No issue for Dec 2, 1975
Gospel Herald Vol. 68, No. 47 - December 9, 1975, p. 888, 889
Bawel, Benjamin H., son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Zook) Bawel, was born at Naginey, Pa., Sept. 9, 1898; died at the Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital on Oct. 26, 1975; aged 77 y. On Dec. 5, 1920, he was married to Sarah C. Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (John Y., Daniel E., and Noah B.) and one brother (Samuel B.). He was a member of the Locust Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 29, in charge of Gerald Peachey, John Rosenberry, and Erie Renno; interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Byler, Ada N., daughter of Samuel S. and Lydia M. (Kanagy) Glick, was born at Belleville, Pa., July 11, 1896; died at Belleville, Pa., Nov. 3, 1975; aged 79 y. On Dec. 25, 1919, she was married to Thomas Byler, who preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 1968. Surviving are 5 sons (Wilmer T., Marvin D., John M., Thomas J., and Ernest R.), 33 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son (Lester S.). She was a member of the Locust Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 6, in charge of Gerald Peachey and Erie Renno; interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Burkholder, Dennis Carl, son of Charles and Selma (Tatman) Burkholder, was born near Harper, Kan., June 7, 1947; died in a hunting accident in Colorado on Oct. 13, 1975; aged 28 y. Surviving are his parents, 3 brothers (Howard, Gilbert, and Sid), 2 sisters (Joan Mrs. John Myers and Margaret Mrs. Art --), and one grandmother (Jewell Wilt). He was preceded in death by one sister (Martha Jean). He was a member of the Crystal Springs Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 16, in charge of Fred Gingerich and Robert Zehr; interment in Crystal Springs Cemetery.
Detweiler, Sara M., daughter of Ira and Emma (Moyer) Detweiler, was born at Silverdale, Pa., Jan. 28, 1919; died of cancer at the Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Nov. 9, 1975; aged 56 y. Surviving are one brother (Roland) and one sister (Catherine Weaver). She was a member of the Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 12, in charge of David F. Derstine, Jr.; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Gunden, William, son of John and Mary (Swartzendruber), was born in Clarion, Iowa, Apr. 16, 1899; died unexpectedly of a heart attack at Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 3, 1975; aged 76 y. On Nov.22, 1923, he was married to Naomi Grieser, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Donna Belle Mrs. Frank Holdeman, Darlene Mrs. William Ropp, and Treva Mrs. Richard Ritthaler), 2 sons (Marlin and William, Jr.), 17 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother (Joseph Gunden), and 4 sisters (Mrs. Lydia Mayer, Mrs. Jesse Byler, Mrs. Mose Albrecht, and Laura Gunden). He was a member of the Belmont Mennonite Church. A memorial service was held at the Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sarasota. Funeral services were held at the Belmont Mennonite Church on Nov. 7, in charge of Ray Bair; interment in the Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.
Kornhaus, Russell, son of Henry and Mary (Byler) Kornhaus, was born at Orrville, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1906; died at West View Manor, Wooster, Ohio, Nov. 8, 1975; aged 68 y. On. Aug. 23, 1926, he was married to Mary Shoup, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (William and James), one daughter (Dorothy Mrs. Tom Burkholder), 9 grandchildren, one brother (Marion), and one sister (Margaret Mrs. John Davis). He was preceded in death by 2 brothers and one sister. He was a member of the Orrville Mennonite Church. Memorial services were held at the Gresser Funeral Home on Nov. 12, in charge of J. Lester Graybill; interment in Martins Mennonite Cemetery.
Mast, Robert Randall, son of Joseph and Cornelia (Mast) Mast, was born at Willada, Wash., July 20, 1904; died of a heart attack at Downey, Calif., Oct. 24, 1975; aged 71 y. On Mar. 26, 1965, he was married to Mardelle Verlod, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Phyllis Prentice, Kenneth, Susan Orrie, and Sylvia Mardelle Mast), 4 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Rosecrans Mortuary on Oct. 27, in charge of Donald G. King and Floyd Lichti; interment in Little Lake Cemetery.
Plank, Ella Elizabeth, daughter of Sol and Mary (Stutzman) Plank, was born at Latour, Mo., Feb. 27, 1899; died at Harper District Hospital on Nov. 3, 1975; aged 76 y. Surviving are one brother (John). She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Elliot-Brownell Chapel on Nov. 5, in charge of Robert O. Zehr; interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Schertz, Emanual E., son of David and Phoebe (Imhoff) Schertz, was born at Eureka, Ill., Apr. 6, 1891; died of heart failure at Eureka Hospital, Eureka, Ill., Nov. 9, 1975; aged 84 y. On Jan. 15, 1914, he was married to Ella E. Ulrich, who preceded him in death on Sept. 1, 1957. Surviving are one daughter (Evelyn Zehr), one brother (Chris Schertz), and 2 sisters (Esther Mrs. Frank Harnish and Mathilda Mrs. Emanuel Ulrich). He was a member of the Roanoke Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 11, in charge of Moses Slabaugh and Robert Harnish; interment in Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery.
Shank, Mary G. (Kitty), daughter of Joseph W. and Annie (Beery) Geil, was born at Edom, Va., July 26, 1891; died at Harrisonburg, Va., Oct. 31, 1975; aged 84 y. On June 7, 1916; she was married to Samuel A. Shank, who preceded her in death on Mar. 9, 1975. Surviving are 2 daughters (Mrs. Enos Nauman and Mrs. Lois Hertzler), 2 sons (Joseph G. and Stuart A.), a niece who was reared in the home (Mrs. Pauline Strong), a foster son (Kingsley Alexander), 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Anna Geil). She was a member of the Zion Mennonite Church, Broadway, Va. Funeral services were held at the Lindale Mennonite Church on Nov. 2, in charge of Ralph Birkey, Harvey Yoder, and Samuel Janzen; interment in the church cemetery.
Shoemaker, Cora E., daughter of Daniel and Lucretia (Fuller) Miller, was born at Springs, Pa., Aug. 9, 1886; died at the Landis Nursing Home, Lititz, Pa., Nov. 13, 1975; aged 89 y. She was married to Charles B. Shoemaker, who preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1967. Surviving are 2 daughters (Evelyn Mrs. C. Nevin Miller and Elizabeth Mrs. Eugene Sember), 3 grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Minnie Lohr). She was a member of the Scottdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 9, in charge of John M. Drescher; interment in the Scottdale Cemetery.
Swartzendruber, Bessie, was born in Winchburgh, Scotland, Nov. 15, 1908; died at her home in Owendale, Mich., Oct. 11, 1975; aged 66 y. On Mar. 26, 1932, she was married to Walter R. Swartzendruber, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Cecil and Winston), 7 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (William and Woodrow). One brother (Tom) preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the Shetler-Bussema Funeral Home on Oct 14, in charge of Floyd Bontrager and Charles Haarer; interment in Michigan Avenue Mennonite Cemetery.
Vance, Kermitt, son of Isaac and Martha Ellen (Arbogast) Vance, was born at Onego, W. Va., Aug. 19, 1909; died at Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford, Pa., Sept. 8, 1975; aged 66 y. He was married to Eloise Clingerman, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Larry, Weldon, and Terry), 4 grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Lily Conrod and Lora Cornell). He was a charter member of Black Oak Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Fairview United Church of Christ on Sept. 11, in charge of Michael Horst and Charles Shetler; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Yoder, Raymond H., son of Henry A. and Barbara (Guengerich) Yoder, was born in Iowa Co., Iowa, Oct. 23, 1919; died in a farm accident in Iowa Co. Iowa, Oct. 27, 1975; aged 56 y. On Mar. 21, 1947, he was married to Orpha Shauf, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Roseanna, Rebecca Mrs. Arnold Miller, and Robert), 3 brothers (Francis, Jacob, and Orville), and 3 sisters (Erma Mrs. Glen Swartzendruber, Esther Mrs. John Steckley, and Loise Mrs. Raymond Swartzendruber). He was a member of the West Union Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 30, in change of Emery Hochstetler; interment in the church cemetery.
Transcribed by Marlene McMullin, Michigan
Gospel Herald Vol. 68, No. 48 - December 16, 1975, p. 904, 905
Bontrager, Simon, son of Jacob and Fannie (Schrock) Bontrager, was born at Goshen, Ind., Nov. 29, 1909; died in a car accident near Center Point, Clay County, July 9, 1975; aged 65 y. On Mar. 15, 1936, he was married to Elizabeth Miller, who survives. Also surviving are six sons (Ray, Gerald, Lowell, Lester, Leon, and Loren), two daughters (Ruby Mrs. Ellis Bontrager, Nancy Mrs. Maynard Mast), 9 grandchildren, his mother, 5 brothers (Daniel, Gideon, Elam, Ezra, and Lloyd), 4 sisters (Clara Mrs. Joe Gingerich, Laura Mrs. Jeff Ropp, Mrs. Ida Helmuch, Viola Mrs. Christ Gingerich). One infant daughter preceded him in death. He was a member of Griner Mennonite Church, where services were held on July 12, in charge of Paul Hershberger and Henry Yoder; burial was in Clinton Union Cemetery.
Buckwalter, Frances M., daughter of Amos H. and Susan (Rohrer) Hershey, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Dec. 29, 1883; died on Oct. 14, 1975; aged 91 y. On Oct. 23, 1906, she was married to Jason S. Buckwalter, who preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1960. Surviving are 7 children (Elmer, Herman, Lester, Leon, Susan Mrs. Mervin Nolt, Clyde, and Marvin), 22 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, and two sisters (Mrs. Nettie Leaman and Mrs. Katie Eshleman). Two sons and a daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of Paradise Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 17, in change of Harold K. Book, Clair B. Eby, and Clair J. Hershey; interment in Hershey Mennonite Cemetery.
Clemens, Alvina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Cressman, died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Nov. 5, 1975; aged 82 y. Her husband (Mahlon Clemens) preceded her in death. She is survived by a brother (Clifford). Also preceding her in death were five sisters and one brother. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were held on Nov. 7, in charge of Rufus Jutzi; interment in church cemetery.
Cressman, Elmina (Woolner), died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Nov. 3, 1975; aged 94 y. She was preceded in death by her husband (Levi Cressman) and a brother and two sisters. She is survived by a son (Earl), and 5 daughters (Luanna Mrs. Henry Wismer, Aleda Mrs. Kenneth Cassel, Naomi, Erma, and Ruth Mrs. Edward Thomas), 2 brothers (Nelson and Vernon), 16 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were held on Nov. 6, in charge of Robert N. Johnson; interment in church cemetery.
Gerig, Amos C., son of Christian R. and Mary (Conrad) Gerig, was born at Wayland, Iowa, Jan. 15, 1890; died at Albany General Hospital, Albany, Oreg., Aug. 23, 1975; aged 85 y. On May 27, 1920, he was married to Lydia (Boshart) Stutzman, who preceded him in death, Sept. 19, 1958. He is survived by 4 sons (Harry B., Amos B., Wayne B., Percy B.), 3 daughters (Mary Mrs. David Krabill, Clara Mrs. Kenneth Krabill, Wilma Mrs. Orval Snaderson), 2 stepsons (Gordon C. and Daniel O. Stutzman), 2 stepdaughters (Dorotha Mrs. Elmer Detweiler, Blanche Mrs. Paul Neuschwander), 38 grandchildren, 13 stepgrandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 21 stepgreat-grandchildren, 4 stepgreat-great-grandchildren; 2 brothers (Benjamin and Henry). He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 26, in charge of Percy B. Gerig, Verl Nofziger, and Clarence Gerig; interment in 100F Cemetery, Lebanon, Oreg.
Helmuth, Clarence D., was born at Arthur, Ill, Nov. 16, 1898; died at Metropolitan Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 24, 1975; aged 76 y. He is survived by his wife, Esther (Histand) Helmuth, 2 brothers (Jacob and John), 2 sisters (Mrs. Lavina Yoder and Mrs. Peter Jantzi). He was a member of North Tampa Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the chapel of the D. and D. Missionary Homes, where he and his wife served in Voluntary Service for 16 years. Services were in charge of Henry Whatley and Martin Lehman; interment in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Herner, Marie, daughter of Chris C. and Katie (Wertz) Miller, was born at Kalona, Iowa, Dec. 2, 1907; died of a heart attack while vacationing at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Nov. 8, 1975. On Aug. 28, 1928, she was married to Edwin B. Herner, who preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1937. She is survived by a daughter (Charlene) and a son (Edwin). a brother (Clifford Miller), and 2 grandchildren. She was a member of Kalona Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Nov. 12, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer; interment in Sharon Hill Cemetery in private burial services, Nov. 28, 1975.
Landis, Paul R., was born in New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pa., Dec. 28, 1906; died of a coronary at Abington Hospital, Harleysville, Pa., Nov. 4, 1975; aged 68 y. On. Jan. 18, 1930, he was married to Anna R. Barndt, who survives. For several years he served the office of deacon for the Line Lexington Mennonite Church. Surviving are two daughters (Mildred Mrs. Henry Moore, Gladys Mrs. H. Willard Alderfer), 2 sons (Richard and Franklin), 14 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, 1 brother (Norman), one sister (Mrs. Harold M. Fly), one stepsister (Mrs. Orville Moyer). He was a member of Line Lexington, where funeral services were held on Nov. 8, in charge of Dan Longenecker and Arthur D. Ruth; interment in church cemetery.
Mullet, Ora Pearl, daughter of E. B. and Emma (Bass) Chaney, was born at Bolivar, Mo., Apr. 27, 1890; died of complications following a broken hip at Glendive. Mont., Nov. 7, 1975; aged 85 y. On Nov. 12, 1913, she was married to Menno Mullet, who preceded her in death on Dec. 20, 1945. She is survived by 7 daughters (Lillian Mrs. Lesther Davis, Jessie Mrs. Russell Evans, Margaret Mrs. James Bidwell, Lucille Mrs. Ralph Holderman, Ruby Mrs. Harold Stanley, Gladys Mrs. Morris Kauffman, Eunice Mrs. Russel Field), 2 sons (James and Keith), 41 grandchildren. 55 great-grandchildren, one brother (Robert), one sister (Bertha). She was a member of White Chapel Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held on Nov. 10 at the Methodist Church, in charge of Norman D. Kauffman and J. M. Beachy; interment in Dawson County Cemetery.
Nofzinger, Lena E., daughter of Christian H. and Ella Roth, was born near Olds, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1893; died at Mt. Pleasant Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Nov. 9, 1975; aged 82 y. On Nov. 25, 1919, she was married to William H. Nofzinger, who preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 brothers (Seth and Jesse) and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter and a sister. She was a member of Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 11 in charge of Orie L. Roth; interment in church cemetery.
Reinford, Claude F., son of Henry H. and Ida (Frederick) Reinford, was born in Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., June 24, 1901; died at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Nov. 1, 1975; aged 74 y. On June 6, 1925, he was married to Mary Ella Johnson, who survives. He is survived by a son (Daniel) and a daughter (Betty Anne), 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, a brother (Frank). A daughter (Ruth) preceded him in death. He was a member of Upper Skippack Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 6, in charge of Charles A. Ness and Norman Kolb; interment in church cemetery.
Roth, Violet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brenneman, was born May 5, 1905; died of cancer at Stratford General Hospital, Stratford, Ont., Oct. 22, 1975; aged 70 y. She was married to Sidney Roth, who died on Jan. 26, 1975. She is survived by a son (Howard), a daughter (Lorraine), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Allen and Oscar), a sister (Mrs. Salome Zehr). She was a member of the Tavistock Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 24, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in the East Zorra 16th Line Cemetery.
Wenger, Jennie S., daughter of Isaac H. and Emma (Steffy) Wenger, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Aug. 28, 1904; died of a heart attack at Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, Pa., Oct. 14, 1975; aged 71 y. On Nov. 15, 1924, she was married to Michael N. Wenger. who survives. She is also survived by 7 daughters (Mabel Mrs. Sherwood Ristenbatt, Grace Mrs. Leroy Ebersole, Kathryn Mrs. John Ebersole, Laura Mrs. Rufus M. Hoover, Bertha Mrs. Ben Brubaker, Mary, Edna Mrs. Melvin Cramer, Anna, and Martha Mrs. Robert Harnish), 3 sons (Norman, Michael W., and Paul), 29 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild, 2 sisters (Irene Mrs. F. Ray Andes, Ruth Mrs. Paul Weber). She was preceded in death by a daughter (Esther) and a grandson. She was a member of Carpenter Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Groffdale Mennonite Church on Oct. 17, in charge of Amos Sauder and David M. Weaver; interment in Groffdale Cemetery.
Wenger, Joseph Christian (J. C.), son of John R. and Katie (Christner) Wenger, was born near Wayland, Iowa, Oct. 3, 1905; died of heart attack at Memorial Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, Nov. 6, 1975; aged 70 y. On Nov. 27, 1930, he was married to Ruth Widmer, who survives. Also surviving are his mother (Katie A. Wenger), a sister (Barbara Mrs. Noah Unternahrer), 3 brothers (Raymond, Ira and Harold). He was preceded in death by a foster sister (Glenora Mrs. Omar Swartzendruber). He was a member of Bethel cong., where funeral services were held, in charge of Willard Leichty, Richard Wenger, and Vernon Gerig; interment in Bethel Cemetery.
Transcribed by Marlene McMullin, Michigan
Alderfer, Martha, daughter of Jacob S. and Caroline B. (Alderfer) Alderfer, was born at Spring Mount, Pa., Nov. 16, 1885; died at the Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Pa., Nov. 16. 1975; aged 90 y. She was married to B. Clement N. Alderfer, who preceded her in death in March 1966. Surviving are 4 daughters (Bertha Mrs. Joseph L. Gross, Florence Mrs. Jacob C. Kulp, Mrs. Marion Filling, and Sallie Mrs. Winfield M. Ruth). one son (Jacob M.), 13 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Susan Alderfer). She was preceded in death by a daughter (Mrs. Miriam Stover). She was a member of the Souderton Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Eastern Mennonite Home on Nov. 19, in charge of Richard C. Detweiler and Wayne Kratz; interment in Salford Mennonite Cemetery.
Aungst, J. Wayne, son of Phares S. and Salome (Landis, Swarr) Aungst, was born in East Hempfield Twp., Pa., Feb. 27, 1891; died at the Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 14, 1975; aged 84 y. He was married to A. Dora Kauffman, who preceded him in death in July 1970. Surviving are 2 sons (John W., Jr., and H. Wilbur), 4 grandchildren, and 5 great-granchildren. He was a member of the Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 16, in charge of Walter L. Keener; interment in Landisville Mennonite Cemetery.
Transcriber's note: great-granchildren spelled as in original.
Baker, Delbert Eli, son of Earl and Elsie (Hostetler) Baker, was born at Harrisburg, Ore., May 1, 1933; died at Winston, Ore., from a malignant tumor of the brain. Nov. 10, 1975; aged 42 y. On Mar. 5, 1953, he was married to Josephine Reeder, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Clifford, Daryl, Elberta, and Carla). He was a member of the Winston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held in the morning of Nov. 13, and at Harrisburg, Ore., the afternoon of the same day, in charge of Tim Zook, Roy E. Hostetler, David Hostetler, and Verl Nofziger; interment in Alford Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ore.
Busch, Fred C., was born at Ellis Island, New York City, on Oct. 6, 1881; died of heart failure at Acre View Nursing Home, Villa Park, Ill., Nov. 27, 1975; aged 94 y. He was married three times and became a widower three times. Surviving is one brother (Walter). One son preceded him in death. He was a charter member of the Lombard Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Leonard Memorial Home on Dec. 1, in charge of E. Joe Richards. A memorial service was held at the Lombard Church on Nov. 30, in charge of Emma Richards. Interment in Mt. Auburn Memorial Park, Stickney, Ill.
Glick, Effie D., daughter of Crist L. and Mary (Kurtz) Kauffman, was born at Belleville, Pa., Feb. 16, 1919; died of a heart attack at Be11eville, Pa., Nov. 14, 1975; aged 56 y. On June 19, 1943, she was married to J. Norman Glick, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (J. Richard, Robert E., and James L.). She was a member of the Maple Grove Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 17, in charge of Paul H. Stoltzfus; interment in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Heacock, Willis, son of Edward and Emma (Landis) Heacock, was born at Dublin, Pa., Feb. 2, 1888; died at the Mennonite Home, Hatfield, Pa., Nov. 18, 1975; aged 87 y. He was married to Sallie Leatherman, who preceded him in death in October 1918. He was later married to Bertha Watts who died in October 1925. On Oct. 17, 1926, he was married to Esther Bergey, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Paul L., Claude L., and W. Lester), 2 daughters (Ruth Mrs. John Ritter and Mildred Mrs. John Hostetter), 3 sisters (Mrs. Bessie Long, Mrs. Mary Hibbard, and Mrs. Ella Mood). He was preceded in death by one son (Edward), 2 brothers (Marvin and Warren), and one sister (Mrs. Kathryn Chupp). Funeral services were held at the Doylestown Mennonite Church on Nov. 22, in charge of Joseph Gross, Silas Graybill, and Roy Bucher; interment in the Doylestown Mennonite Cemetery.
Herr, Rudolph G., son of Rudolph L. and Susan (Gingrich) Herr, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Mar. 12, 1896; died in Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 20, 1975; aged 79 y. On Dec. 11, 1917, he was married to Fannie Brubaker, who preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 1969. Surviving are 6 sons (C. Eugene, C. Richard, Elvin Rudy, Jay L., James N., and Earl M.), 5 daughters (Dorothy Mrs. Henry Herr, Alta Mrs. Richard Herr, Frances Mrs. Richard Burkhart, Jeanette Mrs. Kenneth Dambach, and Bonnie Mrs. Ronald Ruth), 31 grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Anna Miller). He was a member of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 22, in charge of James M. Shank and James R. Hess; interment in Millersville Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Hooley, John D., was born in Mifflin Co., Pa., Mar. 12, 1891; died at Urbana, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1975; aged 84 y. He was married to Fannie C. Yoder, who survives. He was a member of the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty, Ohio. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty.
Hughes, Allison Dawn, daughter of Allen and Cecilia (Coon) Hughes, was born at Bryan, Ohio, Nov. 16, 1975; died the same day. Surviving are her parents, maternal and paternal grandparents. Graveside services were held at the Schiffler Cemetery on Nov. 18, in charge of Keith Leinbach.
Jantze, Lee, son of Amos and Kathryn (Zimmerman) Jantze, was born at Wood River, Neb., Jan. 3, 1912; died at Milford, Neb., Nov. 11, 1975; aged 63 y. On July 24, 1932, he was married to Lola Mae Eicher, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Larry, Joe, and Maurice), 2 daughters (Marilyn Mrs. Ron Eberspacher and Sherry Mrs. Ken Fougeron), 11 grandchildren, one brother (Ralph), and one sister (Edith Mrs. Elman Bontrager). He was preceded in death by his parents. 2 brothers (Joe and Vernon), and a son (Jack). He was a member of the Beth-El Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 14, in charge of Bob McKelvey and Herb Yoder; interment in the Milford Mennonite Cemetery.
Leis, Catherine, daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Litwiller) Wagler, was born in Wilmont Twp., Ont., Oct. 4, 1903; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Oct. 24, 1975; aged 72 y. On Feb. 23, 1927, she was married to John Leis, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Vernon and Ralph), 3 daughters (Catherine Mrs. Melvin Bartman, Erma Mrs. Ervin Steinman, and Florence Mrs. Harold McFarlane), 15 grandchildren, 5 sisters (Mattie Mrs. Elmer Schwartzentruber, Sarah Mrs. Eli Zehr, Vera Mrs. Eric Schultz, Verna Mrs. Ervin Zehr, and Laura Mrs. Jonas Wagler), and 2 brothers (Elmer and Ervin). She was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 26, in charge of Vernon B. Zehr; interment in Steinmann's Cemetery.
Magnuson, Carl Albin, son of Johannes and Emma Kristina Johannson, was born in Allgunnaryd, Sweden, Dec. 25, 1894; died at his home in Glendale, Ariz., Nov. 22, 1975; aged 80 y. On. Feb. 7, 1926, he was married to Ruth Smucker, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Donald), one daughter (Doris Swayze), 7 grandchildren, one brother (Henry), and one sister (Selma Toft). He was a member of the Sunnyslope Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Nov. 24, in charge of David Mann, and at the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church, East Peoria, Ill., on Nov. 26, in charge of Stanlee Kauffman; interment in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Moyer, Edwin B., son of Alvin F. and Lizzie (Bergey) Moyer, was born in Franconcia Twp., Pa., May 31, 1912; died of a heart attack at his home on Nov. 16, 1975; aged 63 y. On May 8, 1932, he was married to Susan D. Hackman, who survives. Also surviving are his mother, 2 daughters (Christine H. and Mary H. Moyer), 2 sons (Earl H. and Clyde H.), 6 grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mrs. Paul A. Godshall and Mrs. Abram M. Ehst). He was a member of the Franconia Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 20, in charge of Leroy Godshall, Floyd Hackman, and Curtis Bergey; interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Transcriber's note: I think Franconcia Twp. should have been Franconia Twp.
Smith, Lester C., son of Albert and Minnie (Troutman) Smith, was born at Bedford, Pa., Jan. 29, 1915; died at Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 15, 1975; aged 60 y. He was married to Elizabeth Widman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Elisha Ann Balog and Mary Clare Turnbull), one son (Charles F.), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers (Norman, Austin, Roscoe, and Alfred), and 3 sisters (Mrs. Clara Miller, Mrs. Dorothy Fromme, and Mrs. Madalene Rojas). He was preceded in death by one son (Lester, Jr.). Funeral services were held at the John Henderson Funeral Home on Nov. 18, in charge of Ernest L. Heller; interment in Headrick Cemetery.
Sutter, Lee S., son of Christian N. and Fanny (Stalter) Sutter, was born at Hopedale, Ill., Oct. 26, 1887; died at Eureka, Ill., Nov. 11, 1975; aged 88 y. On Dec. 25, 1912, he was married to Alma Nafziger, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Vernal, Dennis, Willis, and Earl), 7 daughters (Ina Sutter, Mrs. Edna Springer, Mrs. Oleda Albrecht, Lela Sutter, Mrs. Miriam Albrecht, Mrs. Alice Wenger, and Mrs. Jean King), 24 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Elmer and Harvey). Six brothers and 4 sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Hopedale Mennonite Church and an associate member of the Bloomington Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Hopedale Mennonite Church on Nov. 14, in charge of Carl Newswanger and Harold Zehr; interment in the Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.
White, Walter H., son of William and Lena (Miller) White, was born in Hydro, Okla., Nov. 28, 1910; died at Swedish Hospital, Englewood, Colo.; aged 64 y. In November 1935, he was married to Dorothy Stutzman, who preceded him in death in April 1959. In February 1965, he was married to Ruth Brubaker, who survives. Also surviving is one son (Larry), 2 grandchildren, his mother, 2 brothers (Glenn and Clayton), and 3 sisters (Wanda Mrs. Max Marner, Wahneta Mrs. Oren Detwiler, and Olivia Mrs. Ed Steckley). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Denver, Colorado. Funeral services were held in Englewood, Colo., Aug. 22, in charge of Kermit Derstine and in Chappell, Neb., Aug. 23, in charge of Wesley Jantz; interment in Mennonite Cemetery.
Yoder, Ervin J., son of Jonas M. and Mary (Beachy) Yoder, was born near Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 30, 1899; died of a heart attack at the Meyersdale Community Hospital on Nov. 13, 1975; aged 75 y. On Nov. 3, 1921, he was married to Mabel Miller, who preceded him in death by 46 days. He is survived by 6 children (Nona Mrs. Prentice Hartsburg, Paul, Vera Mrs. Clark Yoder, Creed, Lee, and David) and his stepmother (Tillie Tice Yoder). He was preceded in death by his brother (Alvin), one sister (Annie Mrs. Lewis Bender), and one granddaughter. He was a member of the Oak Dale Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Maple Glen Mennonite Church on Nov. 16, in charge of Paul H. Yoder and Elmer H. Maust; interment in the Oak Dale Cemetery.
Yoder, John J., son of Stephen D. and Lizzie (Miller) Yoder, was born at Kalona, Iowa, Dec. 23, 1906; died of a heart attack at his home in Kalona, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1975; aged 68 y. On Oct. 7, 1930, he was married to Mary Miller, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Larry), 2 granddaughters, 7 sisters (Anna Mrs. Mose Yoder, Mrs. Mary Yotty, Lena Mrs. Edwin Knepp, Orpha Mrs. Jens Kramer, Lydia Mrs. Anthony Myers, Fanny Mrs. F. Wade, and Emma Yoder), and 2 brothers (Monroe D. and Henry Yoder). He was a charter member of the Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 21, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer; interment in Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona.
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Birky, Anna, daughter of Joseph D. and Elizabeth (Wittrig) Birky, was born at Garden City, Mo., Sept. 2, 1886; died at the Champaign (Ill.) hospital on Dec. 4, 1975; aged 89 y. Surviving is one brother (Jacob). She was a member of the East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 6, in charge of Irvin Nussbaum; interment in East Bend Cemetery.
Ferguson, Edna Shank, daughter o Clarence and Maggie (Everest) Shank, was born in Olive Township on Nov. 23, 1908; died of apparent heart attack at Sebring, Fla., Nov. 27, 1975; aged 67 y. On Feb. 2, 1928, she was married to Dorvin Ferguson, who survives. She is also survived by two sons (Richard and Carl), 9 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, a sister (Beulah), and a brother (Jacob). She was a member of the Holdeman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 2, 1975, in charge of Willard Conrad; interment in Olive Cemetery.
Lebold, Lloyd, son of Christian and Catherine (Bender) Lebold, was born in North Easthope Twp., Ont., Dec. 1, 1918; died of a heart attack at Dade City, Fla., Dec. 4, 1975; aged 57 y. On Dec. 10, 1941, he was married to Edith Baechler, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Gary and Brian), 2 daughters (Carol Mrs. Larence Diamond, Sheila Mrs. Harvey Rabe), 6 grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Wilma Mrs. Elmer Albrecht, Buty Mrs. Stanley Wagler, Minerva Mrs. Maurice Witzel). She was a member of the Tavistock Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 8, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in 16th Line Cemetery, East Zorra.
Metzler, Warren B., son of Christian H. and Bertha (Brackbill) Metzler, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Dec. 15, 1918; died of a massive myocardial infarction at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Norristown, Pa., Nov. 24, 1975; aged 56 y. In 1943 he was married to Erma Frey, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Warren Frederick, John David, and Philip Larry), one daughter (Sharon Marie), one foster daughter (Iris Mrs. Ransford Nicholson), 3 grandchildren, one brother (Christian H. Metzler, Jr.), 2 sisters (Susanna Mrs. Irvin Heller and Elsie Mrs. Ivan Smoker), 3 stepbrothers (Earl, Lester, and Witmer Groff), and 2 stepsisters (Alma Mrs. Norman Gerhart and Martha Mrs. Morris Schnupp). In 1950 he was ordained to the ministry and served pastorates at Steelton and Johnstown. From 1955 to 1966 he served in missionary work in Jamaica. From 1966 to 1967 he served as pastor of the Easton congregation in the Franconia Conference. Since 1967 he was pastor of the Methacton congregation. Funeral services were held at the Plains Mennonite Church, Lansdale, in charge of Richard C. Detweiler and Norman G. Kolb.
Miller, Anna, daughter of George D. and Mary (Shetler) Gingerich, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, Apr. 26, 1886; died at Kalona, Iowa, Nov. 26, 1975; aged 89 y. On Dec. 19, 1901, she was married to Eli L. Miller, who preceded her in death in July 1969. Surviving are 3 sons (Eldon, Paul, and Monroe), 2 daughters (Cora Mrs. Mahlon Fry and Nettie Mrs. Truman Schrock), 14 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Jeff and Ben). One daughter (Ella) and one son (George) preceded her in death. She was a member of the Fairview Cons. Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 28, in charge of John Ropp, Alva Swartzendruber, and Morris Swartzendruber; interment in Fairview Cemetery.
Nice, Florence M., daughter of Frank and Pearl (Patton) Snowden, was born at Abington, Pa., June 19, 1928, died of cancer at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Dec. 4, 1975; aged 47 y. On Oct. 12, 1968, she was married to Curtis L. Nice, who survives. Also surviving are her mother, one brother (Frank, Jr.), and one sister (Marion Mrs. Robert Phy). She was a member of the Franconia Mennonite Church, were funeral services were held on Dec. 8, in charge of Floyd Hackman and Curtis Bergey; interment in adjoining cemetery.
Rhodes, Ward A., son of William H. and Betty (Hartman) Rhodes, was born in New Erection, Va., Aug. 2, 1892; died at Harrisonburg, Va., Nov. 29, 1975; aged 83 y. On Nov. 11, 1915, he was married to Mary Hartman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Nellie Mrs. Daniel Brubaker and Elizabeth Mrs. Paul Good), 2 sons (Frank E. and Floyd J), 17 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Fannie B. Shank). He was a member of Weavers Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 2, in charge of Mahlon Blosser, Alvin Kanagy, and Dewitt Heatwole; interment in Weavers Church Cemetery.
Thierry, Paul, son of Kores and Lucie (Hartman) Thierry, was born near Fayette, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1925; died near his home at Fayette, Ohio, as a result of a tractor accident on Dec. 4, 1975; aged 50 y. On Sept. 4, 1955, he was married to Lois Grieser, who survives. Also surviving are his parents, 4 sons (Keith, Doug, Max, and Jeff), and one brother. He was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church (Waldron, Mich.), where funeral services were held on Dec. 7, in charge of Earl Stuckey; interment in Pettisville, Ohio, Cemetery.
Weldy, Cornelius S., son of Henry and Alma (Dollman) Weldy, was born in Locke Township on Aug. 11, 1893; died at Wakarusa, Ind., Oct. 30, 1975; aged 82 y. On Aug. 15, 1914, he was married to Golda B. Wenger, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Vivian Mrs. Abner Brown, Pauline Mrs. LaMar Stahly, Alma), one son (Harold), 23 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one sister (Anna Mrs. Oliver Loucks), and a foster sister (Mrs. Della Weaver). One son Vernelle preceded him in death. He was a member of the Holdeman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 2, in charge of Willard Conrad; interment in Olive Cemetery.
Correction: There were several errors in the obituary of Cornelius S. Weldy in the Dec. 30 issue of Gospel Herald. There are 2 surviving sons (Harold and Wayne). One daughter (Vernelle) preceded him in death.
Widmer, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Katherine Rediger, was born at Tingen, Germany, May 6, 1879; died at the Wayland Parkview Nursing Home on Nov. 6, 1975; aged 96 y. On Feb. 14, 1903, she was married to Christian G. Widmer, who preceded her in death. Surviving are 4 sons (Henry, Paul, Reuben, and Daniel), 3 daughters (Katie Roth, Mary Mrs. Raymond Wenger, and Frieda Freyenberger), 36 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and one sister (Katherine). She was preceded in death by a daughter (Esther), 6 sisters, 2 brothers, and 3 grandchildren. She was a member of the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 8, in charge of Orie L. Roth; interment in the church cemetery.
Yoder, Mabel, daughter of Jonas B. and Barbara (Swartzentruber) Miller, was born near Grantsville, Md., Apr. 15, 1901; died of cancer in the Meyersdale Community Hospital on Sept. 28, 1975; aged 74 y. On Nov. 3, 1921, she was married to Ervin J. Yoder, who survived her by 46 days. Surviving are 2 daughters (Nona Mrs. Prentice Hartsburg and Vera Mrs. Clark Yoder), 4 sons (Paul, Creed, Lee, and David), 25 grandchildren. 3 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Ivan J. and Harvey J.), and 5 sisters (Alma Maust, Annie Scheffel, Edna Maust, Catherine, and Rhoda Maust). She was preceded in death by 2 brothers (Evan and Floyd), one sister (Vernie), and one granddaughter. She was a member of the Oak Dale Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Maple Glen Church on Oct. 1, in charge of Paul H. Yoder and Elmer H. Maust; interment in the Oak Dale Cemetery.
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