The Mennonite - August 2007
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, August 7, 2007,
pages 27-28, Vol. 10, No.15.
Baer.- Laura Crossgrove, 89,
Archbold, Ohio, died June 21. Spouse: Clarence Baer (deceased).
Parents: Charles and Mary Wyse Crossgrove. Children: John, Judith Kulp,
Nathan, Mark, Joseph; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren. Memorial service:
July 1 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Bowen.- Carolyn Jean Kropf, 60,
Charlottesville, Va., died June 22 of cancer. Spouse: James Edward
Bowen. Parents: Fred Vernon and Velma Arlene Neuschwander Kropf.
Children: Janel Lynne Bowen Early, Brent Alan; one grandchild. Memorial
service, June 28 at Belmont Baptist Church, Charlottesville.
Champagne.- Claudia Eulalie Bergeron,
84, Des Allemands, La., died July 7 of pneumonia. Spouse: Clarence
Joseph Champagne (deceased). Parents: Adam Abel and Lize Stephanie
Griffin Bergeron. Child: Shirley LeBlanc; one grandchild; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 12 at Des Allemands Mennonite Church.
Detweiler.- Ernest S., 72,
Blooming Glen, Pa., died July 13 of cancer. Spouse: Mabel H. Histand
Detweiler (deceased). Parents: Harvey and Anna Stover Detweiler.
Children: E. Ray, Loren W.; five grandchildren. Funeral: July 15 at
Deep Run Mennonite Church East, Perkasie, Pa.
Dueck.- Ronald James, 61,
Goshen, Ind., died July 11 of cancer. Spouse: Deloris "Dee" Schwartz
Dueck. Parents: Arthur and Alice Roth Dueck. Children: Jocelyn Powell,
Joel; two grandchildren. Funeral: July 14 at College Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Egli.- Glen Herbert, 72, Mesa,
Ariz., July 10. Spouse: Ardi (Goehring) Egli. Parents: John B. and
Rosie O. Egli (deceased). Children: Jeffrey, Cheryl Roth, Linda Kym,
Ann Kaiser; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Funeral: July 14 at
Hopedale (Ill.) Mennonite Church.
Epp.- Richard Earl, 82, Buhler,
Kan., died July 12. Parents: Henry and Anna Janzen Epp. Funeral: July
16 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kan.
Gingerich.- Marian R. Zehr, 94,
Lowville, N.Y., died April 15. Spouse: Allen Gingerich (deceased).
Parents: Joseph M. and Lydia Roggie Zehr. Children: Emanuel, John,
Eunice Roggie; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April
18 at Lowville Mennonite Church.
Guhr.- Rena Dwaine, 52,
Goessel, Kan., died June 18 of complications following open heart
surgery. Spouse: Connie Lyon Guhr. Parents: Daniel and Velma Schmidt
Guhr. Children: Jason, Charissa Guhr, Kendra Guhr, Nevin, Nathaniel;
one grandchild. Funeral: July 22 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Hertzler.- Norman Lloyd, 83,
Mechanicsburg, Pa., died June 18 of renal failure. Spouse: Ruth Harnish
Hertzler. Parents: Owen Amos and Alta Rohrer Hertzler (deceased).
Children: Duane, Dale, Dean, Julia, Jeanette; nine grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 22 at Slate Hill Mennonite Church,
Mechanicsburg.
Hess.- Arthur S., 84, Leola,
Pa., died June 27. Spouse: Norma E. Landis Hess. Parents: Norman L. and
Helen Snavely Hess. Children: Mary Ann Scherpf, Frederick, Gerald,
Catherine Figart; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral: June 30 at Landis Valley Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Kauffman.- Ruby Jo, 75,
Englewood, Colo., died July 4. Parents: Sherman Christian and Martha
Hershey Kauffman. Funeral: July 8 at First Mennonite Church, Denver.
Lehman.- Merle Z., 96, Croghan,
N.Y., died July 12. Spouse: Helen Makuch Koster Lehman. Parents: Andrew
and Anna Zehr Lehman. Children: Merritt, Judith Polk, Jean Stevens,
Eric; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 16 at
First Mennonite Church of New Bremen, Lowville, N.Y.
Martin.- Miriam, 64, East Earl,
Pa., died July 3 after a brief illness. Spouse: Bob Martin. Parents:
Isabell and Elton Meyers (both deceased). Children: Sonia Straley,
Robert Martin and Jeffrey Martin; nine grandchildren. Funeral: July 21
at Ridgeview Mennonite Church, Gordonville, Pa.
Miller.- Clifford D., 72,
Allen, Md., died June 10 of heart-related problems. Spouse: Phyllis
Kolb Miller. Parents: Lester and Clara Miller. Children: Carol
Aydelotte, Vicki Gragen, Juli Anderson; three grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: June 24 at Holly Grove Mennonite Church,
Westover, Md.
Miller.- Ethel B. Burkhart, 92,
Landisvilie, Pa., died July 16. Spouse: Rev. Arthur H. Miller. Parents:
William R. and Amanda N. Breneman Burkhart. Children: Edwin B., Barbara
Ann Brubaker, Marian Jean Lefever, Milton, Dr. Richard B.; 17
grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 20 at Landisville
Mennonite Church.
Miller.- Rosa Bontrager, 90,
Middlebury, Ind., died June 24. Spouse: Manasses C. Miller (deceased).
Parents: John I. and Barbara Miller Bontrager. Children: Vicki Fidler,
Linda Stemm; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June
27 at First Mennonite Church, Middlebury.
Mumaw.- Lavinia Hilty, 98,
Orrville, Ohio, died June 26. Spouse: Stanford Mumaw (deceased).
Parents: Philip and Mary Steiner Hilty. Children: Maxine Yoder, Elsie
Hartzler Maiwurm, Lucille Shank, Lloyd, Loretta Baur; 14 grandchildren;
33 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: June 29 at
Martins Mennonite Church, Orrville.
Neufeld.- Archie Wilbur, 76,
Loveland, Colo., died June 20 of cancer. Spouse: Anna Ruth Cutrell
Neufeld. Parents: Edwin J. and Alma Karber Neufeld. Children: Daniel
Dwight, Jo Ellen, Cheryl Dawn; eight grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: June 30 at First Mennonite Church, Denver.
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The Mennonite, August 21, 2007,
pages 25-27, Vol. 10, No. 16.
Brubacher.- Edward "E.J." James,
89, North Newton, Kan., died Aug. 1. Spouse: Lucille Marie Moore
Brubacher (deceased). Parents: August John and Clara Mae Hirschler
Brubacher. Children: Edward James Jr. "Jim,'' Wade, Michael; nine
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 6 at Bethel
College Mennonite Church, North Newton.
Clemens.- Mildred "Mim" Landes,
91, Lansdale, Pa., died Aug. 3. Spouse: Jacob E. Clemens (deceased).
Parents: Samuel Y. and Emma Norma Walters Landes. Children: Robert L,
Thomas L., Timothy L., Mary Ann Hagey; nine grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Plains Mennonite Church, Hatfield,
Pa.
Egli.- Glenn Herbert, 72, Mesa,
Ariz., died July 10. Spouse: Ardis Goehring Egli. Parents: John B. and
Rosie Good Egli. Children: Jeffrey, Cheryl Roth, Linda Kym, Ann Kaiser;
12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: July 14 at Hopedale
Mennonite Church, Hopedale, Ill.
Graber.- Elma Ruth Smith, 83,
Moundridge, Kan., died July 21. Spouse: Erwen Wenger Graber. Parents:
Max and Effie Unruh Smith Graber. Children: Pamela Wilson, Suzette
Kakar, Susan Hijikata, Joel; eight grandchildren. Funeral: July 27 at
First Mennonite Church of Christian, Moundridge.
Habegger.- Evelyn Johanna Reiger,
92, Moundridge, Kan., died July 23. Spouse: Loris Aldo Habegger.
Parents: John F. and Kate Gerbrand Regier. Children: Arman, Richard,
Lorna Harder; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Aug. 3 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan.
Headings.- Sanford David, 85,
West Liberty, Ohio, Aug. 7 of a heart attack. Spouse: Ruth Brenneman
Headings. Parents: Milton and Lela Kanagy Headings. Children: Nancy
Horst, Virginia Speicher, Janet Schlabach, Wayne, Roger; 13
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 11 at Bethel
Mennonite Church, West Liberty.
Hertzler.- Norman Lloyd, 83,
Mechanicsburg, Pa., died June 18 of renal failure. Spouse: Ruth Stoner
Harnish Hertzler. Parents: Owen Amos and Alta Burkart Rohrer Hertzler.
Children: Duane, Dale, Dean, Julia, Jeanette; nine grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 22 at Slate Hill Mennonite Church,
Mechanicsburg.
Hunsberger.- Lois Eileen Dowty,
67, Goshen, Ind., died July 26. Spouse: Rodger M. Hunsberger. Parents:
Virgil Vernon and Mary Elizabeth Bloss Dowty. Children: Laurie Hines,
Suzette Pletcher, Dennis J. Weldy, Douglas Weldy, Chad Weldy; 12
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 30 at
Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Kautz.- Bernard B., Jr., 85,
Lancaster, Pa., died June 8. Spouse: Verna Newswanger Kautz. Spouse:
Verna Wenger Kautz (deceased). Parents: Bernard B. Laura Lefever Kautz.
Children: Delbert L., Gordon L., Daryl L.; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: June 14 at Hernley Mennonite Church,
Manheim, Pa.
Kennel.- Rhoda Charles, 70,
Mountville, Pa., died June 30 of lung cancer. Parents: Elmer F. and
Edith Charles Kennel. Funeral: July 3 at Habecker Mennonite Church,
Lancaster, Pa.
Knight.- Kara Lorraine Murphy,
74, Bellefontaine, Ohio, died July 26 of cancer. Spouse: Perry Vincent
Knight (deceased). Parents: Charles E. and Live M. Nawman Murphy.
Funeral: July 31 at Bethel Mennonite Church, West Liberty, Ohio.
Kopp.- Ruth K. Becker, 86,
Lancaster, Pa., died July 23 following a brief illness. Spouse: Harold
R. Kopp (deceased). Parents: Samuel and Anna Kreider Becker. Children:
Barry Lee Peters, Daniel G. Peters; three grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 27 at East Petersburg Mennonite
Church, East Petersburg, Pa.
Kratz.- Minnie Nyce, 89,
Souderton. Pa., died July 30. Spouse: Abram L. Kratz (deceased).
Parents: Henry and Mabel Moyer Nyce. Children: Curtis, Abram, Jr.,
Esther Kolb, David Derstine; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 2 at Souderton Mennonite Homes Chapel.
Lehman.- Kenneth H. E., 87,
West Liberty, Ohio, died Aug. 6. Spouse: Betty Plank Lehman. Parents:
Joel and Martha Basinger Lehman. Children: Tom, Ken, Sam, Ed, Tim, Ric,
Carol Troyer, Debra Lehman; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 9 at Bethel Mennonite Church, West Liberty.
Leatherman.- Orpha, 95,
Souderton, Pa., died July 1. Parents: Jacob and Laura Kratz Leatherman.
Funeral: July 11 at Souderton Mennonite Home.
Martin.- Lizzie Mae Weaver-Sauder,
94, Lititz, Pa., died July 22. Spouse: Luke Z. Martin (deceased).
Parents: Jonas A. and Lizzie M. Nolt Weaver. Children: William Martin,
Harold Martin, John Martin, Eleanor Good, Janet Burkholder, Betty
Hurst, Wanda Shirk; 20 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July 26 at Ephrata Mennonite Church, Ephrata, Pa.
Martin.- Samuel H., 85, New
Holland, Pa., died June 28. Spouse: Sara M. Ziemer Martin. Parents:
Mahlon W. and Elsie V. Harnish Martin. Child: Miriam L. Martin; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 2 at Groffdale
Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.
Maust.- Robert Dale, 60, Fort
Hill, Pa., died July 7 in an ATV accident. Parents: John E. and Viola
Tressler Maust. Funeral: July 12 at Springs Mennonite Church, Springs,
Pa.
Meyers.- Nona Brenneman, 82,
Grantsville, Md., died July 3. Spouse: Daniel Olm Meyers (deceased).
Parents: Dennis and Mary Oester Brenneman. Children: Daniel Charles,
Wanda J. Yoder; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: July 7 at Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville.
Millslagle.- Charlotte M. Seighman,
87, Scottdale, Pa., died July 31. Spouse: Everett K. Millslagle
(deceased). Parents: George and Mary Baker Seighman. Child: Larry R;
two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 3 at
Scottdale Mennonite Church.
Owolabi.- Timothy Aladipo, 58,
Dalton, Ohio, died July 8. Spouse: Sheila Oke Abiodun Owolabi. Parents:
Samuel and Alice Owolabi. Children: Daniel, Samuel, Elizabeth Owolabi.
Funeral: July 14 at Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio.
Reimer.- Emile Jane Klassen,
84, North Newton, Kan., died July 31. Spouse: Eldon Reimer (deceased).
Parents: Dan and Emma Schroeder Klassen. Children: Denise Yoder, Brenda
Foster, Susan Flickner; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 4 at First Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Ruth.- Mildred Moyer, 95,
Sellersville, Pa., died July 26. Spouse: Norman S. Ruth (deceased).
Parents: Calvin D. and Mamie B. Moyer. Children: Janice R. Gross, Nancy
Moyer; one grandchild; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 30 at
Rockhill Mennonite Community Chapel, Sellersville.
Stoltzfus.- Aaron, 88,
Glendale, Ariz, died June 12. Spouse: Ruth Stoltzfus. Parents: Joel F.
and Rebecca Stoltzfus Stoltzfus. Children: Richard, Barbara Ropp,
Sharon Sorenson, Randy; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: July 14 at Sunnyslope Mennonite Church, Phoenix, Ariz.
Thomas.- Dorothy M. Erb, 97,
Landisville, Pa., died July 26. Spouse: Martin B. Thomas (deceased).
Children: Marianne Grove, Nancy Hess, Lois Showalter, Barbara Jean
Landis, J. Robert; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July 29 at Landis Homes, Lititz, Pa.
Voth.- Alfred Harry, 88,
Hesston, Kan., died July 26. Spouse: Rosella Pearl Funk Voth. Parents:
Henry F. and Elizabeth Schmidt Voth. Children: Diana Hull, Richard,
Kenneth, Dennis, Gerald; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: July 30 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Yoder.- Edwin R., 81, Springs,
Pa., died May 30. Spouse: Rosella Rounder Yoder. Spouse: Fern Ash Yoder
(deceased). Parents: Allen E. and Elizabeth Tice Yoder. Children:
Phyllis Furr, Kenneth Yoder; five grandchildren. Funeral: June 2 at
Springs Mennonite Church.
Zook.- Merle Kenneth, 79,
Lakewood, Colo., died July 22 of a heart attack. Spouse: Grace Wenger
Zook (deceased). Parents: Uriel and Kathryn Durr Zook. Children: Ken,
Barb Swartzendruber, Rose Barber, Les Gustafson-Zook; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 25 at Glennon
Heights Mennonite Church, Lakewood.
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