The Mennonite - July, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, July 2010, pages
51-55, Vol. 13, No. 7.
Alderfer.- Mary Ellen C. Shisler,
93, Sarasota, Fla., died May 23 of congestive heart failure. Spouse:
Earle L. Alderfer (deceased). Parents: Horace and Maggie Clemmer
Shisler. Children: John, Herbert, Joe, Linda Ruiz; nine grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 26 at Bay Shore Mennonite
Church, Sarasota, and May 29 at Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville,
Pa.
Arndt.- Arlene, 80, Hartville,
Ohio, died April 10. Funeral: April 15 at Hartville Mennonite Church.
Bauer.- Davis, 85, Connell,
Wash., died April 4 of Parkinson's disease. Spouse: Rose Bauer.
Parents: William F. and Marie Schafer Bauer. Children: Ed, Janet
Bauer-McVay, Fred, Larry; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 15 at Menno Mennonite Church, Ritzville, Wash.
Beck.- Charles E., 78,
Archbold, Ohio, died April 20. Spouse: Arva Short Beck. Parents: Harley
and Frances Klopfenstein Beck. Children: Mark, Luana King, Linda
Dickerson, Dave; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
April 24 at Lockport Mennonite, Stryker, Ohio.
Beebe.- Mary J. Stucky, 65,
Moundridge, Kan., died June 1. Spouse: Edgar R. Beebe. Parents: Milford
P. and Martha J. Krehbiel Stucky. Child: Shane. Funeral: June 4 at
Hesston Mennonite Church, Hesston, Kan.
Berkey.- Austin L., 77, Goshen,
Ind., died April 18. Parents: Cletus and Clara Miller Berkey. Funeral:
April 23 at Greencroft Meeting House, Goshen, Ind.
Braun.- Bernie N., 83, Altona,
Manitoba, died April 28. Spouse: Tina Wieler Braun. Parents: Bernhard
A. and Agatha Neufeld Braun. Children: Mel, Daryl, Connie, Carilee
Dueck, Dwight, Tammy; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at Altona
Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Brenneman.- Kathryn L. "Katie,"
78, died March 31 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital, Albany, Ore.,
of pulmonary-fibrosis. Katie was born in Indiantown, Bureau County,
Ill., on October 25, 1931, to Wilbur J. and Marybelle (Stutzman)
Smucker. She was raised on a farm outside of Tiskilwa, Ill., graduating
from Tiskilwa High School in 1949. She left home to attend Goshen
College, graduating in 1954 with a bachelor of science in nursing. She
met Gerald "Jerry" Brenneman from Albany, Ore., at college, and they
were married Sept. 2, 1954, at Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Katie's
home church. They moved to Albany in 1957, establishing their permanent
home there when Jerry was hired as a high school teacher. Katie worked
for a time at Albany General Hospital before becoming a nurse for a
local doctor for over 20 years, retiring in 1989. Katie served as
Sunday school and Bible school teacher at Albany Mennonite Church and
recently as usher and welcoming greeter. She also volunteered at the
Mennonite Village, where they lived, as a buyer and coordinator of help
for the two gift stores. Katie and Jerry enjoyed traveling, visiting
family and grandchildren, and Europe four times including a 50th
anniversary trip to Ireland. Survivors include her husband, Jerry;
sister Annalee Yordy; daughter Ann Stroud, sons Douglas, and Daniel;
and granddaughters Leslie Stroud Romero, Dr. Sara Franzen and Maggie
Brenneman. A memorial service for Katie was held April 5 at the Albany
Mennonite Church in Albany.
Brilhart.- Earle Rodney, 98,
Goshen, Ind., and Scottdale, Pa., died April 19. Spouse: Marnetta Yake
Brilhart. Parents: C.A. and Cora Loucks Brilhart. Children: Theodore,
Kathleen Brilhart Repko, Daniel. Funeral: April 25 at Meeting House at
Greencroft, Goshen.
Bucher.- Dr. Samuel J., 91,
Thomas, W.V., died May 21. Spouse: Kathryn Hostetter Bucher. Spouse:
Margaret M. Mininger Bucher (deceased). Parents: Bela L. and Mabel
Musselman Bucher. Children: S. Jonanthan, J. Daniel, Sarah Ellen Myers,
Mary Beth Lind; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 25 at Dry Fork Assembly of God Church.
Derstine.- Noah T., 96,
Perkasie, Pa., died May 13 of arteriosclerotic heart disease. Parents:
Ruth Freed Derstine. Parents: Samuel and Lizzie Trauger Derstine.
Children: Jeanette Baum, Bette Aukerman, Carolyn Godshall; five
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 17 at the Chapel
of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, Pa.
Ebeling.- Justina Anna Dick,
89, Saint James, Minn., died May 16. Spouse: Mayo J. Ebeling
(deceased). Parents: Abram B. and Susan "Susanna" Heppner Dick.
Children: Susan Anderson, Paul Ebeling; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 21 in Mountain Lake, Minn.
Emerson.- R.D., 92, Fisher,
Ill., died April 24 of congestive heart disease. Spouse: Mildred
Genevieve Heiser Emerson (deceased). Parents: Enoch and Ruth Ellen
Wilkerson Emerson. Children: Ruth Horsch, Mary Lou Kelley, Anna Kay
Friesen, Phyllis Mishler; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 1 at Fairhaven A.M. Church, Goshen, Ind.
Gehman.- Harold M., 89,
Lancaster, Pa., died May 8. Spouse: Gladys M. Lehman Gehman. Parents:
Barton and Anna Martin Gehman. Children: David E., Edward D., Rachel
Dawn Gehman; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 15, at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville, Pa.
Gingerich.- Phyllis Marie Eash,
80, Kalona, Iowa, died June 9. Spouse: Leo Glenn Gingerich (deceased).
Parents: Glen and Lavanda Fisher Eash. Children: Nancy Gingerich,
Charles, Angela Eash; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Funeral: June 12 at Wellman Mennonite Church, Wellman, Iowa.
Gyger.- Helen Haaby, 86,
Schwenksville, Pa., died April 27 of cerebrovascular disease. Spouse:
Christian Gyger. Parents: Daniel and Marie Roche Haaby. Children:
Claire Kratz, John Peter; four grandchildren. Funeral: May 3 at
Williams Bergey Koffel Funeral Home, Telford, Pa.
Halteman.- Wilmer Moyer, 93,
Sellersville, Pa., died April 28. Spouse: Sara Pearl Guntz Halteman
(deceased). Parents: Elmer and Mary Moyer Halteman. Children: Lareta
Halteman Finger, James, Mary Ann Conrad, Elizabeth Joan Dintaman,
Jennifer Lynn Schrock; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 6 at Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, Pa.
Harnish.- John Houser, 91,
Millersville, Pa., died April 14 of complications from pneumonia.
Spouse: Ruth Warfel Harnish. Parents: Jacob T. and Ella W. Harnish.
Children: Esther Breneman, John Henry, Elizabeth Siegrist, Mary
Grinder, James, Ruth Yoder, David; 27 grandchildren; 48
great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 19 at Millersville Mennonite Church.
Helmuth.- Elnora M. Bender, 87,
Sarasota, Fla., died May 6. Spouse: Freeman Helmuth. Parents: Milton
and Magdalena Roth Bender. Children: Terry, Dean, Laurie Zook; eight
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 10 at Bahia Vista
Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Helmuth.- Mary S. Schrock, 77,
Hartville, Ohio, died May 2. Spouse: Ervin Helmuth. Parents: Henry H.
and Mary Ann Miller Schrock. Children: Norma Anderson, Steven, Rosemary
Wolf, Thomas Eugene; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 6 at Hartville Mennonite Church.
Hickey.- Claire E. Tammany, 75,
Lancaster, Pa., died May 26 of cancer. Spouse: John E. Hickey, Sr.
Parents: Harry S. and Martha Faltine Tammany. Children: Claire "Sue"
McMichael, Dinah Wise, John Edward, Jr., Roseanne Keller, Christopher,
Michael; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 2 at
Sunnyside Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Kibele.- Ruth E. Geiser, 91,
Bluffton, Ohio, died April 23. Spouse: Kermit Kibele (deceased).
Parents: John and Clara Gratz Geiser. Children: Jeannie Hinkle, Kay
Wade, Kim, Jan, Don, Tom, Jack, Keith; 10 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 1 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Klassen.- Jacob, 82, Altona,
Manitoba, died April 29. Spouse: Hilda Friesen Klassen. Parents: Johann
and Helena Loeppky Klassen. Children: Marilyn Pappel, Shirley Borden,
Jo-ann Heinrichs, Sharon Hruda, James, Karen Louise Sawatzky; 13
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 3 at Altona
Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Kuhns.- Olive Clemens, 86,
Harrisonburg, Va., died April 22. Spouse: James Kuhns (deceased).
Parents: Raymond S. and Esther S. Clemens. Children: Jean Rissler,
Philip, Evelyn Rankin; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 22 at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg.
Kulp.- Beulah S. Gotwals, 90,
Souderton, Pa., died April 4. Spouse: Howard L. Kulp (deceased).
Parents: Clayton and Lillian Schueck Gotwals. Children: Ruth Coates,
Lois Johnstone; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 11 at Souderton Mennonite Homes.
Leatherman.- Richard D., 83,
Dublin, Pa., died May 15. Spouse: Della M. Meyers Leatherman. Parents:
John G. and Mary Derstine Leatherman. Child: Dale; three grandchildren.
Funeral: May 22 at Deep Run Mennonite Church East, Perkasie, Pa.
Lehman.- Cleo Yousey, 91,
Lowville, N.Y., died May 23. Spouse: Kenneth Lehman (deceased).
Parents: Chris and Katie Moser Yousey. Children: Noel, Anne Lehman,
Marilyn Pratt. Funeral: May 27 at First Mennonite Church, New Bremen,
N.Y.
Lehman.- James E., 89, Boswell,
Pa., died Feb. 22 of chronic leukemia. Parents: John J. and Bertha
Lehman. Children: Betty Hostetler, James Lehman, Jr.; five
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Feb. 23 in
Davidsville, Pa.
Lehman.- Leland Charles, 90,
Bluffton, Ohio, died March 12. Spouse: Dorothy Jean Burner Lehman
(deceased). Parents: Alice and Leo E. Lehman. Children: Barbara Alice
Boldt, Stephen, Cynthia Jean Linscheid; four grandsons; one
great-grandson. Funeral: March 16 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Lehman.- Lena Lela Geiser, 76,
Kidron, Ohio, died March 17 of injuries sustained in an automobile
accident. Spouse: Clifford David Lehman. Parents: Fred F. and Lena
Nussbaum Lehman. Children: Cheryl Gerber, Michael, Rod, Kent; 11
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 21 at Sonnenberg
Mennonite Church, Kidron.
Martin.- John Jacob, 88,
Kidron, Ohio, died April 15 of acute leukemia. Spouse: Flora Jean
Hostetler Martin. Parents: John Jacob and Merta Ziegler Martin.
Children: Ron, Wendell, Sharon Ressler, Janis Steigauf; 11
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: April 19 at Sonnenberg
Mennonite Church, Kidron.
Miller.- Michael Peter, 23,
Grantsville, Md., died April 28. Parents: Pete and Karin Naslund
Miller. Sibling: Dan. Funeral: May 3 at Springs Mennonite Church,
Springs, Pa.
Moyer.- Elizabeth "Betty" B. Landis,
86, Telford, Pa., died May 9 of Parkinson's disease. Spouse: Newton F.
Moyer (deceased). Parents: Abram and Ella Landis. Children: Nancy
Makin, Eileen Mertz, Martha Miller; four grandchildren. Funeral:
May 13 at Franconia Mennonite Church, Telford.
Moyer.- Kenneth S., 79,
Souderton, Pa., died May 30 of pneumonia. Parents: Ellis S. and Edna
Lewis Springer Moyer. Funeral: June 3 at Franconia Mennonite Church,
Telford.
Myer.- Esther M. Hostetter, 92,
Lancaster, Pa., died Feb. 24. Spouse: Landis E. Myer (deceased).
Parents: Christian and Stella Hostetter. Children: Nancy Witmer, Earl,
Nelson; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 1 at
Habecker Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Neuenschwander.- Naomi Sommers Helmuth,
91, Louisville, Ohio, died June 1. Spouse: Paul Neuenschwander. Spouse:
Kenneth Sommers (deceased). Parents: Gideon and Fanny Helmuth.
Children: Donald Sommers, Duane Sommers, Charlotte Miller, Jeanette
Wagner, Sherri Lehman; step-children: Art Neuenschwander, Ken
Neuenschwander, Shirley Hochstetler, Janet Hostetler, Kathy Zendt,
Norma Burkholder; nine grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 4 at
Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville.
Nyce.- Paul Moyer, 87,
Souderton, Pa., died May 14 of primary degenerative dementia. Parents:
Howard H. and Mary L. Moyer Nyce. Funeral: May 19 at Plains Mennonite
Church, Hatfield, Pa.
Olson.- David Cornelius, Sr.,
88, Colorado Springs, Colo., died May 4. Spouse: Dorothy Pomeroy Olson
(deceased). Parents: Conrad and Olga Olson. Children: Mark, David,
Steve; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 10 at
Beth-El Mennonite Church, Colorado Springs.
Oyer.- Viola Stauffer, 90,
Gibson City, Ill., died May 11. Spouse: Vilas Oyer (deceased). Parents:
Henry and Sophia Zimmerman Stauffer. Parents: Jerry S., Kenneth, Anna
Marie Yoder, Helen Mae Amberg; four grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 15 at East Bend Mennonite Church,
Fisher, Ill.
Reed.- Lawrence "Larry" D., 51,
Canton, Ohio, died March 2. Spouse: Sharon Erb Reed. Parents: Lawrence
J. and Jean Reed. Children: Heather McCoy, Julie Martin; four
grandchildren. Funeral: March 7 at Hartville Mennonite Church,
Hartville, Ohio.
Rheinheimer.- Floyd A., 85,
Goshen, Ind., died June 2. Spouse: Katie Mae Miller Rheinheimer
(deceased). Parents: Clayton and Maude Miller Rheinheimer.
Children: Dennis, Floyd, Shirley Riegsecker, Linda Young, Ron; 10
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 5 at First
Mennonite Church, Middlebury, Ind.
Ropp.- Katie Leona, 95,
Hesston, Kan., died June 8. Parents: Moses S. and Katherine Eimen Ropp.
Funeral: June 12 at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
Schmidt.- Luella Doris Schmidt,
82, Hesston, Kan., died May 12. Spouse: Eldon "Chick" R. Schmidt
(deceased). Parents: Arnold T. and Marie Flaming Schmidt. Children:
Mary Jantz, Janet Freeman; six grandchildren. Funeral: May 15 at
Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston.
Schueck.- Martha Anne Long, 56,
Gilbertsville, Pa., died May 4 following a five year battle with
cancer. Spouse: Arnold Schueck. Parents: James L. and Anna K. Swartz
Long. Children: Michael, Amy Guldin, Katie Schueck; four grandchildren.
Funeral: May 8 at Boyertown Mennonite Church, Boyertown, Pa.
Short.- Doyle, 87, Archbold,
Ohio, died May 14 of a heart attack. Spouse: Melva Rupp Short. Parents:
Dan and Malinda Short. Children: Kent, Carla Wilhelm, Lori Carteyn; six
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 20 at Lockport
Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Stockdale.- Pauline S. Weaver,
82, Reedley, Calif., died May 13. Spouse: Darvin Stockdale(deceased).
Children: Dorvin, John, Bobby, Gwen Peters; 10 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 17 at First Mennonite Church, Reedley.
Stoesz.- Gladys Dick, 78,
Akron, Pa., died April 20. Spouse: Edgar Stoesz. Parents: Henry G. and
Maria Dick. Children: Susan Stoesz Bauman, Dean, Randy, Kris Stoesz;
seven grandchildren. Funeral: April 23 at Akron Mennonite Church.
Stutzman.- Jeanette A. Burkey,
74, Milford, Neb., died May 3 of cancer. Spouse: Robert G. Stutzman.
Parents: Lester and Stella Zimmerman Burkey. Children: Charnell
Sanders, Robert K.; two grandchildren. Funeral: May 6 at Bellwood
Mennonite Church, Milford.
Stutzman.- Martha M. Kauffman,
91, Kalona, Iowa, died June 12. Spouse: John Stutzman. Children:
Claretta McArtor, Merle, John, Harold, Laverta Steiner, Laverna Troyer;
16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 16 at Lower
Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona.
Thomas.- Maxine Virginia Aeschliman,
79, Archbold, Ohio, died May 11. Spouse: Sanford Thomas. Parents: Ben
and Mary Conrad Aeschliman. Children: Bonnie Heatwole, Becky Short,
Audrey Burkholder; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 22 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Troyer.- Ferne Mary Fisher, 87,
Kalona, Iowa, died May 18. Spouse: Cleo Troyer (deceased). Children:
Richard, Ronald, Randy, Beverly Strother; nine grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 22 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church, Kalona.
Weber.- Edna Martin, 87, St.
Jacobs, Ontario, died April 27. Spouse: Ivan Weber (deceased). Parents:
Isaac and Sarah Sitler Martin. Children: Karen Hallman, Janet Weber;
four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: April 30 at St.
Jacobs Mennonite Church.
Wenger.- Samuel Esbenshade, 72,
Akron, Pa., died May 15 of a heart attack and automobile accident.
Spouse: Ruth Arlene Derstine Wenger. Parents: Samuel Stoner and Ella
Mae Esbenshade Wenger. Children: Ann Whipple, Jonathan Whipple, Carla
Vicidomini, Tonya; four grandchildren. Memorial service to be held at
Akron Mennonite Church at a future date.
Wyse.- Glenn Daniel, 76,
Wauseon, Ohio, died May 22. Parents: Ira and Mable Mull Wyse. Funeral:
May 27 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.
Yoder.- Wilmer H., 95, Pueblo,
Colo., died May 21. Spouse: Marjorie Arnett Yoder (deceased). Spouse:
Grace Rhodes Yoder (deceased). Parents: Elba J. and Erma Miller Yoder.
Children: Roger Yoder, Sharon Trauger; step-children: Linda Rhodes,
Dennis Rhodes, Pamela Rowley; seven grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 26 at Pueblo Mennonite Church,
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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