The Mennonite - May, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, May 2010, pages
54-56, Vol. 13, No. 5.
Anderson.- David, 96, Hesston,
Kan., died March 8. Spouse: Elta Holaway Anderson (deceased). Parents:
Albert and Susanna Miller Anderson. Children: Barbara Graber, Kathy
Snyder, Diane Amstutz, Dave; seven grandchildren. Funeral: March 20 at
Showalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
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.
Breneman.- Clifford W., 88,
Manheim, Pa., died March 3. Spouse: Jean Wolgemuth Breneman. Parents:
Christian E. and Lizzie Witmer Breneman. Children: Janet M. Breneman,
Melvin R., Lois Mae Hege, Kenneth L., J. Larry; 14 grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 8 at Landisville Mennonite Church,
Landisville, Pa.
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 Bethel College
Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan.
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.
Derstine.- Samuel Nyce, 89,
Souderton, Pa., died March 17. Spouse: Alma D. Kulp Derstine
(deceased). Parents: Abram and Minnie Nyce Derstine. Children: Emilie
D. Watson, Leon K., Harley K., Rodney K.; 14 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 23 at Salford Mennonite Church,
Harleysville, Pa.
Drawbond.- Mary Anna, 84,
Phoenix, Ariz., died March 9. Parents: Joseph Samuel and Ella May
Harshbarger. Funeral: March 15 at Glencroft Chapel, Glendale, Ariz.
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.
Enns.- Roger L., 62,
Hutchinson, Kan., died March 15. Spouse: Judith K. Crumpacker Enns.
Parents: Menno and Edith Loeffler Enns. Children: Raymond. Funeral:
March 17 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman, Kan.
Frederick.- Sara Lu Graber, 78,
Eugene, Ore., died March 23. Spouse: Charles Richard Frederick.
Parents: Joseph and Barbara Ann Rich Graber. Children: Charles, Jr.,
Catherine F. Roth, Christine Lu Frederick Urban, Mary Jo Frederick
Reimer, Peter G.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral:
May 2 at First Mennonite Church, Iowa City, Iowa.
Funk.- Ronald Peter, 94,
Aberdeen, Idaho, died March 22. Spouse: Elva Enns Funk. Parents: Peter
F. and Maria Wiebe Funk. Children: Ronald Kent, Connie Shelley; four
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 26 at Aberdeen
First Mennonite Church.
Graber.- Marjorie Ann Ewert,
77, Freeman, S.D., died March 11. Spouse: Cleon Graber. Parents: Alfred
and Bertha Tieszen Ewert. Children: Teresa Dick, Linden; four
grandchildren. Funeral: March 15 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church,
Freeman.
King.- Martha Kulp, 92,
Archbold, Ohio, died March 7. Spouse: Orlen King (deceased). Parents:
Christian and Emma Blosser Kulp. Children: Delbert L., Velma I. Ulrich,
Kermit, Gerald A., seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral:
March 11 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
King.- Uarda C. Birky, 88,
Valparaiso, Ind., died Feb. 28. Spouse: Harold C. King (deceased).
Parents: Jake and Emma Miller Birky. Children: Judy Bachert, Janice
Trully, Marvin, Keith, Byron, Rodney; 18 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 4 at Hopewell Mennonite Church,
Kouts, Ind.
Kuhns.- Opal Katherine Schrock,
84, Glendale, Ariz., died Jan. 13. Spouse: Kenneth Keith Kuhns
(deceased). Parents: Dave and Bena Roth Schrock. Children: David, Ken,
Barbara Weaver, Nellen Plouffe.; numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 30 at Glencroft Retirement
Community, Glendale.
Lapp.- Wayne, 81, Kalispell,
Mont., died March 18 following a stroke. Spouse: Mary Eby Lapp.
Parents: Frank and Lena Kauffman Lapp. Children: Robert, Sandi Heine,
Nancy Kanagy, Julie Lapp, John; 11 grandchildren. Funeral: March 22 at
Mountain View Mennonite Church, Kalispell.
Lewis.- Martha "Marti" M.M.,
57, South Bend, Ind., died Jan. 5. Funeral: Jan. 9 at Kern Road
Mennonite church, South Bend.
Lichti.- Herbert V., 87,
Reedley, Calif., died March 24. Spouse: Elsie Anna Heer Lichti
(deceased). Parents: Daniel and Babette Horsch Lichti. Children: Fran
Loewen, Jim, Christi Lichti; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Funeral: April 2 at First Mennonite Church, Reedley.
Meyers.- Martha Hunsberger Godshalk,
88, Sarasota, Fla., died March 2. Spouse: Clarence Meyers. Parents:
Charles Matthew and Susie Hunsberger Godshalk. Children: Richard,
Edward, Thomas; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral:
March 7 at Doylestown Mennonite Church, Doylestown, Pa.
Miller.- Betty R., 63, Berlin,
Ohio, died Feb. 25. Parents: Roman H. and Elva H. Raber Miller.
Funeral: Feb. 28 at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church, Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Musser.- Miriam L. Good, 66,
Tunkhannock, Pa., died Feb. 28 of pancreatic cancer. Spouse: Robert
Musser. Parents: Lester and Maggie Good. Children: Maria, Tim; three
grandchildren. Funeral: March 4 at Community Bible Church, Tunkhannock.
Schmidt.- Edna Unger, 97,
Hesston, Kan., died Feb. 12. Spouse: Ferd Schmidt. Parents: P.N. and
Mary Seibel Unger. Children: Jerol, Ronnie, Larry, Sharon Schroeder;
nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 16 at Tabor
Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Slade.- Graham Laurence, 76,
Nashville, Tenn., died March 12 of cancer. Children: Angie Slade,
Michael. Amy Binkley; five grandchildren. Funeral: March 22 at Belmont
United Methodist Church, Nashville.
Slifer.- Rita Royer, 78,
Hesston, Kan., died Dec. 10, 2009. Parents: Rudy and Elta Runte Royer.
Children: Gaye Pilgrim, Anne Slifer; six grandchildren. Funeral: Dec.
17 at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
Stuckey.- Mable Klopfenstein Gisel,
101, Archbold, Ohio, died March 8. Spouse:
Lloyd Gisel (deceased). Spouse: Dennis Stuckey (deceased). Parents:
Aaron and Jemima Aeschliman Klopfenstin. Children: Lois Leidig, Ruth
Nafziger, Lavonne Bixler; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 15
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 12 at West Clinton Mennonite
Church, Wauseon, Ohio.
Stucky.- Kathleen Ruth Krehbiel,
85, Moundridge, Kan., died Feb. 8. Parents: Herbert J. and Esther
Goering Krehbiel. Children: Roger, Tom, Shirley Stucky, Patsy Jean
Montoya; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb.
13 at First Mennonite Church of Christian, Moundridge.
Stucky.- Leota Grace, 99,
Moundridge, Kan., died March 20. Parents: Edward J. and~ Lena Gering
Stucky. Funeral: March 23 at First Mennonite Church of Christian,
Moundridge.
Wiebe.- Stella Enns, 94, North
Newton, Kan., died March 9. Spouse: Walter Enns (deceased). Parents:
Abram Peter and Maria Sukau Enns. Children: Sharon Stucky, Paul, Miriam
Crehan, six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June at
First Mennonite Church, Aberdeen, Idaho.
Yoder.- Reuben A., 71, Arthur,
Ill., died March 5. Spouse: Janice Belton Canull Yoder. Parents: Abe D.
and Amanda Helmuth Yoder. Children: Melanie, Kevin, Michelle Nelson,
Robin Caull-Fonner, Jana DeLong; two grandchildren; nine
step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 9 at
Arthur Mennonite Church.
Yousey.- Irene Widrick, 84,
Lowville, N.Y., died Feb. 13. Spouse: Benjamin Yousey. Parents: Jacov
and Lena Martin Widrick. Children: Lena Mae Martin, Yvonne Dunn, Marcia
Moshier, Jane Nafziger, Beverly Chartrand; 11 grandchildren. Funeral:
Feb. 17 at Croghan Mennonite Church, Croghan, N.Y.
Transcribed by: John Ingold