The Mennonite - June 2008
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, June 3, 2008, pages 26-27, Vol. 11, No. 11.
Bontrager.-
Charlotte Miller, 74, Elkhart, Ind., died
April 12 following an extended illness. Spouse: Marion Bontrager.
Parents: Joni
and Charlotte Kauffman Miller. Children: Jolene Lehman, Robert; five
grandchildren. Funeral: April 16 at Belmont Mennonite Church, Elkhart.
Borgendale.-
Rosalie Ruth Schroeder, 80, Wamego, Kan.,
died May 13. Spouse: Llewellyn V. Borgendale. Parents: Jacob I. and
Anna M.
Peters Schroeder. Children: Jerry, Kevin, Petty Vishnefske, Lou, Jr.,
Carol
Hill; seven grandchildren. Funeral: May 17 at St. Bernard's Catholic
Church,
Wamego.
Buerge.- Dennis,
68, Indianapolis, Ind., died May 9 of
cancer. Spouse: Mildred Joann Miller Buerge. Parents: Claude and Clysta
Buerge.
Children: Kevin, Anissa Haywood, Karen Hanson; four grandchildren.
Funeral: May
17 at Shalom Mennonite Church, Indianapolis.
Derstine.-
Kermit H., 74, Denver, Colo., died March 29 of
heart failure. Spouse: Sherilyn J. Derstine. Parents: Clarence F. and
Mamie W.
H. Derstine. Children: John Matthew, Sara Tiernan; five grandchildren.
Memorial
service: April 21 at First Mennonite Church, Denver.
Egli.- Fayetta
M. Flynn, 78, Peoria, Ill., died April 30.
Spouse: Chris R. Egli (deceased). Parents: Thomas and Mayme Elmore
Flynn.
Children: Randy, Chris, Jr., Steve, Kathi Lear, Christina M. Egli; six
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 6 at Metamora
Mennonite
Church, Metamora, Ill.
Gerber.- Caleb,
76, Canton, Ohio, died March 16 following
an extended illness. Spouse: Joyce Bell Gerber. Parents: Wilbur and
Mary Shutt
Gerber. Children: Julie Lear, Mark; three grandchildren. Funeral: March
22 at
Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio.
Good.- Vida
Lucille King, 93, Newport News, Va., died May
3. Spouse: Ezra 0. Good (deceased). Parents: Ben B. and Martha Melinda
King.
Children: Galen, Cynthia Chitwood, Loretta Irby, Eldon, Marilyn Hansen,
Wilfred; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 7 at
Weaver's
Chapel, Knoxville, Tenn.
Huebert.- John
E., 62, North Lima, Ohio, died April 16.
Spouse: Melva Horst Huebert. Parents: Jacob and Grace Lehman Huebert.
Children:
Jacob H., Mary G. Huebert. Funeral: April 20 at Midway Mennonite
Church,
Columbiana, Ohio.
Jacobs.- Merle
E., 89, Smithville, Ohio, died April 9.
Spouse: Elizabeth Beyeler Jacobs. Parents: Paul and Emma Trella Risch
Jacobs.
Funeral: April 12 at Crown Hill Mennonite Church, Rittman, Ohio.
Landis.- John
S., 93, Manheim, Pa., died May 11. Spouse:
Anna S. Leakway Landis. Parents: John J. and Nora S. Stauffer Landis.
Children:
John L., David L., Mary Ann Ogburn; seven grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 14
step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 15 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, East Petersburg,
Pa.
Nafziger.- J.
Marvin, 84, Goshen, Ind., died April 29.
Spouse: Edith E. Nafziger. Parents: John M. and Anna E. Litwiller
Nafziger.
Children: Myra J. Oswald, Diana K. Hershberger, Susan E. Bartel, John
M., 10
grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Peachey.- LeRoy,
84, Belleville, Pa., died March 27.
Spouse: Lois R. Hostetler Peachey. Parents: Moses and Rebecca Zook
Peachey.
Children: Shirley Roth, Dwight, Dean, Gayle Shank; five grandchildren;
two
great-grandchildren. Memorial service: March 29 at Barrville Mennonite
Church,
Reedsville, Pa.
Pollman.-
Maggie, 85, Freeman, S.D., died May 9. Parents:
Andrew A. and Maggie R. Hofer Pollman. Funeral: May 13 at Hutterthal
Mennonite
Church, Freeman.
Shope.-
Marjorie E. Miller, 91, Scottdale, Pa., died
April 20. Spouse: Wilson Shope (deceased). Parents: Clair and Mary
Harter Miller.
Children: Marjorie E. Stover, Wilma R. Ryan, Mary J. Allison, Alma G.
Stoner;
14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: April 26 at Scottdale Mennonite Church.
Skinner.-
Charles R. Jr., 84, McPherson, Kan., died April
20 of cancer. Elaine J. Stoneback Skinner. Spouse: Marsha Price Skinner
(deceased). Parents: Charles R. and Esther Jonas Skinner. Children:
Myrna D.
Walline, Marva J. Griffith, CharlCie "Becky" R. Estes, Charles
Skinner, Lisa M. Chapman, Michael J. Stout; eight grandchildren.
Funeral: April
24 at First Mennonite Church, McPherson.
Stoltzfus.-
Clarence, 87, New Holland, Pa., died May 8.
Spouse: S. Kathryn Groff Kauffman Stoltzfus. Spouse: L. Rachel Becker
Stoltzfus
(deceased). Parents: Stephen and Sadie Kurtz Stoltzfus. Children:
Dennis C.,
Rosalin D. Nolt, Cindy F. Berg; six grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren.
Step-children: Carol Musser, Richard Kauffman, Donna Thompson; five
step-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 12 at
Conestoga
Mennonite Church, Morgantown, Pa.
Tressler.- Audrey Elaine Engle, 82, Springs,
Pa., died
May 1. Spouse: Elwood "Piney” Tressler. Parents: Lester and Gertrude
Hersh
Engle. Children: Rhonda Hershberger; two grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral:
May 5 at Springs Mennonite Church.
Wagner.-
Evelyn Effie Beach, 94, Denver, Colo., died
April 5 of multiple organ failure. Spouse: Curtis Wagner (deceased).
Spouse:
Clyde Barber. Parents: Ralph and Addie Beach. Children: Ron Barber,
Linda Wyse,
Sonja; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 10
at First
Mennonite Church, Denver.
Yoder.- Rachel
M. Miller, 71, Bronx, N.Y., died May 1 of
sepsis and cellulites. Spouse: Monroe J. Yoder. Parents: Ivan J. and
Delia
Bender Miller. Children: Naomi Yoder-Harris, Keith; one granddaughter.
Funeral:
May 7 at Maple Glen Mennonite Church, Grantzville, Md.
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Bowman.- Grace
Ilene Shantz, 98, St. Jacobs, Ontario,
died March 28. Spouse: Solomon Bowman (deceased). Parents: Uzziah and
Lydia Ann
Shantz. Children: Ruth Ann Sauder; one grandchild; two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: April 2 at Floradale Mennonite Church, Elmira, Ontario.
Brenner.-
William E., 84, Wooster, Ohio, died May 18.
Spouse: Ida Mae McFadden Yoder Brenner. Spouse: Ruth L. Hartzler
Brenner
(deceased). Spouse: Edna Nussbaum Brenner (deceased). Parents: Herman
and Erma
Brenneman Brenner. Children: Marlin Brenner, Marla Mast, Marian Beeler;
six
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral:
May 22 at Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio.
Chupp.- Wayne
Ray, 61, Nappanee, Ind., died May 23 of
cancer. Spouse: Joan Stauffer Chupp. Parents: Ray E. and Ada M. Yoder
Chupp.
Children: Eric, Jeremy; one grandchild. Funeral: May 27 at North Main
Street
Mennonite Church, Nappanee.
Dalke.-
Ferdinand Menno, 95, Aberdeen, Idaho, died May
13. Spouse: Helen Brucks Dalke. Parents: Henry and Anna Mathies Dalke.
Children: Delos, Karen Dirks, Nancy Clark; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 19 at First Mennonite Church,
Aberdeen.
Duerksen.- H.
Bernice Unrau, 87, Inman, Kan., died April
29. Spouse: Mildor F. Duerksen (deceased). Parents: Henry Band Unrau
and
Elisabeth Schroeder Unrau. Children: Larry, Merle, John, Brian; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: April 29 at
First Mennonite
Church, McPherson, Kan.
Flickinger.-
Teresa Kliewer, 17, Indianapolis, Ind., died
May 14. Parents: Ron Flickinger and Colleen Kliewer. Siblings: Martin
Flickinger. Funeral: First Mennonite Church, Indianapolis.
Godshall.-
Elmer K., 89, Telford, Pa., died May 20.
Spouse: Marian Moyer Godshall. Parents: William and Sallie Koffel
Godshall.
Children: Arlen, Larry, Ray, Darlene Knox, E. Durrell, Lori Detweiler;
12
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 27 at Franconia
Mennonite
Church, Franconia, Pa.
Horst.- Ida
Gladys Eshleman, 94, Hesston, Kan., died May
19. Spouse: Clarence A. Horst (deceased). Parents: Adam and Cora Grove
Eshleman. Children: Ruby Sawin, Twila Van Rossun, Don, Roy, Delmar;
nine
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 23 at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
Hughes.-
Marcus Andrew, 17, Bluffton, Ohio, died May 26
of a brain aneurysm. Parents: Donald Hughes, Susan Burkholder Collier
and
Everett Collier. Step-siblings: Cody Routson, Joshua Routson, Ciara
Routson,
Ashley Gratz-Collier, Alee Gratz-Collier. Funeral: June 2 at First
Mennonite
Church, Bluffton.
Kempf.- Mary
Ellen, 68, Fayette, Ohio, died April 17 of
injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Spouse: Darrel Kempf.
Parents:
Robert and Edna Blough Eash. Children: Rhonda Kempf, Michael, Brian,
Scott;
three grandchildren. Funeral: April 22 at North Clinton Mennonite
Church,
Wauseon, Ohio.
King.- Dale,
90, Archbold, Ohio, died May 17. Spouse:
Lucille Leichty King (deceased). Parents: Henry and Ida Weber King.
Children:
Dale Eugene, Barbara Dabit, Donna Kauffman, Cheryl Cron; six
grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 20 at Lockport Mennonite Church,
Stryker,
Ohio.
Jacobs.- Merle
E., 89, Smithville, Ohio, died April 9,
Spouse: Elizabeth Beyeler Jacobs. Parents: Paul Anthony and Emma Trella
Risch
Jacobs. Funeral: April 12 at Crown Hill Mennonite Church, Rittman, Ohio.
Johnson.-
Ilene Louise, 69, Perryton, Texas, died Feb.
25. Parents: Floyd Merl and Lulu Johnson. Funeral: March 1 at Perryton
Mennonite Church.
Martin.-
Norene Bauman, 72, Elmira, Ontario, died April
14 of cancer. Spouse: Mahlon M. Martin. Parents: Emerson and Luida
Bauman.
Children: Sharon Martin, Ron; eight grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral:
April 18 at Floradale Mennonite Church, Elmira.
Nickel.- John
W., 86, Mountain Lake, Minn., died May 29.
Spouse: Edna Marie Schroeder Nickel. Parents: William T. and Maria
Friesen
Nickel. Children: Dorothy Friesen, Daryl, Audrey Bjerum; four
grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 2 at Bethel Mennonite Church,
Mountain
Lake.
Reschly.-
Clara Elizabeth Wittrig Cannon, 91, Washington,
Iowa, died May 11. Spouse: Floyd Reschly (deceased). Spouse: Charles
Cannon
(deceased). Parents: Howard L. and Elizabeth A. Swift Wittrig.
Children: Matt
Cannon, Lynn Rew; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May
13 in Washington.
Schrock.- Paul
C., 85, Middlebury, Ind., died April 25.
Spouse: Dorcas Graber Schrock. Parents: Edd and Fannie Yoder Schrock.
Children:
Marlin Schrock, Shawn Schrock, Stephen Schrock, Chris Dyer, Brent Dyer;
six
grandchildren. Funeral: April 29 at Bonneville Mennonite Church,
Bristol, Ind.
Shankland.-
Valerie Anne Wilmott, 71, Indianapolis, Ind.,
died Feb. 8 of a pulmonary embolism. Spouse: Paul Shankland. Child:
Megan
Gillispie; one granddaughter. Funeral: Feb. 14 at First Mennonite
Church,
Indianapolis.
Sommer.-
Frances Miller, 89, Bluffton, Ohio, died May 18.
Spouse; Ralph I. Sommer (deceased). Parents: Roy and Myrna Walter
Miller.
Children: Philip, Jonathan, Mark, Rebecca Ahmed; seven grandchildren;
two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 22 at First Mennonite Church,
Bluffton,
Suderman.-
Richard E., 79, Inman, Kan., died May 25.
Spouse: Mildred Frey Suderman. Parents: Herman H. and Edna Ensz
Suderman.
Children: Cheryl Wiens, Debra Whitermore, Deann Wiggers; four
grandchildren.
Funeral: May 28 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman.
Zehr.- Ruth
Elenora Lais, 84, Goshen, Ind., died May 20.
Spouse: John David Zehr (deceased). Parents: Daniel and Ellen Egli
Lais.
Children: Joan Link, Dianne Schaefer; seven grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 24 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
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