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Bacon.- Wendell, 72, York, Pa., died Oct. 2. Survivors: wife, E. Jean; daughter, Sherilyn Poet; four grandchildren. Burial: Oct. 6 at York by Warren Tyson.

Bergey.- Wilmer L., 97, Souderton, Pa., died March 10. Survivors: children Emma Keeler, Eva Nyce, Elva Hange; 21 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 33 great-great-grandchildren. Burial: March 14 at Franconia, Pa., by Steven Landis, Curtis Bergey and Steve Nyce.

Blough.- Alvin John, 80, Hesston, Kan., died March 4 of Alzheimer's disease. Survivors: wife, Gertrude; children John, Jim, Jerry, Jay, Joe, Judy Smith, Joyce McLear, Julia Rodgers; 18 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. Burial: March 7 at Hesston by Cheryl Hershberger and Steve Nyce.

Boehr.- Elmer, 89, Henderson, Neb., died March 8. Survivors: wife, Frieda; children Elmiran, Ron, Carol Ott; five grandchildren. Burial: March 12 at Henderson by John Yoder-Schrock.

Bontrager.- William R., 92, Hesston, Kan., died March 11. Survivors: wife, Buetta; children Glenda Monteith, Miriam Ensz, Howard; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial: March 14 at Inman, Kan., by Cheryl Hershberger and Ann Showalter.

Dagen.- Robert, 71, Strasburg, Pa., died March 15. Survivors: wife, Rhoda; children Judith Witmer, Patsy Beiler, Charles; six grandchildren. Burial: March 19 at Lancaster, Pa., by Harold Shultz and Ira Kurtz.

Eshleman.- Harold Grant, 86, Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 27. Survivors: wife, Arlene; children Robert, Kenneth, Ruth Schrock; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial: March 4 at Harrisonburg, Va., by Sam Janzen and Beryl Jantzi.

Flisher.- Arvilla Ellen Miller, 72, Hannibal, Mo., died March 10. Survivors: husband, Jacob; children Mary Ina Hooley, Judith Ginger, Sylvia Blaser, Jeanette Hess; seven grandchildren. Burial: March 17 at Philadelphia, Mo., by William Clifton.

Gehman.- Melvin, 83, Bally, Pa., died Feb. 7 of Alzheimer's disease. Survivors: wife, Sara; children David, Ruth Stauffer, Irene; four grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 12 at Bally by Roy Yoder and Doug Jantzi.

Herr.- Anna M. Sangrey, 87, Millersville, Pa., died March 15. Survivors: children Kathryn Martin, Harold; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 18 at Pequea, Pa., by Delbert Kautz and Abram Charles.

Horst.- Elva Conrad, 97, Smithville, Ohio, died Feb. 27 of a stroke. Survivors: children George, Dale, Philip; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 2 at Wooster, Ohio, by Richard Ross.

Landis.- Ruth Fry Garman, 87, East Petersburg, Pa., died Feb. 28. Survivors: children Miriam Bauman, Ruth Lutz, Elizabeth Nissley, Rhoda Cicero, Mark, John, James; 23 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial: March 4 at Landis Valley, Pa., by Thomas Horst, Paul Weaver, Donald Good and John Landis.

Lapham.- William T., Jr., 62, York, Pa., died Dec. 21 of cancer. Survivor: wife, Shirley. Burial: Dec. 26 at York by Warren Tyson.

Lauver.- Raymond, 80, Mifflintown, Pa., died March 5 of heart failure. Survivors: wife, Kathryn; children Judy Martin, Barbara Brubaker, Rachel Erb, Miriam, Lillian Weaver; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 9 at Mifflintown by Gary Krabill.

Louden.- James Wesley, 82, Selkirk, Ont., died Feb. 9. Survivors: wife, Eunice; children Harold, Bruce, Joseph; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 13 at Selkirk by Catherine Hunsberger.

Martin.- Elvina Martin, 83, St. Jacobs, Ont., died March 8. Survivors: husband, Menno; children Lena Roth, Verna Loewen; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: March 12 at St. Jacobs by Harold Hildebrand Schlegel and Anna Hemmendinger.

Miller.- Mabel Helmuth, 93, Goshen, Ind., died March 10. Survivors: children Marilyn, Ned; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 14 at Goshen by Robert Shreiner and Vernon Bontreger.

Miller.- Paul M., 83, Lititz, Pa., died March 3. Survivors: wife, Bertha; children John, James, Rebecca Fast, Rosemary; six grandchildren. Burial: March 7 at Landisville, Pa., by Urbane Peachey and Dawn Yoder Harms.

Osborne.- Chester C., 84, Hesston, Kan., died March 2. Survivors: wife, Eva; children Conrad, Zonda Befort, Philip, Rachel Koppenhaver, David, Stanley, Grace; 18 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial: March 6 at Hesston by Cheryl Hershbergerand Ann Showalter.

Overholt.- Ralph O., 80, Fredericktown, Ohio, died Jan. 28. Survivors: children Richard, Edward, Joseph, Jay, David, Mark, Mary Ellen Hazen; 25 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: Jan. 31 at Chesterville, Ohio, by Glenn Martin and Murray Krabill.

Regier.- Edwin, 73, Halstead, Kan., died Feb. 11. Survivors: wife, Evelyn; children Dianna Harms, Duane; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 14 at Halstead by Cleo Koop.

Reichenbach.- Shirley Staley, 69, Bluffton, Ohio, died March 14 of cancer. Survivors: husband, Kenneth; children Teresa Parlette, Diane, Keith; five grandchildren; parents, George and Edith Staley. Burial: March 16 at Bluffton by Dorothy Nickel Friesen.

Rheinheimer.- Raymond L., 75, Shipshewana, Ind., died March 8 of a stroke. Survivors: wife, Florence; children Shirley Helmuth, Karen Coffee, Bonnie Swihart, Larry, Lonnie; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Burial: March 12 at Shipshewana by Carl Horner and Brent Eash.

Roth.- Roy, 86, Milford, Neb., died Feb. 25 of congestive heart failure. Survivors: wife, Irene; children LeRoy, James, Terry, Janice Oswald; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 28 at Milford by Marlin Kym.

Smith.- Ralph S., 79, Landale, Pa., died March 12. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; children Nancy Boorse, Ralph, Janet Oplinger, Donna Bulgrien; seven grandchildren. Burial: March 16 by Gary Stenson.

Spangler.- Myrtle M., 82, York, Pa., died Jan. 16. Survivor: husband, Mearle. Burial: Jan. 20 at York by Ronald French and Warren Tyson.

Stine.- Allean, 80, York, Pa., died Nov. 2 of a stroke. Survivors: children E. Jean Bacon, James; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Burial: Nov. 6 at Stoverstown, Pa., by Warren Tyson.

Stucky.- Violet Kauffman, 69, Moundridge, Kan., died March 2 of cancer. Survivors: husband, Delmar; children Eric, Cassandra Wenger, Peggy Bissing; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; parents, Benjamin and Matilda Kaufman. Burial: March 5 at Moundridge by Tim Kliewer.

Uhler.- Goldie Beier, 83, Henderson, Neb., died March 5 of cancer. Survivors: children Mary Jane Fosdick, William; six grandchildren. Burial: March 9 at Maxwell, Neb., by Marcia Yoder-Schrock.

Weirich.- Joseph D., 78, Shipshewana, Ind., died Feb. 12 of carbon monoxide poisoning. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; children Cheryl Barnes, Maria Olsen, Brenda Ransley, Glen; five grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 16 at Shipshewana by Brian Arbuckle.

Wenger.- Ethel Showalter, 93, Harrisonburg, Va., died Feb. 25. Survivors: Roy, William, Pauline Nice, Geneva Brunk, Janet Bollinger; 21 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial: Feb. 28 at Harrisonburg by Glendon and Paul Good.

Widmer.- George, 71, Iowa City, Iowa, died Dec. 12 of a heart attack. Survivors: wife, Alta; children Brenda Troyer, Brad, Lori Clark; nine grandchildren; parents, Daniel and Viola Widmer. Burial: Dec. 16 at Iowa City by Diane Zaerr and Paul Wiebe.

Wiens.- Gerhard, 96, Beatrice, Neb., died Feb. 18. Survivors: Mary Ann Rodriguez, Claire Seemann, Mike, Myron; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 21 at Beatrice by Weldon and Florence Schloneger.

Volovnik.- Fyrne L. Smith, 68, Sellersville, Pa., died March 1 of heart failure. Survivors: husband, Albert; daughter, Brenda Gillespie; parents, Walter and Elsie Smith. Burial: March 5 at Blooming Glen, Pa., by Truman Brunk and Benjamin Stutzman.

Ziegler.- Kathrine, 87, York, Pa., died Jan. 14 of a stroke. Survivors: four grandchildren. Burial: Jan. 17 at York by David Stoltzfus.

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Kreider.- Elda L. Hostetler, 82, Seymour, Ind., died March 8. Survivors: husband, Don; children Eldon, Leo, Dierra Lehman, Donna Zehr, Kay, Loretta; 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Cremated.

Lamberton.- Forrest William, newborn, Pawlet, Vt., died Feb. 12. Survivors: parents, Annisa and Tony Lamberton; sister, Abigale. Burial: March 3 at Vermont by James Musser.

Roth.- Grace Boshart, 84, Wayland, Iowa, died March 8. Survivors: husband, Lester; children Jim, LaVonne Mullet, Joyce Sandersfeld; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: March 13 at Wayland by Ruben Chupp and Colen Richard.

Saylor.- Mabel Wenger Ristenbatt, 72, Manheim, Pa., died March 9. Survivors: husband, William; children David Ristenbatt, Ruth Burkholder; stepson, Jesse Saylor; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren. Burial: March 14 at Lititz, Pa., by Dennis Ernest.

Shank.- Reba Heatwole, 83, Harrisonburg, Va., died March 3 of lung cancer. Survivors: children Stanley, Jay; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Memorial service March 8 by Dwight Heatwole and Dan Longenecker.

Summers.- Raymond W., 94, Goshen, Ind., died March 9. Survivors: wife, Edna; children Kathryn Sherer, Robert; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial: March 13 at Goshen by Firman Gingerich and Nancy Kauffmann.

Weber.- Roy R., 51, Newton, Kan., died Feb. 20 of a heart attack. Survivors: wife, Connie; children Sarah, Michael; parents, Raymond and Betty Jean Weber. Burial: Feb. 24 at Newton by Clarence Rempel and Verney Unruh.

Wenger.- Edna K., 83, Leola, Pa., died March 9. Burial: March 14 at Leola, by Tim Herr, Bonnie Stutzman and Warren Good.

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Burkholder.- Charles H., 85, Harper, Kan., died March 17. Survivors: children Howard, Gilbert, Sidney, Joan Myers, Margaret Johnson; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Burial: March 20 at Harper by Vernon Whitmore and Royce Vogt.

Detweiler.- Mahlon H.,83, Souderton, Pa., died March 7. Survivors: wife, Edna; children Eleanor Hawks, Lorraine Mast, Bernice Whirledge, Gloria Walejewski, Walter, Darwin; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial: March 12 at Line Lexington, Pa., by Lowell Delp and John King.

Gerber.- Loyal D., 64, Archbold, Ohio, died March 23 of cancer. Survivors: wife, Shirley; children Linda, Sharon, Judy Snyder, Gary Tubby (adopted); three grandchildren; parents, Clyde and Fannie Gerber. Burial: March 26 at Pettisville, Ohio, by Ron Guengerich and Dee Swartz.

Guengerich.- Clarence, 81, Glendale, Ariz., died March 9. Survivors: wife, Mary; son, Robert; three grandchildren. Burial: March 12 at Glendale by Dennis Stauffer.

Heishman.- Theda Shetter, 79, Harrisonburg, Va., died March 23 of cancer. Survivors: children Barbara Headings, Bonita Sauder, James; seven grandchildren. Burial: March 26 at Harrisonburg by Phil Kniss, Shirley Yoder Brubaker and Owen Burkholder.

Hostetter.- Nora Isabella, 93, Harrisonburg, Va., died March 24. Burial: March 27 at Harrisonburg by David Yoder, Owen Burkholder and Loren Horst.

Kinsinger.- Dorothy, 79, Parnell, Iowa, died March 10. Burial: March 13 at Parnell by David Boshart.

Regier.- Walter Henry, 82, Enid, Okla., died March 19. Survivors: wife, Ruby; children Charles, Jerry, James; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: March 23 at Enid.

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Becker.- Ella, 93, Aberdeen, Idaho, died April 1. Burial: April 6 at Aberdeen by Monty Ledford.

Gerber.- Galen, 70, Strasburg, Ohio, died March 25 of cancer. Survivors: wife, Mary Lou; children Sye Jackson, George Jackson and Dianne Skelly; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial: March 26 at Walnut Creek, Ohio, by Ross Miller.

Goossen.- Martha Doell, 88, Henderson, Neb., died March 29. Survivors: children LaRue, Warren; four grandchildren. Burial: April 2 at Henderson by John Yoder-Schrock.

Miller.- Shirley K. Kulp, 69, North Wales, Pa., died March 15, of lung cancer. Survivors: husband, Harold; children Lucinda, Heather Ferrence; parents, Harry and Clara Kulp. Burial: March 18 at Hatfield, Pa., by Michael Meneses and Hubert Schwartzentruber.

Rudy.- Abner, 94, New Hamburg, Ont., died Feb. 4. Survivors: children Carl, John, Betty Buschert, Willis, Elvin, Doreen Good, Karen Bergey, Harold, Barbara Stager; 26 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Burial: Feb. 8 at Waterloo, Ont., by Glyn Jones.

Schrag.- Frances Musselman, 84, Pretty Prairie, Kan., died March 11. Survivors: husband, Erwin; children Sam, Don, Janette Zercher; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial: March 14 at Pretty Prairie by Elmer Wall.

Schweitzer.- Dan E., 84, Beaver Crossing, Neb., died March 19 of a heart attack. Survivors: children Leonard, Darrel, Ann Andrews; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial: March 23 at Milford, Neb., by Marlin Kym.

Showalter.- Richard, 78, Chino Valley, Ariz., died March 14 of a stroke. Survivors: wife, Genevieve; children Nancy Redding, Rebecca Hynds, Miriam Phillips, Lois Sperry, Ruth Robinson, Benjamin, David; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial: March 18 at Prescott, Ariz., by Ray Keim.

Snyder.- Margaret V. Kauffmann, 82, Albany, Ore., died March 14 of cancer. Survivors: children Carl, Ken, Myron; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: March 21 at Salem, Ore., by Lynn Miller and Carl Newswanger.

Summer.- Dennis, 90, Ashley, Mich., died March 19 of a heart attack. Burial: March 21 by Joe Pendleton.

Troyer.- Beulah Mae, 85, Harper, Kan., died Jan. 17. Burial: Jan. 20 at Harper by Vernon Whitmore.

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