The Mennonite - February 2009

"for the record" - Deaths:


The Mennonite, February 3, 2009, pages 34-35, Vol. 12, No. 3.

Albrecht.- Oleeda Sutter, 89, Tiskilwa, Ill., died Sept. 8, 2008. Spouse: Marion Albrecht. Parents: Levi and Alma Nafziger Sutter. Children: Arlee Blackburn, Wayne, Connie Krabill, Sylvia Aschlimen; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 13 at Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskilwa.

Bishop.- Paul Loux, 75, Perkasie, Pa., died Dec. 15, 2008. Spouse: Betty Arlene Derstine Bishop. Parents: Leon and Lizzie Loux Bishop. Children: Sharon Moyer, Denise Rick, Kevin, Keith; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Dec. 18 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.

Delp.- Gloria A. Stover, 80, Sellersville, Pa., died Jan. 4, 2009. Spouse: Robert W. Delp (deceased). Parents: William and Miriam Alderfer Stover. Step-children: R. Michael, Randy, Jeffery; six step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 10 at Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville.

Frey.- Warren Edward, 85, Wauseon, Ohio, died Dec. 27, 2008. Spouse: Clara Stuckey Frey. Parents: Edward R. and Fannie Rupp Frey. Children: Jerry, Shirley Rychener, Kathy Piondexter, Samuel, Marabelle Schmucker, Allen; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 30 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon.

Glick.- Elam H., 94, Belleville, Pa., died Dec. 30, 2008 of complications following a stroke. Spouse: Thelma A. Stoltzfus Glick. Parents: Gideon Sharp Glick and Nannie M. Yoder Glick. Children: Esther West, Darlis, Del, Loren; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 10 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.

Kandel.- Clayton Mast, 88, Berlin, Ohio, died Jan. 8, 2009 of a heart attack. Spouse: Doris Miller Kandel (deceased). Parents: Joseph E. and Lydia Mast Kandel. Children: Ethel Miller, Shirley Kandel, Kenneth, Keith, Marlene Swartzendruber, Karla Kandel. Julie Kandel; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 12 at Martins Creek Mennonite Church, Millersburg, Ohio.

Kennel.- Mahlon V., 85, Shickley, Neb., died Dec. 29, 2008, in a car accident. Spouse: Ruby D. Saltzman Kennel (deceased). Parents: Peter and Anna Reeb Kennel. Children: Rodney, Conley, Audrey Yordy, Sharon Lubbers; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 2 at Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley.

Kennel.- Ruby D. Saltzman, 83, Shickley, Neb., died Dec. 29, 2008, in a car accident. Spouse: Mahlon V. Kennel (deceased). Parents: Ben and Gertrude Schweitzer Saltzman. Children: Rodney, Conley, Audrey Yordy, Sharon Lubbers; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 2 at Salem Mennonite Church, Shickley.

Keyser.- Carl B., 70, Scottdale, Pa., died Jan. 8, 2009. Spouse: Nancy C. Sprinkle Keyser. Parents: Edwin and Maude Errett Keyser. Children: Scott, Mark; five grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 12 at Scottdale Mennonite Church.

King.- Margaret V. King Schloneger, 96, Orrville, Ohio, died Jan. 14. Spouse: C.A. King (deceased). Spouse: Melvin D. Schloneger (deceased). Parents: John Howard and Emma Metzler Clark. Children: Wendell Schloneger, Will Schloneger, Ronald Schloneger, Carolyn Camp, Corrine Sedwick, Wayne King, Marion King; 12 grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 13 step-great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville, Ohio.

Leer.- Ira J., 91, Middlebury, Ind., died Dec. 16, 2008. Spouse: Leota Miller Pletcher Leer. Spouse: Grayce Lambright Leer (deceased). Parents: Elvin and Macy Yoder Leer. Children: Myron, Patricia Eicher, Margaret Ann Miller, Diane Sue Stealy; two grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 20 at Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury.

Loewen.- Anne Hildebrand, 88, Altona, Manitoba, died Dec. 18, 2008. Spouse: Jim E. Loewen (deceased). Parents: Henry I. and Maria Heinrichs Hildebrand. Children:  Esther Rempel, Gladys Wencek, Brian, Sandra Frankel; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 23 at Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.

Martin.- Irene N., 92, Ephrata, Pa., died Jan. 13, 2009. Parents: Elam and Lavina Gingrich Martin. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Akron Mennonite Church, Akron, Pa.

Nafziger.- Marjorie A. Aeschliman, 95, Pettisville, Ohio, died Jan. 13, 2009. Spouse: Ervin J. Nafziger (deceased). Parents: Enos and Dora Neuhauser Aeschliman. Children: Leon, Joe, Gil, Carolyn Snyder, Tiye Calavan, Alene DeCoster, Julia Nafziger, Angela Gerig, Stanley, George; 18 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 24 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.

Shantz.- Milo Daniel, 76, Waterloo, Ontario, died Jan. 6, 2009. Spouse: Laura Martin Shantz. Parents: Irvin and Lovina Roth Shantz. Children: Jenny Shantz Moolenbeck, Christine Shantz, Sandra Shantz Benninger, Margaret Shantz Bezzo, Marcus; six grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 9 at Waterloo North Mennonite Church.
Shaver.- Carl Ralston, 83, Harrisonburg, Va., died Jan. 15, 2009. Spouse: Ruby A. Armentrout Shaver. Parents: Otho and Mary Mauck Shaver. Children: Kenneth R., Dennis E.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 19 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.

Smoker.- Dorothy Virginia Malin, 91, West Chester, Pa., died Jan. 2, 2009 of Alzheimer's disease. Spouse: Arthur Emanuel Smoker, Sr. (deceased). Parents:
George Griffith Malin Sr. and Grace Sherwood Haldeman Malin. Children: Arthur E. Jr., Howard Paul, Emerson Ralph, Robert Elvin; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 7 at Frazer Mennonite Church, Malvern (Frazer), Pa.

Troyer.- Norma L. Reber, 78, Mio, Mich., died Dec. 28, 2008, of cancer. Spouse:
Emmerson E. Troyer. Parents: Elmer and Alice Kauffman Reber. Children: Ardis Miller, Rodney, Brenda Kauffman, Kyle; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 31 at Fairview Mennonite Church, Fairview, Mich.

Yoder.- Cletus “Clete”, 59, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 12, 2009. Spouse: Cheryl Peck Yoder. Parents: Joseph and Ida Lehman Yoder. Children: Jennifer King, Jeanette Yoder; two grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 16 at Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Yoder.- Clifford J., 93, Johnson, Iowa, died Jan. 6, 2009, of natural causes. Spouse: Ruth Ann Leibig Yoder. Spouse: Marjorie Stutzman Yoder (deceased). Spouse: Helen Miller Yoder (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Mattie Miller Yoder. Children: Peggy Sue Blosser, Harold; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 9 at Kalona Mennonite Church, Kalona, Iowa.

Yoder.- Edna M., 89, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 1, 2009. Parents: Monroe and Emma Schlabach Yoder. Funeral: Jan. 4 at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.

Yoder.- George N., 94, Wellman, Iowa, died Jan. 4, 2009.. Spouse: Leona Yoder (deceased). Parents: Arthur G. and Lydia Swartzendruber Yoder. Children: John Arthur, Carroll, Judy Moskalik, Alan, Jerold, Lowell, George C.; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 7 at West Union Mennonite Church, Parnell, Iowa.

Ziegler.- Albert D., 91, Columbiana, Ohio, died Jan. 5, 2009. Spouse: Mabel L. Holloway Ziegler (deceased). Parents: Daniel and Mary Minger Ziegler. Children: Wanda Ziegler, Sherman A., Mildren Trotter; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held at Midway Mennonite Church at a later date.

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The Mennonite, February 17, 2009, pages 26-28, Vol. 12, No. 4.

Abrahams.- Norman E., 85, North Newton, Kan., died Jan, 8 in an automobile accident. Spouse: Ethel Grace Ewert Abrahams. Parents: Cornelius and Anna Dalke Abrahams. Children: Nan Abrahams Graber, Dwayne, Nadine Abrahams Epp; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild, Funeral: Feb. 1 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.

Bachman.- Aldine Elizabeth Metz, 89, Hopedale, Ill., died Jan, 17 of natural
causes. Spouse: David Bachman (deceased). Parents: Fred and Mary Koch Metz. Children: Roger David, Eunice Kay Harris, Marilyn Litwiller, Alice Ann Slager; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren, Funeral: Jan. 24 at Hopedale Mennonite Church.

Baer.- Lowell F., 96, Sterling, Ill., died Jan. 16. Spouse: Lee Gowan Baer. Spouse: Dorothy Musgrave Baer (deceased). Parents: Lloyd and Bertha Hinz Baer. Children: Barbara Ebersole, Judith Long, Beth Shank, Dorothy Ulrich, Lila Miller, Judith Repass, June Sullivan; 18 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 22 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling.

Bender.- Rose M. Yoder, 92, Kalona, Iowa, died Jan. 22. Spouse: Gerald Bender (deceased). Parents: Mose F. and Hannah Graber Yoder. Children: Marlene Ropp, Ruby Miller, Dale Schrock, Delbert Schrock; 24 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 26 at Kalona Mennonite Church.

Bixler.- Paul E., 71, Saginaw, Mich., died Dec. 12, 2008, of a stroke. Spouse:
Lavonne Gisel Bixler. Parents: Reuben and Elma Nussbaum Bixler. Children: Reginald, Roderick, Regina Walczak; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Dec. 16 at Our Redeemer Evangelical Church, Midland, Mich.

Denlinger.- Anna Martha Groff, 82, East Petersburg, Pa., died Jan. 18 of cancer. Spouse: Clifford E. Denlinger. Parents: Abram and Miriam Metzler Groff. Children: Charmayne Brubaker, Philip, Bethany Denlinger, Steven; six grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 22 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church.

Gautsche.- Richard "Dick" E., 75, Lexington, Ky., died Jan. 3. Spouse: Eunice Zook Little Gautsche. Parents: Oscar and Herma Noffziger Gautsche. Children: Nancy Gautsche, Gary Gautsche, Randy Gautsche, James Little, David Little, Amy Swartzentruber; eight grandchildren. Memorial service: Jan. 11 at First United Methodist Church, Lexington. Memorial service to be held later at Belmont Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Ind.

Gehman.- Irene L., 62, Gilbertsville, Pa., died Nov. 4, 2008. Parents: Melvin S. and Sara L. Brubaker Gehman. Funeral: Nov. 10 at Bally Mennonite Church, Bally, Pa.

Gerber.- Clarence, 90, Dalton, Ohio, died Jan. 5 following a period of declining health. Spouse: Lydia Steiner Gerber (deceased). Parents: Menno and Anna Moser Gerber. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Kidron Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio.

Graber.- Fern Irene Klopfenstein, 90, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 22, 2008. Spouse:
Dillon Joseph Graber (deceased). Parents: James and Mabel Eicher Klopfenstein. Children: Charlotte Rosenberger, Janet Gerber, Connie Marner; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 24 at College Mennonite Church.

Hertzler.- Emanuel C., 92, Granger, Ind., died Jan. 28. Spouse: Myrtle Schnell Hertzler (deceased). Parents: Aldus and Ellen Kratz Hertzler. Children: Barbara Cassel Martin, Linda L. Peirard, Suzanne Scarsella; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 31 at Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend, Ind.

Judy.- Richard M., Jr., 56, Canfield, Ohio, died Jan. 10 of a pulmonary embolism. Parents: Richard M., Sr., and Lorraine Sweringen Judy. Funeral: Jan. 15 at Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio.

Krabill.- Willard Stanley, 82, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 6 of cancer. Spouse: Grace Ellen Hershberger Krabill. Parents: Mahlon and Ella Conrad Krabill. Children: Merrill, Jeannie Miller, Karen Krabill, Ron; nine grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 9 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Lapp.- Lucy N. Miller, 86, Parkesburg, Pa., died Dec. 16, 2008 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Leroy S. Lapp (deceased). Parents: Nathaniel P. and Mary J. Miller Miller. Children: Mary Etta King, Mel M., Jay, Carl R.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 30 at Calvary Monument Bible Church, Paradise, Pa.

Lapp.- Marian F. Trimble, 87, Sterling, Ill., died Jan. 31. Spouse: James Lapp (deceased). Parents: Harry and Bessie Frank Trimble. Children: Dale, Vonda James, Nancy Hunphrey; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 4 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling.

Leichty.- Leonard John, 85, Leo, Ind., died Jan. 6. Spouse: Carolyn Hartzler Leichty. Parents: Daniel and Alma Yoder Leichty. Children: Phillip, LaMar; five grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 11 at North Leo Mennonite Church, Leo, Ind.

Mast.- Sara "Edna" Mast, 96, Cochranville, Pa., died Jan. 11 of coronary artery disease. Spouse: Alvin Isaac Mast (deceased). Parents: Samuel and Emma King Mast. Children: Vernon A., Dale J., Larry D., Verda R. Geib, Anna M. Bishop; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 15 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen, Pa.

Mierau.- Lucille Culp, 85, Goshen, Ind. and Tucson, Ariz., died Jan. 3 of injuries sustained in a fall. Spouse: Jacob Mierau (deceased). Spouse: Earl Culp (deceased). Children: Judith E. Culp, Dennis Culp; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: Jan. 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. Memorial Service: Jan. 17 at Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Miller.- Ella May Weaver, 93, Harrisonburg, Va., died Oct. 26, 2008. Spouse: Samuel E. Miller (deceased). Parents: Reuben M. and Ella Neuhauser Weaver. Children: S. Ernest, John, Martin, Jeanne Troyer; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 29 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.

Nafziger.- Marvin J., 75, Archbold, Ohio, died Jan. 25. Spouse: Vicki Mack Frank Nafziger. Parents: Harry J. and Rosa Short Nafziger. Children: Greg Nafziger, Dave Nafziger, Julie Ruffer, Joe Frank, Jeff Frank; four grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 29 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Rhodes.- Charles Lindamood, 85, Broadway, Va., died Jan. 26. Spouse: Janet Dove Rhodes. Parents: Robert Neff Rhodes, Sr., and Mattie Lindamood Rhodes. Funeral: Jan. 29 at Zion Mennonite Church, Broadway.

Rohr.- Robert C., 74, Camp Hill, Pa., died Oct. 20, 2008, during knee replacement surgery. Spouse: M. Lois Beyer Rohr. Parents: Samuel M. and Emma Cassel Rohr. Children: Sandra Shamansky, Robert L., Jeffrey L.; six grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 28 at Slate Hill Mennonite Church, Camp Hill.

Stoltzfus.- Ruth Wenger Brunk, 93, Harrisonburg, Va., died Dec. 2, 2008. Spouse: Grant M. Stoltzfus (deceased). Parents: George R. and Katie Wenger Brunk. Children: Eugene, Kathryn Stoltzfus Fairfieid, Ruth Stoltzfus Jost, Helen Stoltzfus; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 6 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.

Summers.- Leon M., 89, Gap, Pa., died Jan. 12 of CVA. Spouse: Ida Arment Stoltzfus Summers. Spouse: Ida Petersheim Summers (deceased). Parents: Samuel and Rachel Summers. Children: Leon, Jr., Nevin, Cathy Miller, Nancy Summers; step-children: Steve Stoltzfus, Galen Stoltzfus, Anna Mary Boettger, Jean Hoover, Rosella Coblentz; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, foster grandchildren and foster great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 16 at Hinkletown Mennonite Church, Ephrata, Pa.

Weaver.- Clarence L., 71, Ephrata, Pa., died Jan. 23. Spouse: Rhoda J. Martin Weaver. Parents: Noah B. and Anna W. Sauder Weaver. Children: Bruce A., Carol L. Martin, Doris A. Kurtz, Linda J. Ulrich; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 27 at Ephrata Mennonite Church.

Transcribed by:  John Ingold


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