2026 “Lazarus
Project” Additions
New additions, by
month, during 2026
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All obituaries below were added to MennObits this year, whether the death
date was in 2026 or not.
All obits below also added to the main MennObits Names Index, HERE.
JANUARY 2026 additions
- Albrecht,
Dean Ray / February 25, 1967 - January 23, 2020
- Albrecht,
Jesse R. / April 29, 1983 - October 11, 2017
- Albrecht,
Martha Joan (Schrock) / March 21, 1936 - November 26, 2025
- Albrecht,
Virgil Ray / August 8, 1935 - May 9, 2025
- Augsburger,
David W. / August 14, 1938 - Oct. 30, 2023
- Baer, John P.
/ March 4, 1942 - December 19, 2025
- Beachy,
Calvin Coolidge / July 26, 1924 - November 20, 2025
- Bender, Mary
Edna / January 12, 1942 - January 4, 2026
- Benner, Rhoda
A. / November 26, 1941 - December 22, 2025
- Blauch, Doyle
Stuart / September 23, 1923 - October 25, 2013
- Blauch, Jennie
Lee (Wheelbarger) / December 9, 1921 - September 26, 2017
- Bontrager,
Norman T. / March 24, 1937 - December 31, 2025
- Brenneman,
Paul H / February 28, 1932 - January 8, 2026
- Brunk,
Kenneth Dale / October 7, 1949 - December 15, 2025
- Buentello,
Ruby Jewel (Collins) / April 23, 1949 - July 29, 2025
- Burkholder,
Irvin David “Fotch” / September 3, 1936 - December 19, 2025
- Chupp, Lester
W / July 21, 1951 - January 19, 2026
- Clemens,
Stanley Ray / May 11, 1941 - January 11, 2026
- Coblentz,
Daniel / March 25, 1939 - April 25, 2024
- Coblentz,
David M. / October 21, 1937 - August 1, 2016
- Coblentz,
Ruth (Schwartz) / December 31, 1941 - September 20, 2025
- David,
Ronald Brian / August 3, 1937 - November 27, 2025
- Detwiler,
Miriam (Godshall) / October 12, 1931 - August 5, 2025
- Dietzel,
Donald K. / November 18, 1934 - November 13, 2025
- Dietzel,
Sharon (Stalter) / June 27, 1940 - January 25, 2021
- Eing, Geneva
Ellen (Leonhardt) / February 23, 1956 - December 27, 2025
- Elias,
Lillian Eleanora (Bartel) / August 20, 1941 - January 18, 2026
- Esch,
Elizabeth Lois (Mathews) / June 19, 1951 - April 1, 2025
- Good,
Lorraine (Bradfield) / May 24, 1937 - January 5, 2026
- Greider,
Benjamin Willis / May 18, 1938 - January 21, 2026
- Heacock, Loren
Vern / April 30, 1986 - January 11, 2022
- Heatwole, Betty
L. / April 14th, 1933 - January 13th, 2026
- Hershberger,
Mary (Gingerich) / November 20, 1943 - January 21, 2026
- Hertzler,
Wilmer Allen / December 17, 1945 - November 18, 2025
- Holdeman, Hazel
Elizabeth (Peters) / April 19, 1926 - April 18, 2019
- Hostetler,
Mildred E (Lower) / April 29, 1919 - November 14, 2013
- Hostetler,
Willis H. / July 7, 1941 - December 12, 2025
- Kamerer,
Virginia Hershberger / January 8, 1932 - December 6, 2025
- Klopfenstein,
Gene / December 2, 1941 - January 18, 2026
- Kniss, Edna
Elizabeth (Luther) / June 23, 1904 - March 25, 1998
- Koehn, Joyce
Berdine (Schneider) / March 25, 1939 - July 8, 2025
- Koehn, Pete
Melvin / February 2, 1941 - January 25, 2023
- Kornhaus,
Hertha (Isaac) / September 19, 1939 - April 2, 2020
- Layman, Anna
Marie (Hollingshead) / November 18, 1937 - May 3, 2025
- Layman, Brian
DeVere / November 10, 1961 - November 22, 2025
- Litwiller, JB
(“Jay”) / October 4, 1930 - October 7, 2025
- Mast, Eloise
(Bauman) / April 23, 1931 - December 14, 2025
- Mast, Lester J.
/ March 2, 1927 - Nov. 5, 2018
- Maust, Gladys
(Byler) / July 27, 1957 - May 29, 2025
- Maust, James
Earl / July 5, 1935 - September 8, 2015
- Maust, Tally
Sue / May 9, 1958 - January 27, 2023
- Miller, Bradley
Allen / December 14, 1974 - July 14, 2025
- Miller, Donald
Gene / March 13, 1930 - October 11, 2022
- Miller, Edith
Viola / February 17, 1938 - October 26, 2025
- Miller, Jeffrey
Joe / April 7, 1962 - January 20, 2026
- Miller, Kevin
Ray / May 6, 1965 - December 26, 2025
- Miller, Rebecca
Irene (Coblentz) / November 18, 1959 - January 3, 2026
- Miller, Sara
Mae / August 17, 1947 - January 15, 2026
- Moyer, Charles
William / January 18, 1940 - December 14, 2025
- Musselman, Judy
Ann (Bachman) / December 14, 1961 - January 4, 2026
- Myers, Wilmer
L. / March 20, 1934 - January 11, 2026
- Neuenschwander,
Esther Irene (Good) / December 2, 1938 - January 23, 2026
- Nisley, Laura
M. / 04/19/1929 - 11/05/2025
- Nunemaker,
Margaret Ann / June 13, 1945 - July 9, 2025
- Overholt,
Leora (Yoder) / January 22, 1940 - December 19, 2025
- Pannabecker,
Donald Lloyd / August 13, 1936 - January 17, 2026
- Penner, Julia
Ellen / March 4, 1928 - January 4, 2026
- Peters, Earl
Chester / March 19, 1933 - July 16, 2015
- Peters, Edna
Mae / March 9, 1932 - September 17, 2025
- Peters,
Herbert Russell / November 12, 1923 - January 29, 2020
- Peters, Mary
Louise (Koehn) / June 19, 1937 - January 13, 2014
- Peters, Orval
A. / May 14, 1927 - February 10, 2022
- Peters, Vada
Ruth (Buerge) / July 12, 1926 - November 1, 2023
- Peters,
Willard H. / December 1, 1930 - August 21, 2022
- Plato,
Melanie / January 28, 1945 - November 25, 2025
- Ramer, Cheryl
Jean (Miller) / April 2, 1953 - January 5, 2026
- Santiago,
Patricia Ann / August 24, 1931 - January 18, 2026
- Schlabach, Alma
(Weaver) / August 29, 1934 - August 17, 2025
- Schlabach,
Lewis / September 2, 1933 - August 24, 2020
- Schlabach, Paul
O. / April 21, 1953 - January 2, 2026
- Schmidt, David
Edward / August 24, 1941 - November 25, 2025
- Schrag, Myron
Dave / January 10, 1937 - December 6, 2026
- Schrock, Martha
Virginia (Funk) / September 13, 1929 - January 4, 2026
- Schrock, Orie
O. / April 15, 1924 - October 1, 2021
- Seney, Debbie
Jean (Brown) / June 27, 1955 - June 1, 2025
- Sharp, Linus
“Lin” / November 30, 1941 - December 31, 2025
- Shetler, Leland
H. / April 10, 1932 - September 16, 2020
- Shetler, Wilma
S. (Troyer) / December 2, 1933 - September 14, 2025
- Shisler, Harold
Derstine / December 8, 1936 - October 15, 2025
- Showalter, Anna
(“Ann”) Marie / November 22, 1931 - January 16, 2026
- Smucker, David
Homer / February 21, 1938 - May 30, 2022
- Smucker, Geneva
June (Steiner) / April 28, 1937 - January 18, 2026
- Sprunger, John
Earl / June 5, 1937 - January 19, 2026
- Stauffer,
Mildred Emma (Nussbaum) / August 8, 1925 - November 27, 2024
- Stauffer, Noah
Elmer / March 11, 1926 - January 9, 2026
- Stauffer, Ruth
LaVerne (Yoder) / March 28th, 1933 - January 9th, 2026
- Steiner, Betsy
Ellen (Zuercher) / September 11, 1924 - February 13, 2025
- Stockburger,
Ronald Claire / March 1, 1945 - January 17, 2026
- Stutzman,
Daniel Tobias / August 25, 1981 - February, 2022
- Stutzman, Ervin
Ray / April 27, 1953 - June 3, 2025
- Troyer,
Calvin Paul / August 21, 1949 - January 17, 2026
- Weaver, Mabel
Zimmerman / November 10, 1937 - January 6, 2026
- Wenger,
Elizabeth Mae (Schrock) / May 29, 1920 - May 31, 2011
- Wenger, Wayne
Justein / October 21, 1919 - February 11, 2008
- Wengerd, Mary
Ellen (Miller) / July 24, 1957 - December 30, 2025
- Yoder, Cora
Mae (Maust) / February 14, 1927 - April 8, 2022
- Yoder, Monroe
Edward / February 10, 1931 - March 17, 2014
- Yoder,
Patricia Ann (Shetler) / January 27, 1956 - June 2, 2025
- Yoder,
Salomie (Spicher) / January 11, 1940 - December 6, 2025
- Yoder,
Sheldon Lynn / March 10, 1941 - January 10, 2026
- Zimmerman,
Dallas Scott / December 24, 2025 - January 11, 2026
FEBUARY 2026 additions
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