The Mennonite - January, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, January 2010,
pages 55-56, Vol. 13, No. 1.
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Burkholder.- Ada Zuercher, 87,
Orrville, Ohio, died Nov. 26, 2009. Spouse: Elvin Burkholder. Parents:
Isaac and Emma Lehman Zuercher. Children: Luella Stiner, Glenn, Milan;
six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 30 at
Martins Mennonite Church, Orrville.
Danner.- Neva Mae Stutzman, 89,
Streetsboro, Ohio, died Oct. 29, 2009, of a stroke. Spouse: David
Danner (deceased). Parents: John A. and Mary A. Plank Stutzman.
Children: David w., Robert D.; seven grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 2 at Aurora Mennonite Church,
Aurora, Ohio.
Eash.- Dorcas Ruth Miller, 81,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 14, 2009. Spouse: Edwin Eash (deceased).
Parents: Lee and Ruth Troyer Miller. Children: Rebecca Whitmore, Glen,
Karen Hicks, Philip, Don, Leon, Myron, Paul; 18 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 18 at Shore Mennonite Church,
Shipshewana, Ind.
Friesen.- Elvin, 92, Altona,
Manitoba, died Sept. 26, 2009. Parents: Henry J. and Helena Nickel
Friesen. Children: Lorraine Hamm, Garry, Kelly Lambrecht, Sheila; six
grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 1 at Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Gisel.- Fannie Elizabeth Short,
94, Archbold, Ohio, died Nov. 5, 2009. Spouse: Vern Gisel (deceased).
Parents: Amandus and Malinda Aeschliman Short. Children: Nadine
Leithauser, Carol Short, Bettilu Fraas, Ned, LaMar; 11 grandchildren;
15 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Nov. 9 at Zion Mennonite
Church, Archbold.
Godshall.- Mildred Hendricks Derstine,
89, Lansdale, Pa., died Nov. 17, 2009, of end stage Parkinson's
Disease. Spouse: Curtis D. Godshall (deceased). Parents: Irvin and
Mamye Hendricks Derstine. Children: Glenda Landis, Mary Miller, Helen
Goshow, Gerry Fix, Joyce Telenko; 15 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 21 at Plains Mennonite Church,
Hatfield, Pa.
Graber.- Glen Daniel, 89,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 7, 2009. Spouse: June Mable Straite Graber
(deceased). Parents: Daniel S. and Anna Marie Widmer Graber. Children:
Lowell Daniel, Vinnie Marie Graber, Kathryn Louise Myers, David Glen;
six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Nov. 20 at Eicher
Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Washington County, Iowa.
Harley.- Paul Lockart, 96,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 29, 2009. Spouse: Thelma Mae Wenger Harley.
Parents: Isaiah B. and Ida L. Harley. Children: John W., Paul D.,
Kathleen M. Aeschliman; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Dec. 5 at North Goshen Mennonite Church.
Kupeerus.- Elizabeth "Betty" C. Clemmer,
84, Milford, Ind., died Oct. 28, 2009. Spouse: Sjoerd Kupeerus.
Children: Gerald; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Nov. 11 at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Milford.
Landis.- Emma Alderfer, 90,
Lansdale, Pa., died Nov. 21, 2009. Parents: Elias and Sallie Alderfer
Landis. Funeral: Nov. 24 at Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, Pa.
Martin.- Leah Rudy, 90, Elmira,
Ontario, died Oct. 30, 2009. Spouse: Philip S. Martin (deceased).
Parents: Aaron and Sarah Martin Rudy. Children: Alvin, Aaron, Naomi
de'Rozario, Armand, Vera Martin, Elma Freed, Margaret Fisher, Nora
Martin, Herb, Omar; 27 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Nov. 3 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, St. Jacobs, Ontario.
Moyer, Evelyn Scholl, 88,
Hatfield, Pa., died Nov. 18, 2009. Spouse: Marcus M. Moyer. Parents:
Earl and Mabel Shisler Scholl. Children: Linda Fox, Donna Styer; four
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Nov. 23 at Huff and Lajker, Lansdale, Pa.
Nafziger.- Vernon M.,77,
Lowville, N.Y., died Nov. 2, 2009. Spouse: Maxine Widrick Nafziger.
Parents: Menno and Marie Jantzi Nafziger. Children: Stephen, Lori
Snyder; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 5 at
First Mennonite Church, New Bremen, N.Y.
Nafziger.- Marjorie M. Wyse,
89, Wauseon, Ohio, died Nov. 27, 2009. Spouse: Lester Nafziger.
Parents: William and Dinah Roth Wyse. Children: Leslie, Suzanne
Schrock, Karen Rupp, Thomas, Michael, Lonnie; 14 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Dec. 1 at
Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.
Noftsier.- Anna Mae Roes, 69,
Croghan, N.Y., died Oct. 31, 2009. Spouse: Grant Noftsier (deceased).
Parents: Samuel and Lena Roes. Children: Randy, Bonnie Zehr, Cynthia
Zehr, Judy Zehr; 11 granchildren. Funeral: Nov. 3 at Croghan Mennonite
Church.
Nyce.- Miriam L. Moyer, 95,
Souderton, Pa., died Nov. 23, 2009. Spouse: Henry F. Nyce (deceased).
Spouse: J. Warren Moyer (deceased). Parents: Irwin and Anna Overholdt
Moyer. Children: Kenneth M. Moyer, Clare Moyer, Carolyn Speakerman,
David Nyce, Janice Deonarine, Deborah Walker; step-children: Nancy
Bergey, Robert Nyce, Henry Nyce; 27 grandchildren; 42
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Nov. 30 at
Souderton Mennonite Homes Chapel.
Rotenberger.- Laura A. Shelly,
80, Quakertown, Pa., died Nov. 2, 2009, of cancer. Spouse: Norman R.
Rotenberger. Parents: Raymond and Rebecca Rice Shelly. Children: Mark
R., Neal R., Olin D., Perry C., LouAnn Newman; eight grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 7 at West Swamp Mennonite
Church, Quakertown.
Roth.- Joyce M., 76, Topeka,
Ind., died Dec. 5, 2009. Parents: Daniel and Susie Miller Roth.
Funeral: Dec. 9 at Emma Mennonite Church, Topeka.
Sala.- Dorothy "Lena" Thomas,
81, Davidsville, Pa., died Nov. 17, 2009, of complications from
Calciphylaxis. Spouse: Ammon Sala, Jr. Parents: Owen W. and Stella
Saylor Thomas. Children: Linda Baumgardner, James; five grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 20 at Stahl Mennonite Church,
Johnstown, Pa.
Scarff.- Ryan P., 37, Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, died Nov. 3, 2009. Parents: Ron Ray and Wendy Marlene
Slagel Scarff. Funeral: Nov. 8 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church,
Wayland, Iowa.
Schlabach.- Retha Fern Miller,
79, Winesburg, Ohio, died Nov. 6, 2009, of congestive heart failure.
Spouse: Daniel D. Schlabach (deceased). Parents: Daniel P. and Mildred
Marie Miller Miller. Children: David, Bradley, James, Brenda Schlabach
Sweany; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 9 at Longenecker Mennonite
Church, Winesburg.
Schmidt.- Elmer Ernest, 93,
Reedley, Calif., died Nov. 12, 2009. Spouse: Evangeline Unruh Schmidt
(deceased). Spouse: Lucille Johnson Schmidt (deceased). Parents: Herman
Franz and Anna Ewert Schmidt. Children: Karen Yingst, Annalee Compton-
Schmidt, Galen, Sherryl Dyck, James, Deborah Cornich; 15 grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov.
28 at Sierra View Homes Retirement Center, Reedley.
Snyder.- M. Grant, 57, St.
Jacobs, Ontario, died Nov. 26, 2009, of cancer. Spouse: Pam Schlitt
Snyder. Parents: Melvin and Norine Sheerer Snyder. Children: Amanda
Snyder Araujo, Emily Snyder Roe. Funeral: Dec. 2 at St. Jacobs
Mennonite Church.
Stoltzfus.- Naomi K. Kauffman Smoker,
90, Gap, Pa., died Nov. 26, 2009, of coronary artery disease. Spouse:
Levi U. Stoltzfus (deceased). Parents: Isaac and Fannie Kauffman
Smoker. Children: Esther M. Stoltzfus, Erma M. Kurtz, Kenneth L., Allen
R., Wilmer J., Fannie E. Bowman; 15 grandchildren; 35
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 30 at
Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen, Pa.
Tucker.- Martha E. Schlabach,
87, Elida, Ohio, died Nov. 10, 2009. Spouse: Gerald Tucker (deceased).
Parents: Lorenzo and Polly Miller Schlabach. Children: Harold, Loren,
Gloria Weldy; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Nov. 14 at Pike Mennonite Church, Elida.
Yoder.- Orvilla A. Weaver, 92,
Berlin, Ohio, died Nov. 18, 2009. Spouse: Delmer Yoder (deceased).
Parents: Alvin and Barbara Kandel Weaver. Children: Doyle, Janice
Carlson, Karen Kaser, Eileen Yoder; six grandchildren; 4
step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; numerous
step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 21 at Martins Creek Mennonite
Church, Millersburg, Ohio.
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