The Mennonite - April, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, April 2010, pages
52-55, Vol. 13, No. 4.
Alexander.- Joan, 95, Salt Lake
City, Utah, died Dec. 16, 2009. Spouse: David Alexander (deceased).
Funeral: Dec. 29 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson, Neb.
Blosser.- Peggy Ann Yoder, 67,
Iowa City, Iowa, died Feb. 16 of a heart attack. Spouse: Harold
Blosser. Parents: Clifford and Marjorie Stutzman Yoder. Child: Sonya
Blosser; two grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 20 at East Union Mennonite
Church, Kalona, Iowa.
Boehr.- Donald, 91, Henderson,
Neb., died Feb. 22. Spouse: Laura Friesen Boehr. Parents: Bernhard and
Sarah Mierau Boehr. Children: Stan, Vivian Pereboom, Stuart, Laura
Steingard, Doris Miller, Brenda Srof; 15 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 25 at Bethesda Mennonite Church,
Henderson.
Boller.- Martin Dean, 85,
Kalona, Iowa, died Feb. 12. Spouse: Leona Gingerich Boller. Parents:
Jason and Emma Miller Boller. Children: James, Arnold, Emma Lou Miller;
12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 15 at East
Union Mennonite Church, Kalona.
Boshart.- Harold Lyle, 73,
Carthage, N.Y., died Feb. 27. Spouse: Constance Joslyn Boshart.
Parents: Clayton and Florence Bast Boshart. Children: Daniel, Brian,
Timothy, Shawn, Kevin; six grandchildren. Funeral: March 3 at First
Mennonite Church, New Breman, N.Y.
Brehm.- Tori, 34, Henderson,
Neb., died Dec. 2, 2009. Parents: Dean and Jane Brehm. Funeral: Dec. 5
at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Brown.- Malinda "Linda" Rose
Lingenfelder Regier, 92, Newton, Kan., died March 7. Spouse: Max
Regier (deceased). Spouse: Lelus Brown (deceased). Parents: Jacob and
Susanna Lingenfelder. Children: Rosalind Scudder, Max Regier, Mary
Regier, Robert Regier, Melissa Ann Keenan, Mark Regier, Bill Brown,
Anita Sadowsky, Martin Brown; 24 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 10 at Bethel College
Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan.
Brown.- Vivian Weldy, 94,
Wakarusa, Ind., died Feb. 19. Spouse: Abner Brown (deceased). Parents:
Cornelius and Golda Wenger Weldy. Children: LeVeda Bontrager, Annabelle
Nisen, Abner, Jr., Kermit, Norma; 18 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Feb. 25 at
Holdeman Mennonite Church, Wakarusa.
Burkhardt.- Doneta Hershberger,
86, Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 5. Spouse: John W. Burkhardt (deceased).
Parents: Freed and Nina Horner Hershberger. Children: Ronald, Gloria
Ziegler, Debra Thomas; four grandchildren; one step-grandson; one
great-granddaughter; one step-great-granddaughter. Funeral: Feb. 8 at
Greencroft Meeting House, Goshen.
Courtney.- Mabel King, 91,
Archbold, Ohio, died March 8. Spouse: Leore V. Courtney (deceased).
Parents: William Henry and Carrie Anne Nofzinger King. Funeral: March
13 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Deckert.- Ronald L., 67,
Freeman, S.D., died March 9. Spouse: ElVera Hofer Deckert. Parents:
Herman and Delilah Ratzlaff Deckert. Children: Melissa Deckert, Darren.
Funeral: March 13 at Hutterthal Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Eash.- Elon Henry, 87,
Archbold, Ohio, died Jan. 22 of cancer. Spouse: Lorene Nofziger Eash
(deceased). Parents: Ervin and Ada Aeschliman Eash. Children:
William, Neal, Marybeth Watterson; nine grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 14 at Lockport Mennonite Church,
Stryker, Ohio.
Eichorn.- Virginia Rae, 87,
Grantsville, Md., died Feb. 28. Spouse: Alvin B. Eichorn (deceased).
Parents: Leafy Leith. Children: Dwight, Donna Winters, Janet Blocher,
Arthur, Leonard, Keith, Robert; 19 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial service:
March 13 at Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville.
Eigsti.- Agnes Weaver, 99,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 16. Spouse: Orie J. Eigsti (deceased). Parents:
Joseph H. and Anna Stuzman Weaver. Children: Karl, Nicholas; three
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held
at a later date.
Epp.- Carl H., 90, Henderson,
Neb., died Dec. 29, 2009. Spouse: Margaret Ruth Tieszen Epp. Parents:
Heinrich and Elisabeth Richert Epp. Children: Mark, Mary Klassen,
Carmen Shelly; five grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 2 at Bethesda
Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Friesen.- Gladys Huebert, 98,
Henderson, Neb., died Feb. 15. Spouse: Herman I. Friesen (deceased).
Children: Janice Siebert, Marlene Ott, Joan Friesen, Lloyd; 12
grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 19 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Friesen.- Olga Janzen, 92,
Henderson, Neb., died Dec. 2, 2009. Spouse: Albert H. Friesen
(deceased). Parents: Jacob D. and Helena Peters Janzen. Children:
Roger, Russell, Rondell; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Dec. 8 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Gingerich.- Rev. Andrew L., 98,
Lowville, N.Y., died Feb. 21. Spouse: Esther Zimmerman Gingerich.
Parents: Jacob and Lydia Lehman Gingerich. Children: Lois Bast,
Willard, Hubert, David; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-granchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 26 at Croghan Mennonite Church, Croghan, N.Y.
Hamm.- Donald, 85, Freeman,
S.D., died March 1. Spouse: Miriam Glanzer Hamm. Parents: Henry and
Anna Janzen Hamm. Children: Alan, Joseph, Joyce Palmateer, Sidney; 12
grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; six
step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 4 at Hutterthal Mennonite
Church, Freeman.
Hamm.- Willie, 85, Altona,
Manitoba, died Feb. 9. Spouse: Mary Hamm. Parents:
Bernard G. and Suzanna Janzen Hamm. Children: Elaine Gerbrandt, Elvira
Klassen, Rob, Larry; 11 grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 13 at Altona
Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Harms.- Leona, 105, North
Newton, Kan., died Feb. 19. Parents: John A. and Mary Schmidt Harms.
Funeral: Feb. 24 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, Whitewater, Kan.
Hart.- Amanda Irene Bryan, 95,
Doylestown, Pa., died Feb. 25. Spouse: Charles K. Hart (deceased).
Parents: William and Ella Trauger Bryan. Child: Walter Bryan Hart; one
granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral: March 2 at Doylestown Mennonite Church.
Hostetler.- Bruce David, 61,
Hesston, Kan., died Jan. 21 of a heart attack. Spouse: Cheryl Stutzman
Hostetler. Parents: F. Dale and Vivien Schweitzer Hostetler. Children:
Luke, Lezlie Patton, Cydney Eshleman; three grandchildren. Funeral:
Jan. 25 at Bellwood Mennonite Church, Milford, Neb.
Jantzi.- Mabel Luella Burkholder,
91, Glendale, Ariz., died Feb. 10. Spouse: Albert Jantzi (deceased).
Parents: Adam and Beulah Hooley Burkholder. Children: Judith Jantzi
Weaver, Denton, Paul, Sherrill Jantzi Rudy; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 14 at Glencroft Retirement
Community, Glendale.
Jenkins.- Edward Atkinson, III,
84, Reedley, Calif., died Jan. 16. Children: Suya Colorado-Coldwell,
David, Thomas; one grandchild. Memorial service: Feb. 20 at First
Mennonite Church, Reedley.
Klingenberg.- Velma Ruth Regier,
87, Reedley, Calif., died Feb. 10. Spouse: Herman Klingenberg
(deceased). Parents: Albert and Selma Penner Regier. Children: Eddie,
Myrna Quinn; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 17 at First Mennonite Church, Reedley.
Kupeerus.- Sjoerd, 89, Milford,
Ind., died Jan. 8. Spouse: Elizabeth C. Clemmer Kupeerus (deceased).
Parents: Frank and Hebeltje Mulder Kupeerus. Child: Gerald; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 14 at Mishler
Funeral Home, Milford.
Lehman.- Agnes M. Hershberger,
89, Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 20. Spouse: Reuel S. Lehman. Parents: Earl
and Mary Rhoads Hershberger. Children: Jeanne Rothchild, Judy
VanderMaas, Bruce; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 24 at Goshen College.
Linder.- Luella, 79,
Louisville, Ohio, died Feb. 18. Parents: Eli and Lizzie Schmucker
Linder. Funeral: Feb. 22 at Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville.
Loewen.- Helen Kroeker, 93,
Altona, Manitoba, died Feb. 4. Spouse: Jake L. Loewen (deceased).
Parents: F. B. and Agnes Kroeker. Children: Frances Heinrichs, Grace
Knelson, Lloyd, Warren, Dwight, Lin; 15 grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb 7 at Altona Bergthaler Mennonite
Church.
Martin.- Beatrice Dettweiler,
79, Elmira, Ontario, died Jan. 19. Spouse: Ervin L. Martin. Parents:
Norman and Lucinda Dettweiler. Children: Lois Pryse, Phyllis
Martin-Neufeld, Linda Martin, Elizabeth MacPherson, Christy Hoffman; 10
grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 22 at Floradale Mennonite Church,
Floradale, Ontario.
Mayer.- Clayton, 89, Sarasota,
Fla., died Dec. 21, 2009. Spouse: Lydia Steckley Mayer (deceased).
Parents: Solomon and Lydia Mayer. Children: Cyndi Brubacher, Marilyn
Beachy, C.J.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec.
28 at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Miller.- Kathryn Grace Elnora Yoder,
86, Salem, Ore., died Jan. 19. Spouse: Warren Miller. Parents: Min
Edward Z. and Alice Troyer Yoder. Children: Edwin, Edward, Pamela; four
grandchildren. Memorial service: Jan. 31.
Mishler.- James W., 71,
Shipshewana, Ind., died Feb. 5. Spouse: Darlene Helmuth Rheinheimer
Mishler. Parents: Sanford and Millie Nusbaum Mishler. Children: Ami
Glassburn, stepson Craig Rhienheimer, stepdaughter Gayle Roth; four
grandchildren; five step-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 9 at Shore
Mennonite Church, Shipshewana.
Moon.- Naomi G. Graybill, 85,
Scottdale, Pa. and Guilford, N.Y., died Feb. 9. Spouse: Ivan D. Moon.
Parents: Bishop J. Paul and Phebe Martin Graybill. Children: Rachel A.
Kutcher, Daniel E., Lois N. Mannhardt, Elisabeth E. Crofutt; 13
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: March 20 at Scottdale
Mennonite Church.
Nunemaker.- Miriam R. Harter,
89, Wakarusa, Ind., died Jan. 28. Spouse: Willis Nunemaker. Parents:
Earl and Bertha Harter. Children: Paul, Sharon Brooks, Lowell, Don,
Glen, Linda Nunemaker, Ron; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 31 at Holdeman Mennonite
Church, Wakarusa.
Pankratz.- Helen Mierau, 102,
Henderson, Neb., died Jan. 10. Spouse: Alvin J. Pankratz (deceased).
Parents: Henry and Aganatha Bruks Mierau. Children: Inez Epp, Joe; five
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Jan. 13 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Puffinburg.- Olive Kathryn Brenneman,
87, Springs, Pa., died Feb. 23. Spouse: Daniel Leroy Puffinburg.
Parents: Ernest and Amelia Schrock Brenneman. Children: James, Mary
Brant, Lois Ann Butler; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 23 at Springs Mennonite Church.
Siebert.- Arlin, 84, Henderson,
Neb., died Jan. 14. Spouse: Janice Siebert. Parents: Aaron and Margaret
Friesen Siebert. Children: Myron, Janelle Goding, Brenda Friesen,
Larry; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 18
at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Siabach, Monroe C., 80,
Orrville, Ohio, died Feb. 26 of a stroke. Spouse: Beatrice Joan Hilty
Siabach. Parents: Crist N. and Mary Miller Slabach. Children: Mark,
David, Ruth Emswiler, Regina Brubaker, John, Rhoda BanBenschoten, Tim,
Miriam Warnock; 29 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 1 at Crown Hill Mennonite Church,
Rittman, Ohio.
Steier.- Evelyn Rose Hunnell Bergen,
84, Henderson, Neb., died Jan. 4. Spouse:
Elvin Steier. Spouse: Harley Bergen (deceased). Parents: Henry and
Matilda Ochsner Hunnell. Children: Terry Bergen, Tim Bergen; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 9 at Bethesda
Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Tessman.- Olene Kliewer, 63,
Henderson, Neb., died Feb. 8. Spouse: John Doug Tessman. Parents:
Albert and Mary Mierau Kliewer. Children: Jason, Corbin, Chad; six
grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 12 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Thieszen.- Abraham P., 99,
Henderson, Neb., died Jan. 20. Spouse: Margaret Buller Thieszen
(deceased). Parents: Abraham A. and Aganetha Peters Thieszen. Children:
Darrel, Walter, Laverna Morgan, Evelyn Batson; seven grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 25 at Bethesda Mennonite Church,
Henderson.
Tyson.- Millard, 89,
Silverdale, Pa., died Jan. 21. Spouse: Jeanette Moyer Tyson. Parents:
Raymond and Martha Tyson. Children: Donna Greene, Mary Lou Davenport,
Cynthia Hause; five grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 30 at Anders-Detweiler
Funeral Home, Souderton, Pa.
Unger.- George Stoesz, 84,
Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 29. Spouse: Dorothy J. Keller Unger. Parents:
Peter N. and Helena Stoesz Unger. Child: Ben. Funeral: Feb. 3 at
College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Weirich.- Harvey H., 86,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 16. Spouse: Martha Siabach Weirich. Parents:
Levi and Elizabeth Zehr Weirich. Children: Tony, Cheryl Burton, Brenda
Szirovecz; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Feb. 20
at Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, Ind.
Yoder.- Esther Peachey, 76,
Belleville, Pa., died Feb. 20. Spouse: Warren Yoder. Parents: Joe L.
and Minerva Glick Peachey. Children: Brenda Coggin, Cheryl Burns,
Cedric, Rodney; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 23 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville, Pa.
Yoder.- Harold, 94, Kalona,
Iowa, died Jan. 30. Spouse: Mildred Kinsinger Yoder (deceased).
Parents: Christian and Mary Miller Yoder. Children: H. Marcus, Rachel
Schwarzendruber, Della Gascho, John; 11 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 2 at West Union Mennonite Church,
rural Parnell, Iowa.
Zimmerman.- Erma Ruth Zook, 91,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 7. Spouse: Lester Jay Zimmerman (deceased).
Parents: Edward K. and Nancy Edith Hershberger Zimmerman. Children:
Judy Herr, Mary Jane Zimmerman, John L., Ronald J; four grandchildren.
Funeral: Feb. 13 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
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