The Mennonite - March 2008
"for
the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite,
March
4, 2008, pages 25-26, Vol. 11, No. 5.
Bergey.- Curtis
L., 91, Souderton, Pa., died Feb. 4. Spouse: Esther M. Bergey. Parents:
Vincent
K. and Maggie Landis Bergey. Children: Marilyn Halteman, John Derstine,
Henry
Derstine, Betty Kerr; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 9
at Franconia Mennonite Church, Franconia, Pa.
Blucker.- Clara
Miller, 89, Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 9. Spouse: Ervin Blucker
(deceased).
Parents: Francis Sr. and Magdelena Wagler Miller. Children: Diann
Grise,
Vernon, Dan; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 13 at Yoder Culp Funeral Home,
Goshen.
Bontrager.- Mabel
A. Frey, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 20, 2007. Spouse: Perry J. Bontrager
(deceased). Parents: Alvin and Fannie Miller Frey. Children: Mary
Owens, P.
Jay, Ruth Sellers; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral:
Dec. 24
at Forks Mennonite Church, Middlebury, Ind.
Erb.- John Leroy,
78, Hartville, Ohio, died Feb. 12. Spouse: Sylvia Otto Erb. Parents:
Dan and
Sevilla Miller Erb. Children: Sharon Reed, Gayle Brown, LuAnn Haubert,
David;
10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 16 at
Hartville
Mennonite Church.
Gingrich.- Virgil
W., 91, Eureka, Ill., died Dec. 9, 2007. Spouse: Wilda M. Garber
Gingrich.
Parents: William H. and Kathrine H. Brown Gingrich. Children: Ellis,
Dr. Roger,
Ross, Jean Stutzman, Joyce Zehr, Beth Frank; 32 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 13 at Metamora Mennonite Church,
Metamora, Ill.
Hathaway.- Oliver
Leroy, 90, Rural Palmyra, Mo., died Jan. 23. Spouse: Ruby U. Greaser
Hathaway
(deceased). Spouse: Esther Fenton (deceased). Parents: William Sherman
and Mary
Pauline Paugh Hathaway. Children: Howard, Jim, Janice Crist, Melvin,
Dorthy Livengood,
Lawrence Dale; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Jan. 26 at
PeaRidge Mennonite Church, Marion County, Mo.
Hershey.- Clair
J., 88, Lancaster, Pa., died Jan. 25 of a stroke. Spouse: Dorothy
Mellinger
Hershey. Parents: Clayton and Ella Buckwalter Hershey. Children: J.
Allen,
Carol Miller, Rosemary Miller, J. Donald; 12 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 31 at Hershey Mennonite Church,
Kinzers, Pa.
Imhoff.- Sanford
D., 89, Metamora, Ill., died Feb. 2. Spouse: Ruth M. Litwiller Imhoff.
Parents:
Samuel and Elnora Garber Imhoff. Children: Sanford J., Thomas, Becki
Hartzler,
Bonnie Abel, Cecelia; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral:
Feb. 5 at Metamora Mennonite Church.
Janzen.- Caroline
Marie Reimer, 84, Altona, Manitoba, died Feb. 5. Spouse: Jake Janzen.
Parents:
Jacob and Martha C. Madrau Reimer. Children: Elizabeth Harder, Alan,
Mildred,
Irma Bennett; nine grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 9 at Altona Bergthaler
Mennonite Church.
Kauffman.-
Juanita Kenagy, 92, Albany, Ore., died Jan. 28. Spouse: William
Kauffman
(deceased). Children: Avon, Joyce Yoder, Billy, Raymond; 12
grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 1 at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard,
Ore.
Kaufman.- Delmer
Dean, 81, Freeman, S.D., died Jan. 31 of cancer. Spouse: Ardell Woltzen
Kaufman
(deceased). Parents: Milton J. and Ida Miller Kaufman. Children: Jim,
Joni
Lowe; two grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 5 at Salem-Zion Mennonite
Church,
Freeman.
Kenagy.- Charles
"Kelly" Edward, 93, Silverton, Ore., died Jan. 27. Spouse: Edna Fern
Gingerich Kenagy. Parents: William G. and Emma Troyer Kenagy. Children:
Darlene
Blackstone, Curt, Karen Marquiss, David. Funeral: Feb. 2 at Zion
Mennonite
Church, Hubbard, Ore.
Kozel.- Porter
Silas, Harrisonburg, Va., was stillborn on Feb. 5. Parents: Nick and
Deanna
Steiner Kozel. Siblings: Deacon, Jude. Graveside service: Feb. 9 at
Weavers
Cemetery, Harrisonburg.
Krehbiel.- Ray,
83, Freeman, S.D., died Feb. 6 of cancer. Spouse: Lillian Ortman
Krehbiel. Parents:
Philip and Alvina Kaufman Krehbiel. Children: Kathy Hacking, Randy,
Kraig; four
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 9 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Kuhns.- Gloria
Jean Schweitzer, 72, Lincoln, Neb., died Feb. 2. Spouse: Raymond Kuhns.
Parents: Dave and Verona Stutzman Schweitzer. Children: Doug, Chere
McCarthy,
Tim; four grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 5 at First Mennonite Church,
Lincoln.
Litwiller.- Elsie
Susan Egli, 96, Kalona, Iowa, died Feb. 6. Spouse: Chancy Litwiller
(deceased).
Parents: C.B. and Emma Grimm Egli. Children: Francis, Keith; six
grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 9 at East Union Mennonite Church,
Kalona.
Martin.- Clayton
H., 93, Lancaster, Pa., died Feb. 4. Spouse: Zelma Frey Martin.
Parents: Jonas
and Lydia Hoover Martin. Children: Melissa Frankman, Sidney; four
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 8 at Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, Pa.
Miller.- Glen J.,
68, Lancaster, Pa., died Jan. 29. Spouse: Lynn D. Miller. Parents: J.
Kendig
and Anna Leaman Miller. Children: Shawn, Justin; one grandchildren.
Funeral:
Feb. 5 at Stumptown Mennonite Church, Bird-in-Hand, Pa.
Neer.- Ida Naomi
Lapp, 90, West Liberty, Ohio, died Jan. 28. Spouse: D. Dwight Neer
(deceased).
Parents: Alvan D. and Jacobine Bena Augsburger Lapp. Children: Grace
Leichty,
Lois Coons, Philip, Richard; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral:
Feb. 2 at Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty.
Noftsier.- Newell
C., 71, Castorland, N.Y., died Feb. 13. Spouse: Carole Moody Noftsier.
Parents:
Romeyn and Laura Moser Noftsier. Children: Darcy Pritchard, Tara
Noftsier, Jill
Knudsen, Chad; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 16
at Iseneker Funeral Home, Lowville, N.Y.
Stauffer.-
Wallace Waldo, 83, Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 11. Spouse: Edna
Beckler
Stauffer (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Lovina Miller Stauffer.
Children: Wade
W., Jana Roth, Jane Stauffer; four grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 16 at
Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Waltner.- Ervin
Henry, 81, Freeman, S.D., died Jan. 31 of cancer. Spouse: Edna Stahl
Waltner
(deceased). Parents: Henry Jos and Anna Waltner. Children: Derrold,
Don, Gregg,
Kathy Ferguson, Julie Krehbiel, Sandra Huston; 13 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 4 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Yoder.- Floyd J.,
85, Middlebury, Ind., died Jan. 28. Spouse: Janice L. Mishler Yoder
(deceased).
Parents: Tobias T. and Katie Stutzman Yoder. Children: Gloria Miller,
Vicki
Smucker, Sally Smoker; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Funeral
Jan. 31 at First Mennonite Church, Middlebury.
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The Mennonite, March
18, 2008, pages 24-25, Vol. 11, No. 6.
Burkhart.- Mary
Elizabeth Gregory, 93, Brutus, Mich., died Feb. 15. Spouse: Menno
Burkhart
(deceased). Parents: Elias and Susanna Gehman Gregory. Children: Naomi
Bontrager, Linda Boyer, Nancy Behan, Wayne, Arnold, Ruth Hartman, Marie
Burkhart; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 23
at
Maple River Mennonite Church, Brutus, Mich.
Diener.-
Magdalene Wiebe, 94, Canton, Kan., died Feb. 17. Spouse: Charles L.
Diener
(deceased). Parents: Gerhard and Marie Wiebe. Children: Ida Huebert,
Ruby
Moore, Daniel, Gladys King; eight grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 19 at Spring Valley Mennonite Church, Canton.
Driver.- Rachel
Anna, 80, Denver, Colo., died Feb. 1 of a stroke. Spouse: Edgar Anthony
Marshall (deceased). Parents: Daniel Demuth and Cora Jeanette Driver.
Funeral:
Feb. 15 at First Mennonite Church, Denver.
Dyck.- Martha
Harder Suderman, 98, Normal, Ill., died Feb. 8 of congestive heart
failure and
a stroke. Spouse: Rev. Walter H. "Henry" Dyck (deceased). Spouse: L.
Paul Suderman (deceased). Parents: G.A. and Anna Wiebe Harder.
Children:
Delores Ann Suderman Bartel, Charles Paul Suderman, Elvera Peters
Suderman; 13
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 16 at Mennonite
Church of
Normal.
Frederick.-
Franklin M., 91, Souderton, Pa., died Feb. 18. Spouse: Naomi N.
Frederick
(deceased). Parents: Frank and Ida Moyer Frederick. Children: Sara
Gehman, John
N., Ruth White, Jane Rosenberger; 12 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 23 at Franconia Mennonite Church, Franconia, Pa.
Good.- Milton
Roy, 96, Waterloo, Ontario, died March 3. Spouse: Margaret Brubacher
Good.
Spouse: Eleanor Young High Good (deceased). Spouse: Verna I. Snider
Good (deceased).
Parents: Henry and Mary (Martin) Good. Children: James, John; two
grandsons.
Funeral: March 8 at Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo.
Heatwole.- Jacob
Earl, 68, Dayton, Va., died Feb. 21. Spouse: Susan Arlene Roth
Heatwole.
Parents: Eli D. and Annie C. Rhodes Heatwole. Children: Monica Hege,
Melodie
Rhodes, Merlynne Keener, Maretta Heatwole, Myron, Merwin, Maynard,
Marileen; 20
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 25 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church,
Harrisonburg,
Va.
Hostetler.-
Marie, 88, LaGrange, Ind., died Feb. 8. Spouse: Walter Hostetler.
Parents: Amos O. and Thersa Hooley Hostetler. Children: Jane Moore,
Judy Donovan, Maurice
"Moe," Loren; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 12 at Emma Mennonite Church, Topeka, Ind.
Kaufman.- Carol
Glick, 86, West Liberty, Ohio, died Feb. 19. Spouse: Paul A. Kaufman.
Parents:
Christian and Maggie Yoder Glick. Stepchildren: Stenley, Marilyn Brown;
five
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 23 at South Union
Mennonite Church, West Liberty.
Miller.- Bonita
F. Stoner, 63, Lancaster, Pa., died Feb. 24 of brain cancer. Spouse: J.
Marlin
Miller. Parents: Daniel R. and Fern Meashey Stoner. Children: Melissa
Miller
Menard, J. Michael; two grandchildren. Funeral: March 1 at Forest Hills
Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.
Quiring.- Paul
D., 90, Hesston, Kan., died Feb. 15. Spouse: Mildred Quiring. Parents:
Peter
and Sarah Duerksen Quiring. Children: Gloria Jean Quiring Breit,
Margaret Ann
Quiring Wester, Dwight Paul Quiring; six grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 19 at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
Roth.- Irene N.
Schweitzer, 96, Milford, Neb., died Feb. 14. Spouse: Roy Roth
(deceased).
Parents: John and Mattie Erb Schweitzer. Children: LeRoy, James, Janice
Oswald,
Terry, Verlyn Dunlap, Richard; 11 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 18 at Bellwood Mennonite Church, Milford.
Rupp.- Luella
Grieser Stuckey, 90, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 8. Spouse: Mahlon Rupp
(deceased).
Spouse: Cletus C. Grieser (deceased). Parents: Henry and Emma Yoder
Stuckey.
Children: Rosalyn Ledyard, Merlin, Dwight, Lynette Slaubaugh, Curtis,
Bernard,
Don, Darwin; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 12
at West
Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Schindler.- Floyd
Carl, 83, Agency, Iowa, died Feb. 23. Spouse: Marilyn Luke Schindler.
Parents:
Clarence Irwin and Lora Hazel Widner Schindler. Children: David,
Robert, Leon,
Carla Skinner, Carol Neils, Marcia Holland; 18 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 27 at Reece Funeral Home, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Shank.- Marlin
Ray, 58, Sarasota, Fla., died Feb. 10 of heart failure. Spouse: Kim
Miller
Shank. Parents: Ray and Odela Sutter. Children: Angela Bielinski, Sara
Kramer,
Glenna Oliver; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 17 at Bay Shore
Mennonite
Church, Sarasota.
Schmucker.- Leon
Ray, 76, Bloomington, Ill., died Jan. 15 of massive hemorrhage due to
accidental laceration of his pelvic artery during hip replacement
surgery.
Spouse: Joyce Elaine Mishler Schmucker. Parents: Howard C. and Verna
Lucille
Miller Schmucker. Funeral: Jan. 19 at Mennonite Church of Normal,
Normal, Ill.
Yoder.- Edward
H., 82, Archbold, Ohio, died Feb. 25. Spouse: Miriam Eash Yoder.
Parents: Henry
and Velma Miller Yoder. Children: Dan, Lamont, Teresa Stebbins, Greta
Landis;
nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 29 at
Lockport
Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Transcribed by: John Ingold