The Mennonite - October  2008

"for the record" - Deaths:


The Mennonite, October 7, 2008, pages 26-27, Vol. 11, No. 19.
 
Baer.- Catherine Neuhauser, 85, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 29. Spouse: Joseph F. Baer. Parents: William and Anna Swartzentruber Neuhauser. Children: Joseph N., David L.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 6 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Bishop.- Jacob H., 92, Telford, Pa., died Aug. 23. Spouse: Clara Thoms Bishop. Spouse: Evelyn Freed Bishop (deceased). Parents: Warren and Ida Hess Bishop. Children: Ruth Ann Fite, Jacob, Craig, Elizabeth Goad, Harry Sheets; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 26 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.

Bishop.- Luella H., 93, Quakertown, Pa., died Sept. 6. Parents: Warren and Ida Hess Bishop. Funeral: Sept. 14 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.

Boliver.- Clara Martin, 71, Croghan, N.Y., died July 29. Spouse: Lyle Boliver (deceased). Parents: Vernon and Katherine Zehr Martin. Children: Larry, Lynn, Loren, Shawn, LuAnn Denise, Lynette Taylor, Laurie Boliver; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 2 at Croghan Mennonite Church.

Chupp.- Edward Ray, 89, La Fontaine, Ind., died Aug. 13. Spouse: Ardith Marie Johnston Chupp. Parents: Ira J. and Katie Stutzman Chupp. Funeral: Aug. 18 at North Main Street Mennonite Church, Nappanee, Ind.

Flaming.- Vernon E., 82, Inman, Kan., died Aug. 30. Spouse: Leola Zehr Flaming. Parents: John P. and Anna Ediger Flaming. Children: John, Bill, Russell, Carol Hancock; nine grandchildren. Memorial service: Sept. 5 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.

Franz.- Earl R., 92, Reedley, Calif., died Sept. 5. Spouse: Bernice Borthwick Franz. Spouse: Estella Fast Franz (deceased). Parents: John and Lena Franz. Children: Carolyn Peters, Darryl, Bonnie Runjavac; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Reedley Cemetery.

Gaeddert.- Elmer L., 87, Inman, Kan., died Sept. 7. Spouse: Elfrieda Duerksen Gaeddert. Parents: P.R. and Lena Janzen Gaeddert. Children: Lyle, Palmer; one grandchild; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 12 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.

Garges.- Eva Wile, 96, Harleysville, Pa., died Sept. 1. Spouse: Vincent K. Garges (deceased). Parents: Jacob S. and Mary Landis Wile. Children: Henry W., Paul W.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 5 at Franconia Mennonite Church, Franconia, Pa.

Hoover.- Charles "Chuck" Ellis, 58, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 19. Spouse: Naomi Elaine Brubaker Hoover. Parents: Ned G. and Grace Geraldine Larsen Hoover. Children: Rebecca Hoover, Laura Mathew, Rachel Hoover; five grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 23 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Immel.- Glenn, 85, Walnut Creek, Ohio, died Aug. 31. Spouse: Oneta Immel (deceased). Parents: William and Elva Stutzman Immel. Children: Wayne, Gene, Nancy Strother, Betty Kandel, Charlotte Keim, Judy Yoder, Don, Carolyn Renner; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 3 at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church.

Kanagy.- Rachel Byler, 90, Belleville, Pa., died Aug.17. Spouse: Norman B. Kanagy (deceased). Parents: John B. and Annie Yoder Byler. Children: Aquilla L., Norman M., Salina A. Rhodes, John T., Irene J. Kanagy, Floyd S., Adella S. Ozar, Joseph A., Marvin R., Darvin J., Leonard R., Mary Beth Rush, Jay; 25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 20 at Locust Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.

Lehman.- Gilbert J., 84, Croghan, N.Y., died April 27. Spouse: Esther M. Roggie Lehman. Parents: Elmer and Rosella Roggie Lehman. Children: Paul, Timothy, David, Walter, Kathleen Widrick; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at Croghan Mennonite Church.

Lind.- Miriam Sieber, 88, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 24 of cancer. Spouse: Millard Charles Lind. Parents: Charles and Bertha Shoemaker Sieber. Children: Dan, Matthew, Dirk Vardaman, Jonathan, Timothy, James, Sarah Lind; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 31 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Miller.- Melvin Ira, 87, South Bend, Ind., and Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 18. Spouse:
Pauline Kenagy Miller. Parents: Ira S. and Fannie Mae Bender Miller. Children: David, Barbara Cote; four grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 22 at Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend.

Miller.- Ursula M. Swartzendruber, 91, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 17. Spouse: Annas Miller (deceased). Parents: John A. and Katie Yoder Swartzendruber. Children:  Francis, Loren, Marcia E. Miller, Karen Ventura, Galen; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 21 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Moyer.- Sara G. Rice, 88, Hilltown, Pa., died Sept. 16 of coronary artery disease and dementia. Spouse: Frank A. Moyer (deceased). Children: Charles, Lamar, James, Richard, David, Dean, Susan Moyer Freed; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 20 at Plains Mennonite Church, Hatfield, Pa.

Rodgers.- Ruth Virginia Green, 86, Iowa City, Iowa, died Sept. 7 following a short illness. Spouse: Samuel C. Rodgers (deceased). Parents: Joseph Warren and Myrtle Mullinex Green. Children: Elnora Smith, Esther Bickford; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 10 at First Mennonite Church, Iowa City.

Sharp.- David D., 95, New Holland, Pa., died Sept. 9. Spouse: Alta Stoltzfus Sharp (deceased). Parents: Joseph and Fannie Detweiler Sharp. Children: Merle, Donald, Dennis, Kenneth; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial: Sept. 13 at Forest Hills Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.

Showalter.- Edith Virginia Rhodes, 87, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 31. Spouse: Owen Franklin Showalter, Sr. (deceased). Parents: Webster Clay and Sara Mabel Showalter Rhodes. Children: Sharon S. Harman, Harley R., Stuart W., H.D. Hollis, O. Franklin, J.R.*, Ruel J., Welby C., Myron J., 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 3 at Trissels Mennonite Church, Broadway, Va.
* O. Franklin, J.R., - this should read O. Franklin, Jr.  - Correction by Stuart W. Showalter, Nov. 11, 2008.

Springer.- Ada M. Stalter, 101, Chenoa, Ill., and Flanagan, Ill., died Sept. 1. Spouse: Homer Springer (deceased). Parents: Henry and Mary Stalter Stalter. Children: Ruth Ann Rogers, Joyce S. Shafer, Wilma, two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Prairieview Mennonite Church, Gridley, Ill.

Steria.- Dorothy M. Gadbaw, 87, Croghan, N.Y., died July 17. Spouse: Ernest W. Steria (deceased). Parents: George and Mabel Coyer Gadbaw. Children: Verna Schack, Betty Bush, Bessie Chartrand, Dorothy Moser, Jane Widrick, Diane Steria, Gloria Zehr, Cindy Leaf; 17 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 19 at Croghan Mennonite Church.

Unruh.- C. Howard, 78, Goessel, Kan., died Aug. 26 of an aortic aneurism. Spouse: Esther Voth Unruh. Parents: Jacob E. and Hannah Wedel Unruh. Children: Tom, John, Fred, Bill; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 29 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.

Unternahrer.- Noah, 90, Wayland, Iowa, died Aug. 29. Spouse: Barbara Elizabeth Wenger Unternahrer. Parents: Christian and Anna Rediger Unternahrer. Children: Kathryn Smith, Ronald, David, Rosetta Koerner, Esther Amstutz, Norman; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 2 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.

Voth.- Paul R., 84, Inman, Kan., died Aug. 14. Spouse: Eva Mae Pippett Voth. Parents: John C. and Anna Nickel Voth. Children: Gary, Darrell, Michael; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 18 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.

Wedel.- Kenneth Eugene, 73, Moundridge, Kan., died Sept. 17 in a work related accident. Spouse: Mae Swanson Wedel. Parents: Herman and Christina Voran Wedel. Children: Charlene Mosier. Funeral: Sept. 22 at First Mennonite Church of Christian, Moundridge.

Weichman.- Robert Chris, 66, Flanagan, Ill., died Aug. 11 of a lung infection and blastomycosis. Spouse: Kethy Diane Albrecht Weichman. Parents: Chris and Anna Folkerts Weichman. Children: Jackie Iverson, Brad, Brent, Jeff; 11 grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 14 at Prairieview Mennonite Church, Gridley, Ill.

Witmer.- Vernon Daniel, 83, Columbiana, Ohio, Sept. 4. Spouse: Vera Horst Witmer. Parents: Ezra and Lula Shaum Witmer. Children: Lois Sauder, Vernon, Richard, Donald; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana.

Yoder.- LaFerne Salome Brenneman, 91, Wellman, Iowa, died Aug. 23 following a lengthy illness. Spouse: Ray M. Yoder. Parents: Emery and Alice Bender Brenneman. Children: Myrna Kaufman, Charlene Rhodes, Katherine Leichty, Rosalyn Miller, Arlis; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 26 at West Union Mennonite Church, Parnell, Iowa.

Transcribed by:  John Ingold

The Mennonite, October 21, 2008, page 27, Vol. 11, No. 20.

Clemmer.- Roy C., 87, Souderton, Pa., died Oct. 2. Spouse: Jean D. Godshall Clemmer. Parents: Willis and Laura Cassel Clemmer. Children: R. Jonathan, Justine Pletcher, Lisa Yoder, Robert, Janice Kauffman; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 7 at Grace Mennonite Church, Lansdale, Pa.

Eshleman.- Arlene Heatwole, 98, Elkhart, Ind., died Oct. 1. Spouse: Harold Grant Eschleman (deceased). Parents: Amos and Sally Johnson Heatwole. Children: Dr. J. Robert, Ruth Schrock, Dr. Kennth* Lee; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 18 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va.
*Note: It is Kenneth.

Evers.- Annagene Mae Miller, 76, Wauseon, Ohio, died Sept. 30. Spouse: Melvin Lee Evers. Parents: Gideon and Lena Nofziger Miller. Children: Tabb, Troy, Tammy Peters; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 4 at North Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon.

Franks.- Ray, 65, Bluffton, Ohio, died Sept. 2. Spouse: Carolyn Gratz Franks. Funeral: Sept. 13 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Frey.- Marie Crossgrove, 91, Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 21. Spouse: Vernon Frey. Parents: Samuel and Ida Nofziger Crossgrove. Children: Elaine Frey, Donald, Duane, Diane Bodiker, Joyce Troyer; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 25 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Good.- Warren E., 84, Lancaster, Pa., died Oct. 3. Spouse: Minerva Horning Good. Parents: Joseph A. and Ivy Bender Good. Children: Minerva Good, Howard, Judy J. Kunkle, Ivy Jo Martin, Ginger Martin; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Ephrata Mennonite Church, Ephrata, Pa.

Grieser.- Dorothy M., 96, Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 22. Parents: Daniel J. and Rosa Beck Grieser. Funeral: Oct. 1 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.

Schlegel.- Walter N., 88, Lansdale, Pa., died Sept. 28. Spouse: Marion Gehman Schlegel. Parents: Nicholas and Matme Brunner Schlegel. Child: Ronald; one grandchild. Funeral: Oct. 3 at Grace Mennonite Church, Lansdale.

Shenk.- Janet A. Burkholder, 65, Lancaster, Pa., died Sept. 10 of cancer. Spouse: David Shenk. Parents: John A. and Myrtle E. Huber Burkholder. Children: Janelle Beitzel, Pam Richardson, Gina Canete; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 14 at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville, Pa.

Stamm.- Martha J. Eicher, 86, Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 5. Spouse: Walter Stamm. Parents: Arthur and Bertha Burkholder Eicher. Children: Edward, Roger, Dale, Pat Bondi, Karen Wyse; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Wenger.- Edith Grace, 87, Chesapeake, Va., died Sept. 26. Spouse: John D. Wenger. Children: Barbara Cippola, Harold, Howard, Beverley Mitchell, Christine Nofsinger, Sidney, Preston, Richard, Louise Sommers; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church, Chesapeake.

Ziegler.- Mabel Lida Holloway, 88, Columbiana, Ohio, died Sept. 5. Spouse: Albert Ziegler. Parents: Howard and Edith Kirk Holloway. Children: Mildred Trotter, Wanda Ziegler, Sherman; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Transcribed by:  John Ingold


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