The Mennonite - March 2009
"for
the record" - Deaths:
Allebach.- Richard Z., 59,
Harleysville, Pa., died Feb. 4. Spouse: Diane Seaman Allebach. Parents:
Willard M. and Lourene Ziegler Allebach. Funeral: Feb. 8 at Salford
Mennonite Church, Harleysville.
Follett.- William, 98, Goshen,
Ind., died Dec. 19, 2008. Spouse: Katherine Follett (deceased).
Children: Charles, David, Mary Jo Wright, Katherine Jean Bidwell; 15
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Jan. 5 at
Greencroft Manor II, Goshen.
Gerber.- Brenda D. Miller, 36,
Dalton, Ohio, died Jan. 28 following an eight-month illness. Spouse:
Jeremy L. Gerber. Parents: Rex and Diane Ramsier Miller. Children:
Brandon S., Brooke N. Gerber. Funeral: Feb. 2 at Living Water Community
Church, Dalton.
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 Wert, Darlis, Del, Loren;
three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 10 at Maple
Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Glick.- Susie L. Lapp, 85,
Quarryville, Pa., died Jan. 29. Spouse: Aaron S. Click (deceased).
Parents: Samuel F. and Susie Lantz Lapp. Children: Samuel L., John V.,
Kenneth J., Merle E., J. Elvin, Calvin W.; 12 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 3 at
Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen, Pa.
Hoover.- Roma, 84, Harrisonburg, Va., died Jan. 30. Parents:
Hardy W. and Anna Andrews Forren Hoover. Funeral: Feb. 3 at
Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Johns.- Edith Mae Hoover, 85,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 5 of heart failure. Spouse: Galen Ira Johns.
Parents: John Maynard and Mandella Bachtel Hoover. Children: Joe Alan,
Steven, Lois Kaufmann, Loren, Lindale, Rachel Nanlee Johns; 14
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 8 at Benton
Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Johnson.- Lulu Belle Kauffman,
92, Perryton, Texas, died Dec. 15, 2008. Spouse: Floyd Kauffman
(deceased). Parents: Felty and Susanna Kauffman. Children: Lynn
Johnson, Marcella Williamson, Michelle Fowler; seven grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Perryton Mennonite
Church.
Kauffman.- Marilyn Jean Steiner,
81, Marshallville, Ohio, died Feb. 3. Spouse: John S. Kauffman.
Parents: Frank and Edith Gregory Steiner. Children: Stan, David,
Roland, Barry, Jeff; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 7 at Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio.
Klassen.- Otto Dyck, 81,
Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 31. Spouse: Jerrie Ganger Klassen. Spouse:
Helen Bohn Klassen (deceased). Parents: John P. and Anna Dyck Klassen.
Children: Ruth Andrews, Frieda McRae, Bess Klassen-Landis, Michelle
Antioho, Suzy Klassen; 18 grand-children; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral: March 14 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Loewen.- Edith Frances Claassen,
95, Newton, Kan., died Nov. 1, 2008. Spouse: Henry R. Loewen
(deceased). Parents: John and Mary Ensz Claassen. Children: Jan Landis,
Craig; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 22 at
Shalom Mennonite Church, Newton.
Miller.- Thurman L., 85,
Fairview, Mich., died Jan. 12. Spouse: Dorothy Mae Neuhauser Miller.
Parents: Oliver J. and Alta May Mast Miller. Children: T. Lee, Janis M.
Bontreger, Gwendolyn K. Black, Clinton J., Brenda S. King; 16
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Best Funeral
Home, Sun City, Ariz.
Orosz.- Mary O. Steffe, 91,
Wakarusa, Ind., died Feb. 13. Spouse: Michael Francis Orosz (deceased).
Spouse: Oreal Corl (deceased). Parents: Glen and Ruth Goshert Steffe.
Children: Ronald Corl, Dennis Corl; seven grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 18 at
North Main Street Mennonite Church, Nappanee, Ind.
Plank.- Helen Litwiller, 95,
Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 24. Spouse: Alden J. Plank (deceased). Parents:
Silas and Ella Berkey Litwiller. Children: David, Martha Sechler; four
grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 27 at Eighth Street Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Sawatzky.- David Leon, 51,
Windom, Kan., died Feb. 6 of cancer complications. Spouse: Kathryn A.
Porzelius Sawatzky. Parents: James Lee and Darlene Goering Sawatzky.
Children: Melissa Hodgson, Tracy White; one grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 9
at First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kan.
Sutter.- Mervin Earl, 84,
Sarasota, Fla., died Feb. 11 of a massive stroke. Spouse: Ruby Virginia
Shank Sutter. Children: Mike, Karen Hess, Patricia Pitts, Jacque,
Delores Mead; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb.
15 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Wagler.- Verna Magdalene Boshart,
82, Baden, Ontario, died Jan. 8. Spouse: Chris L. Wagler. Children:
Keith, Kathy Loree, Karolyn Fournier; four grandchildren. Funeral: Jan.
11 at Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden.
Weaver.- Edith Metzler, 85,
Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 3. Spouse: Cleo W. Weaver. Parents: Rev.
Isaac and Laura Durr Metzler. Children: Larry, Richard, Sue Weaver
Funk, Ken, Bill; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 7 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Weaver.- Grace Martin Hostetter,
72, Staunton, Va., died Jan. 17. Spouse: Robert "George" Weaver.
Parents: Isaac Eby and Ruth Martin Hostetter. Children: Steven,
Jennifer Weaver Novotny; one grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 24 at Springdale
Mennonite Church, Waynesboro, Va.
Wiens.- Walter D., 82, Inman,
Kan., died Dec. 20, 2008, of prostate cancer. Spouse: Kathryn Friesen
Wiens (deceased). Parents: Daniel P. and Katie Heidebrecht Wiens.
Children: Gail, Randall, Carrie Moser, Connie Luty; nine grandchildren.
Funeral: Dec. 23 at Inman Mennonite Church.
Witmer.- Ralph, 89, Leo, Ind.,
died Dec. 19, 2008. Spouse: Agnes Graber Witmer (deceased). Parents:
Myron and Irene Kruse Witmer. Children: Deloris Martin, Lois Schwartz,
Donna Miller, Karen Jacquay, Janice Kimes; 20 grandchildren; 44
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 3 at County Line Church of God,
Auburn, Ind.
Zehr.- Elmer P., 88, Hesston,
Kan., died Feb. 4. Spouse: Emily Hughes Zehr. Spouse: Violet Bender
Zehr (deceased). Parents: Emanuel and Emma Brenneman Zehr. Children:
Farrel, Paul, Carol Zehr Brown, Wanda Zehr Doig, John, Dennis, Timothy;
18 grandchildren; four step grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five
step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 9 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
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Brallier.- Mary Knepp, 103,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 24. Spouse: Loren J. Brallier (deceased).
Parents: Peter and Mary Gingerich Knepp. Funeral: March 3 at North
Goshen Mennonite Church.
Buckwalter.- Galen N., 77,
Chambersburg, Pa., died Feb. 21. Spouse: Gladys Lehman Buckwalter.
Parents: Park Leroy and Melinda Smoker Buckwalter. Child: Gregg; three
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 28 at Marion Mennonite Church,
Chambersburg.
Burkholder.- Harold E., 77,
Baltimore, Md., died Jan. 15 of complications from a stroke. Spouse:
Mary Jane Myers Burkholder. Parents: Clarence A. and Blanche Herr
Burkholder. Children: J. Michael, David K., Ruth Ann Gochnauer, Barbara
Sue Liberto; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial
service: Jan. 24 at Catonsville, Md.
Christophel.- Warren H., 92,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 16. Spouse: M. Lucille Troyer Christophel
(deceased). Parents: Elmer and Mary Hartman Christophel. Children:
Janice Langstaff, Joseph; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 20 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Fast.- Edward Arthur, 76,
Butterfield, Minn., died Feb. 20 of cancer. Spouse: Gladys Rosella
Schmidt Fast. Parents: John and Helena and John Vogt Fast. Children:
LaVonne Jungas, DeLyle, LaRoy; seven grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 23 at First Mennonite Church,
Mountain Lake, Minn.
Goossen.- Edgar Leon, 83,
Windom, Minn., died Jan. 26. Spouse: Ione Rassler Krause (deceased).
Parents: Jacob A. and Helen J. Derksen Goossen. Children: Nancy Sell,
Neil Krause; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nine
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 30 at LaCanne Family Funeral
Service, Windom.
Graber.- Ryan Scott, 23,
Hurley, S.D., died Feb. 12 in a farm accident. Parents: Calvin Scott
and Linda Thompson Graber. Siblings: Tracy Petersen, Kayla Graber,
Katelyn Graber. Funeral: Feb. 17 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman,
S.D.
Hershberger.- Irene, 89, Walnut
Creek, Ohio, died Feb. 25. Parents: Homer and Leora Hostetler
Hershberger. Funeral: Feb. 28 at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church.
Kauffman.- Dorothy Dick Preheim,
94, Freeman, S.D., died Dec. 9, 2008. Spouse: Ralph Kauffman
(deceased). Spouse: Clifford Preheim (deceased). Parents: John and
Marie Heinz Dick. Funeral: Dec. 13 at Walter Funeral Home, Freeman.
Kulp.- Gladys Derstine, 88,
Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 14. Spouse: Floyd G. Kulp. Parents: Edwin
A. and Elizabeth Krupp Derstine. Children: James D., Donald D., Janice
Kulp Long; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb.
20 at Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville, Va.
Landes.- Ruth M. Allebach, 80,
Franconia, Pa., died Feb. 13. Spouse: Curtis H. Landes. Parents: Paul
and Mamie Moyer Allebach. Children: David, Jane Leatherman, Marlene
Clemmer, Lisa Yoder, Alan; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 20 at Franconia Mennonite Church.
LeFever.- Lloyd K., 91, East
Petersburg, Pa., died Feb. 18 of congestive heart failure. Spouse:
Miriam E. Blank LeFever. Parents: Isaac H. and Anna H. Kilheffer
LeFever. Child: Kenneth L.; one grandchild; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 19 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church.
Lehman.- Donald E., 78,
Lowville, N.Y., died Feb. 19 of cancer. Spouse: Irene Repak Lehman.
Parents: Ezra and Clara Roggie Lehman. Child: Clairon; two
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 22 at First Mennonite Church of New
Bremen, Lowville.
Lehman.- Elsie Elizabeth, 85,
Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 5. Parents: Daniel W. and Ada Neff Lehman.
Funeral: Feb. 8 at Weavers Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.
Martin.- Richard Warren, 59,
St. Jacobs, Ontario, died Feb. 17 of a brain tumor. Parents: Moses and
Alice Drudge Martin. Children: Brad, Sabrina Hussey. Funeral: Feb. 25
at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.
Neumann.- Harold R., 75,
Goshen, Ind., and Metamora, Ill., died Feb. 12. Spouse: Joanne E.
Herbst Neumann. Parents: Emanuel and Martha Springer Neumann. Children:
Laurie Nafziger, Lisa Heinz, Mark, Kurt; 10 grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 17 at Metamora Mennonite Church.
Preheim.- Harvey W., 94,
Freeman, S.D., died Nov. 6, 2008. Spouse: Margaret Graber Preheim.
Parents: Jacob and Mary Waltner Preheim. Children: Janis Preheim, Arlo,
Roger; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 11
at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Richenberger.- Mae R., 98,
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Jan. 25. Parents: Jacob Chris and Druzilla
Ann Essley Richenberger. Funeral: Jan. 28 at Kimzey Funeral Home, Mount
Pleasant.
Sears.- Shirley M. Swartzendruber,
77, Tiskilwa, Ill., and Sarasota, Fla., died Feb. 21 of a massive
stroke. Spouse: Wilmer L. Sears. Parents: Herb and Fern Miller
Swartzendruber. Funeral: March 5 at Bay Shore Mennonite Church,
Sarasota. Memorial service to be held at Willow Springs Mennonite
Church, Tiskilwa, in April.
Shenk.- Mabel Powell, 94,
Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 14. Spouse: Amos Shenk (deceased).
Parents: Samuel J. and Laura Shenk Powell. Child: Bill. Funeral: Feb.
28 at Strite Auditorium at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community,
Harrisonburg.
Smoker.- Helen Buch, 92,
Lititz, Pa., died Feb. 4. Spouse: David Renno Smoker (deceased).
Parents: Harvey K. and Anna M. Buckwalter Buch. Children: Jane
Davidson, Marie Breneman, Albert, Claude; eight grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Feb. 7 at West Bethany Chapel,
Landis Homes, Lititz.
Stoltzfus.- Myrtle Phoebe Sutter,
82, Kalona, Iowa, died Feb. 26. Spouse: Sterling Stoltzfus (deceased).
Parents: Daniel and Magdalena Roth Sutter. Children: Ruth Boller, Donna
Wyse, Jane King, Philip, Barb Garber; 17 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 28 at Yoder Powell Funeral Home,
Kalona.
Stutzman.- Lela Fern Hershberger,
82, Kinross, Iowa, died Feb. 25. Spouse: Harold Stutzman (deceased).
Parents: Samuel and Mabel Hartzler Hershberger. Children: Jerry, James,
Stan, John, Donavan, Mary Stutzman; 14 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 28 at Powell Funeral Home, Wellman,
Iowa.
Syzdek.- Debra "Debbie" Lynn,
50, Philadelphia, Pa., died Feb. 8 of ovarian cancer. Spouse: Joe
Syzdek. Children: Jason, Emily Syzdek; one grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 12
at Woodland Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Transcribed by: John Ingold