related to treatment of a benign brain tumor. Spouse: Allan Eitzen. Parents: Reuben and Eva Weber Carper. Children: Hilda, Dirk, Ann, Laura, John; eight grandchildren. Memorial service: April 28 at Bally Mennonite Church, Bally, Pa.

Epp.- Ruth Schmidt, 93, Newton, Kan., died April 14. Spouse: Paul F. Epp (deceased). Parents: Henry J. and Sara Schroeder Schmidt. Children: Verda Deckert, Weldon; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 18 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton.

Horst.- Daniel H., 72, Harrisonburg, Va., died April 12. Spouse: Lucille Eby Horst. Parents: Otho and Anna Hoover Horst. Children: Douglas Lamar; two grandchildren. Funeral: April 28 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.

Horst.- Esther M. Gehman, 82, Lititz, Pa., died April 9. Spouse: Willis W. Horst. Parents: Jacob and Rebecca Martin Gehman. Children: Donald, Jerry, Linda Martin; 11 grandchildren. Funeral: April 13 at Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, Pa.

Hostetler.- Payson A., 93, Goshen, Ind., died April 18. Spouse: Hazel C. Kauffman Hostetler. Parents: Amos S. and Ida Yoder Hostetler. Children: Dennis, Roby Brower, Danny, Lila Fox, Lowell; sewn grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 23 at Forks Mennonite Church, Middlebury, Ind.

Koehn.- Viola Unruh, 79, Canton, Kan., died March 28. Spouse: Victor F. Koehn. Children: Christine Nachtman, Becky Pyle, Ann Koehn, Darla Busenitz, Erlene Willhite; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 31 at Inman Mennonite Church, Inman, Kan.

Laib.- Charity Yoder Wolfer, 93, Canby, Ore., died April 6. Spouse: Albert Laib (deceased). Ronald L. Wolfer (deceased). Parents: Edward Z. and Alice Troyer Yoder. Children: Edward. C. Wolfer, Merle E. Wolfer, Jane C. Rakonczay, Jimmie L. Wolfer, Joanne Turner Wolfe, Dennis Laib, Loren Laib, Alan Laib, Carol Maynard; 23 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 13 at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, Ore.

Linscheid.- M. Elizabeth Wiebe, 93, Bedford, Texas, died April 12. Spouse: Chester H. Linscheid (deceased). Parents: John E. and Helena Wiebe. Children: Helen Garrett, Mary Williams. Funeral: April 21 at First United Methodist Church, Keller, Texas.

Miller.- Della L., 86, Louisville, Ohio, died April 7. Parents: David and Malinda Schloneger Miller. Funeral: April 11 at Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville.

Miller.- Moses F., 88, Sarasota, Fla., died March 24. Spouse: Edna Mae Miller. Children: Floyd, Trudy, Margaret Sanders, Virginia; six grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 28 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.

Rychener.- Helen J. Nafziger, 81, Archbold, Ohio, died April 18. Spouse: Nelson Rychener (deceased). Parents: Harry J. and Rosa Short Nafziger. Children: Richard, Thomas, Nelson Jr., Victoria Lampert; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 24 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Simpson.- Anna Marie Weaver, 86, Millersburg, Ohio, died April 15 following an extended illness. Spouse: Robert Simpson (deceased). Parents: Eli J. and Mary Ann Hershberger Weaver. Funeral: April 17 at Martins Creek Mennonite Church, Millersburg.

Smucker.- Ernest Craig, 62, Topeka, Kan., died April 23. Parents: Ernest Edward and Mary Irene Liechty Smucker. Funeral: April 28 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.

Snyder.- Jon Anthony, 65, Portland, Ore., died March 4 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Spouse: Janet Green Snyder. Parents: Albert William and Mauriel Ethel Nickerson Snyder. Children: Philip, David; five grandchildren. Funeral: March 10 at Portland Mennonite Church.

Wilhelm.- Clayton J., 75, Waterloo, Ont., died April 22. Spouse: Rose Wilhelm. Children: Brenda McCom, James, Sandra Samuel; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: April 27th at Waterloo North Mennonite Church.

Yoder.- Ruth Glick, 80, Leo, Ind., died March 29 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Spouse: Lee Ivan Yoder. Parents: Daniel and Lillian Smoker Glick. Children: Judy Alger. Jerry, Jess; seven grandchildren. Funeral: April 4 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Leo.

Transcribed by:  John Ingold




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