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Birky.- Elsie Troyer, 83, Kouts, Ind., died Aug. 7. Survivors: children Joan Johnson, Leslie, Wesley, Kathy Bailey; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 11 at Kouts by John Murray and Bill Beck.

Birky.- Orvill, 83, Kouts, Ind., died Aug. 9. Survivors: children Joan Johnson, Leslie, Wesley, Kathy Bailey; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 11 at Kouts by John Murray and Bill Beck.

Dahlin.- Evelyn Saeger, 84, Enid, Okla., died Aug. 4. Survivors: daughter, Shirley Wentworth; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Burial: Aug. 8 at Enid by Norman Unruh.

Ebersole.- Savilla, 90, Elkhart, Ind., died July 30. Burial: Aug. 1 at Greentown, Ind., by Andrew Kreider.

Schnell.- Russell, 91, Glendale, Ariz., died July 30. Survivors: wife, Helen; children Carolyn Yost, Marilyn Memmer, Evelyn Moler, Tamar Myers; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 3 at Phoenix by Ray Keim.

Slagell.- Kathryn, 83, Ithaca, Mich., died Aug. 9 of heart failure. Survivors: children Joan Crites, Glenn, Frank, Lee; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 12 at Ashley, Mich., by Joe Pendleton.

Smith.- Louella, 89, Goshen, Ind., died July 22. Survivors: husband, Tilman; children Carolyn Diener, Marian Yoder, Eleanor, John, Stanley; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial: July 25 at Goshen by Firman Gingerich and Nancy Kauffmann.

Snider.- Bretton, 71, St. Jacobs, Ont., died July 27 of lung cancer. Survivors: wife, Luella; children Keith, Ken, Gary, Rick, Bonnie Nahemiak; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Cremated.

Snyder.- Lovina Ziegler, 79, Waterloo, Ont., died July 23 of a stroke. Survivors: husband, Wayne; children Donald, Marilyn, Richard, June Gingrich; four grandchildren. Burial: July 25 at St. Jacobs, Ont., by Anna Hemmendinger and Barb Smith-Morrison.

Stauffer.- Kerry Ryan, 25, Milford, Neb., died July 29. Survivors: parents, Sharon and William Stauffer Jr. Burial: July 31 at Milford, Neb., by Anthony Troyer, Lloyd Gingerich and William Saltzman.

Summers.- Edna, 97, Goshen, Ind., died July 5. Survivors: Kathryn Sherer, Robert; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial: July 9 at Goshen by Clare Schumm and Firman Gingerich.

Thiessen.- Lois, 56, Winnipeg, died July 13 of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Survivors: husband, Arnold; children Bruce, Andrew, Melanie. Burial: July 17 at Aberdeen, Sask., by Ardith Frey.

Waidelich.- Leon, 61, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 3 of a heart attack. Survivors: wife, Wynemia; children Rhonda, Denise, Beth Holsopple, Rachel Horning; three grandchildren; parents, Otis and Caroline Waidelich. Burial: Aug. 7 at Pettisville, Ohio, by John Horning, Lester Roth and Charles Gautsche.

Yoder.- Caroly Slaubaugh, 67, Wellman, Iowa, died July 31 of cancer. Survivors: husband, Lester; stepchildren Carroll, Marcus, Wilbur, Milford, Galen; 16 step-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 4 at Parnell, Iowa, by David Boshart.

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Crossgrove.- Chauncey, 76, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 17 of cancer. Survivors: wife, Kathryn; children Stephen, Nancy, Ruth Ann Yoder, Alan, Lois Stoltzfus; 10 grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 20 at Stryker, Ohio, by Mark Miller and Wendy Miller.

Fretz.- John Emerson, 94, Lansdale, Pa., died Aug. 12. Survivors: wife, Arlene; children Philip, Beverly Brown, Barbara Crossette; stepchildren Lowell Reiff, Denies Reiff, Wanda Schirmer; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service Aug. 22 by Gary Stenson.

Grieser.- Dale, 72, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 4 of multiple myeloma. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; children Kathleen, Cynthia Williams, Barbara, Sara, Jonathan; two grandchildren. Body donated for medical research.

Grove.- Elizabeth Reist, 93, Marietta, Pa., died Aug. 21. Survivors: children Vida, Michael; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 24 at Mount Joy, Pa., by Joe Sherer.

Hauder.- Leona Zimmerman, 84, Milford, Neb., died Aug. 14. Survivors: husband, Harry; children Richard, Maynard; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 17 at Milford by William Saltzman, Lloyd Gingerich and Anthony Troyer.

Keim.- Mary Miller, 90, Kokomo, Ind., died July 7. Survivors: children Esther Kendall, Josephine Fox, Walter; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Burial: July 11at Kokomo by Lee Miller.

Kresse.- John, 89, Cleveland, died Aug. 15. Survivors: children John Jr., Marianne McMichael, Patricia Stepnicka, Robert; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 19 at Bedford Heights, Ohio, by David Orr.

Landis.- Glen, 51, Wilsonville, Ore., died July 20 of a heart attack. Survivors: wife, Tess; children Todd, Chad; parent, Ruth Shank Landis. Memorial service July 23 by Brent Kauffman.

Miller.- Perry Edward, 77, Leo, Ind., died Aug. 9 of emphysema and bronchitis. Survivors: wife, Mary; children Margaret Ann Slone, Herb, Denny, Cindy Rogers; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: Aug. 12 at Leo by Charles Desanto and Brooks Fetters.

Plett.- Bertha, 84, Beaver, Okla., died July 24. Survivors: children Charles, Jane Hamm; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Burial: July 28 at Turpin, Okla., by Eric Deckert.

Short.- Pearl B. Smith, 90, Westland, Mich., died Aug. 14. Survivors: daughter, Merna; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 18 at Stryker, Ohio, by Mark Miller, Wendy Miller and Walter Stuckey.

Snyder.- Iva Schrock, 78, Albany, Ore., died July 28. Survivors: husband, Allen; children Mim Schwartz, Marylin Rush, Myrene Geiser, Kimberly Headings; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: July 31 at Woodburn, Ore., by Richard Regier.

Stutzman.- Fannie Boshart, 98, Albany, Ore., died July 27, Survivors: children Bernice Wideman, Doris, Leon, Berdella, David; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Burial: July 31 at Albany by Brent Kauffman.

Tschetter.- Paul Glanzer, 91, Freeman, S.D., died Aug. 1 of an aneurysm. Survivors: children Lois Hjelmstad, Paul, Janis Schoonmaker; 17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Aug. 9 at Denver by Vernon Rempel. Cremated.

Yoder.- Grace Brenneman, 83, West Liberty, Ohio, died Aug. 12. Survivors: Patricia, Julia. Burial: Aug. 17 at West Liberty by Alvin Yoder.

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Birkey.- Melvin, 84, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 20. Survivors: wife, Mary; children Elizabeth Herring, Jane Otto, John; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 24 at Goshen by Galen Johns, Marvin Yoder and Martha Kolb-Wyckoff.

Friesen.- Emma Blosser, 85, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 20. Survivors: husband, Bernhard; children Lyle, Louise Koehn, Loraine Riegsecker, Loretta Ryan; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 23 at Pettisville, Ohio, by James Roynon, David Ryan and Charles Gautsche.

Hartzler.- Raymond, 76, Belleville, Pa., died Aug 1. Survivor: wife, Sara. Burial: Aug. 3 at Belleville by Max Zook and Robert Hartzler.

Hege.- Herbert Jacob, 98, Aberdeen, Idaho, died Aug. 6. Survivors: wife, Hazel; children Arlis Mueller, Eugene, Richard, Robert, Paul; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 10 at Aberdeen by Monty Ledford.

Kready.- Martin, 65, Manheim, Pa., died Aug. 18 of a heart attack. Survivors: wife, Ruth; children Doris Martin, Joann Herr, Linda Hanna, Gerry, Jay; nine grandchildren; parents, Norman and Elva Kready. Burial: Aug. 22 at Manheim by Andrew Miller, Norman Shenk, Howard Witmer and Jason Denlinger.

Nice.- Raymond, 80, Souderton, Pa., died Aug. 26 of pancreatitis. Survivors: wife, Ella; children Glenn, Donald; foster son, David Cressman; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 29 at Souderton by David Greiser and Gerald Clemmer.

Peters.- Benjamin, 71, Manheim, Pa., died Aug. 8. Survivors: wife, Verna; children Clyde, Mark, Elaine, Janice Gerhart; six grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 12 at Manheim by Donald Nauman, Jay Peters and George Hurst.

Strickler.- Vera Herr, 100, Lancaster, Pa., died Aug. 23. Survivors: son, Hiram; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 28 at Salunga, Pa., by Sam Thomas.

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Aeschliman.- Luella Liechty King, 73, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 28. Survivors: husband, Kenneth; children Gary King, Ron King, Charlene Starry, Joyce Seiler; six step-children; 11 grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 31 at Pettisville, Ohio, by Dee Swartz and Wayne Pipkin.

Ash.- Orval, 80, Gap, Pa., died July 16. Survivors: wife, Bertha; children John, Melvin, Ruth Christner; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren. Burial: July 21 Atglen, Pa., by Enno Jurisson, Melville Nafziger, and Leroy Umble.

Augspurger.- Cleo, 88, Pulaski, Iowa, died Aug. 11. Survivors: children Ogden, Samuel; four grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 17 at Pulaski, by Verney Unruh.

Baer.- Cora Marjorie, 90, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 29. Burial: Sept. 1 at Pettisville, Ohio, by James Roynon and Edward Diener.

Ehrisman.- Ezra, 92, Milford, Neb., died Aug. 29 of a stroke. Survivors: wife, Edna; children Don, Berdean Miller, Leland, Bob; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Burial: Sept. 2 at Milford, by Marlin Kym.

Friesen.- Douglas Andrew, 34, Grand Forks, Minn., died Aug. 11 of cancer. Survivors: wife, Monica; children Kathryn, Richard, Sara; parents, Peter and Marilyn Friesen; grandparents, Herman and Mabel Schafer. Burial: Aug. 17 at Freeman, S.D., by Phil Glanzer and Ken Peterson.

Frye.- Joas, 78, Middlebury, Ind., died Aug. 27 from an auto accident. Survivors: wife, Barbara; children David, Calvin, Philip; step-children, Ronald Gingerich, Kenneth Gingerich, Larry Gingerich, Jim Gingerich; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 30 at Middlebury by Linford Martin and Jeff Kauffman.

Hershberger.- Elva Flinner, 87, Walnut Creek, Ohio, died Aug. 25. Survivors: children Keith, Sandra Hofstetter; three grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 28 at Walnut Creek by Ross Miller.

Hofer.- Annie Kleinsasser, 89, Freeman, S.D., died Sept. 7. Survivors: children Deloris Stahl, Delmer, Harvey, Arlyss Ann Brockmueller. Burial: Sept. 11 at Freeman by Ken Peterson.

Kindle.- Kathleen Amstutz, 74, Bluffton, Ohio, died Aug. 18. Burial: Aug. 22 at Bluffton by Dorothy Nickel Friesen and Doug Luginbill.

Lehman.- Carl Menno, 83, Bluffton, Ohio, died Sept. 5. Survivors: children Daniel, Susan Sommer, John, Rebecca Mitchell, Mary Edmiston, Barbara Lemay; 20 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Burial: Sept 7 at Bluffton by Dorothy Nickel Friesen.

Robbins.- Wilma Yerg, 88, Montour, Pa., died Aug. 25 of cancer. Survivors: children Helen Dimm, George, Glen, Dale Smith; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 28 at Montour by Ben Lapp and Michael Watson.

Rupp.- Elnora Beck, 94, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 10. Survivors: son, Tom; two grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 12 at Pettisville, Ohio, by Wayne Pipkin and Charles Gautsche.

Sanchez.- Emma Garda, 87, La Junta, Colo., died Aug. 17 of cancer. Survivors: children Gilbert, Dale, Robert Montoya, David, Elsie Reynolds, Katie Sands, Helen Otero, Jenny Foster, Lydia Buell, Lucille Sena; 28 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Burial: Aug. 21 at La Junta by Merritt Welty.

Schmidt.- Selma Penner, 87, North Newton, Kan., died July 27 of a heart attack. Survivors: children Lynette House, Howard, Angela Boho, Delene; two grandchildren. Memorial service Sept. 13.

Showalter.- Elizabeth Anna, 91, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 30. Burial: Sept. 2 at Broadway, Va., by Randall Shull, Harvey Yoder and Myron Augsburger.

Stere.- Adeline Albrecht, 93, Tavistock, Ont., died Aug. 30. Survivors: daughter, Shirley Schmidt; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Burial: Sept 2 at Tavistock by Darrel Toews.

Sutter.- Clarence R., 77, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Aug. 20 of heart failure. Survivors: wife, Josephine; children Freda Dunlavy, Becci Brummitt, Chuck, Jerry, Pete, Dan; 24 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 22 at Wayland, Iowa, by Marc Hershberger and Wayne Kamm.

Voth.- William, 96, Newton, Kan., died Aug. 20. Survivors: children Kenneth, Roland, Harley, Emma Thierstein, Carol Schmidt; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 24 at Newton by Darrell Fast.

Wenger.- Fannie Harkins, 94, Goshen, Ind., died Sept. 2 of complications from a stroke. Survivors: Betty Litwiller, Robert; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Burial: Sept. 5 at Goshen by Nancy Kauffman.

Yarman.- Larry, 60, Wadsworth, Ohio, died Aug. 25 of heart problems. Survivors: wife, Ruth; children Jeff, Darol, Penny; three grandchildren; mother, Jeanette Yarman. Burial: Aug. 31 at Wadsworth by James Mohr.

Yoder.- Lavina Kathryn, 86, West Liberty, Ohio, died Aug. 11. Burial: Aug. 14 at West Liberty by Larry Augsburger.

Young.- Fern Louise Brown, 80, Oakwood Village, Ohio, died Aug. 24. Survivors: son, Glenn; two grandchildren. Burial: Aug. 28 at Bedford Heights, Ohio, by David Orr.