Gospel Herald Obituaries - November, 1987

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Gospel Herald - Volume 80, Number 44 - November 3, 1987, pages 781, 782.

Benn.- Elizabeth S., was born on Feb. 18, 1896; died in Manheim Twp., Pa., Oct. 10, 1987; aged 91 y. She was a member of Mount Joy Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Landis Homes Retirement Community, East Bethany Chapel, on Oct. 13, in charge of Donald W. Good and Shelley R. Shellenberger; interment in Cross Road Cemetery.

Bergey.- Horace L., son of Horace and Annie (Landis) Bergey, was born in Hatfield Twp., Pa., Apr. 2, 1893; died at Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, Pa., Oct. 11, 1987; aged 94 y. On June 20, 1912, he was married to Esther Souder, who died on Nov. 12, 1986. Surviving are 4 daughters (Anna Bergey, Grace Bergey, Esther Moyer, and Elizabeth Cassel), 2 sons (Willard S. and Horace S.), 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Norman L.). He was preceded in death by one grandson and one great-grandson. He was a member of Franconia Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 14, in charge of Curtis L. Bergey, John L. Derstine, and Wellington Alderfer; interment in Franconia Mennonite Cemetery.

Gage.- Kevin Charles Keith, son of Peter and Heather (French) Gage, was born in Collingwood, Ont., Dec. 5, 1969; died as a result of a car accident at Owen Sound on Sept. 6, 1987; aged 17 y. Surviving are 2 sisters (Julie and Andrea Gage) and grandparents (Charles and Bertha Gage and Mr. and Mrs. Keith French). Funeral services were held at Steinmann Mennonite Church on Sept. 9, in charge of Rob Wynja and Fred Lichti; interment in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Ont.

Hess.- Thelma J., was born in Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 12, 1936; died of cancer/blood clot at Leola, Pa., Oct. 6, 1987; aged 50 y. On July 31, 1954, she was married to Richard H. Hess, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Richard and Curtis) and 3 daughters (Lucinda, Janelle, and Jewel Hess). She was a member of Neffsville Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 9, in charge of Terry A. Yoder, Linford D. King, and Robert Petersheim; interment in Strasburg Mennonite Cemetery.

Kauffman.- Kenneth L., son of Levi J. and Verna (Beachy) Kaufman, was born at Arthur, Ill., Dec. 4, 1937; died in a traffic accident at Goshen, Ind., Oct. 12, 1987; aged 49 y. On June 28, 1958, he was married to Esther Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are his parents, 2 daughters (Diane Kauffman and Joann Stutzman), one sister (Marie Miller), and one brother (Lester). He was a member of Clinton Brick Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 15, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer; interment in Clinton Brick Cemetery.

Keener.- Edwin L., son of Walter D. and Ada B. (Longenecker) Keener, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 14, 1914; died at his home in Elizabethtown, Pa., Oct. 11, 1987; aged 72 y. He was married to Esther Nissley, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Kenneth, Eugene, David, and Donald), 3 daughters (Evelyn, Judith Bomberger, and Joanne Miller), 13 grandchildren, 5 brothers (Walter, Lincoln, Virgie, John, and Harold), and 3 sisters (Barbara Reed, Mary Miller, and Helen Hess). He was a member of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 14, in charge of Richard H. Frank and Walter L. Keener; interment in Elizabethtown Mennonite Cemetery.

Koerner.- Henry A., son of Peter J. and Mary (Christophel) Koerner, was born at Cullom, Ill., Mar. 24, 1893; died at St. James Hospital, Pontiac, Ill., Oct. 2, 1987; aged 94 y. On Sept. 23, 1917, he was married to Sadie L. Shantz, who died on Mar. 5, 1980. Surviving are 2 sons (Loray and Orie M. Koerner), 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Susie V. Koerner and Minnie Roeschley). He was preceded in death by a sister (Elsie) and a brother (Reuben). He was a member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Stewart Funeral Home on Oct. 5, in charge of Patricia Carper; interment in the West Lawn Cemetery.

Long.- Raymond M., son of J. Monroe and Jennie (Yoder) Long, was born on July 18, 1902; died of cancer at Goshen, Ind., Sept. 22, 1987; aged 85 y. On June 22, 1924, he was married to Ethel Stutzman, who died on Sept. 6, 1977. On June 23, 1979, he was married to Esther Mae Eby, who survives. Also surviving are one son (William), 2 stepdaughters (Thelma Gibson and Althea Albrecht), 2 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 6 step-great-grandchildren, and one sister (Helen Delcamp). He was preceded in death by one son (Charles). He was a member of College Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 25, in charge of James H. Waltner; interment in Violett Cemetery,

Martin.- John Driver, son of Daniel and Savilla (Driver) Martin, was born in Augusta Co., Va., Mar. 29, 1898; died at Waynesboro Community Hospital on Oct. 10, 1987; aged 89 y. He was married to Mary Craig, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Thelma Hershberger and R. Ersel Campbell), 3 sons (Clinton E., Roy D., and J. Garland), 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He served as pastor and later as assistant pastor at Greenmonte Mennonite Church, where he was a member. Funeral services were held at the Springdale Mennonite Church on Oct. 13, in charge of Richard H. Showalter, Roy D. Kiser, Evan Brenneman, and Earl Monroe; interment in the Springdale Church Cemetery.

Moyer.- G. Ioma Landes, daughter of Joseph and Alice (Delp) Landes, was born in Lower Salford Twp., Pa., July 16, 1900; died at Souderton Mennonite Homes on Aug. 27, 1987; aged 87 y. In October 1921 she was married to Jacob D. Moyer, who died on Oct. 1, 1974. Surviving are one son (Paul L. Moyer), 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mary Alice Landes, Sara D. Alderfer, and Ada Cope), and one brother (Walter D. Landes). She was a member of Salford Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held in Souderton Mennonite Church on Aug. 30, in charge of John Ruth and John Sharp; interment in Salford Mennonite Cemetery.

Moyer.- Joseph R., son of Daniel and Anna (Rohr) Moyer, was born in Bedminster Twp., Pa., Aug. 5, 1891; died at Souderton, Pa., Oct. 1, 1987; aged 96 y. On May 9, 1914, he was married to Mabel Groover, who died in 1962. Surviving are 6 children (Granville Moyer, Pauline Derstine, Grace Delp, Blanche Kerr, Anna Moyer, and La Verne Moyer), 20 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and one brother (LeRoy). He was a member of Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 4, in charge of Robert L. Shreiner, Phil Blosser, and Paul Derstine; interment in Blooming Glen Cemetery.

Nisley.- Mattie, daughter of David J. C. and Elizabeth (Jantzi) Miller, was born in Goshen, Ind., Sept. 14, 1906; died following open heart surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 8, 1987; aged 81 y. On Oct. 20, 1925, she was married to Monroe Nissley, who died on Apr. 13, 1986. Surviving are 3 sons (Vernon, Monroe, Jr., and Ervin), one daughter (Lorene Wine), 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 3 sisters (Nancy Troyer, Laura Kaufman, and Mary Beiler), and 2 brothers (Melvin D. and Irvin D. Miller). She was preceded in death by 2 infant daughters (Viola and Velda). She was a member of Clinton Brick Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 11, in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer; interment in Clinton Brick Cemetery.

Sauder.- Viola M. Yedica, daughter of Ameil and Rosa (Basinger) Yedica, was born in Fulton Co., Ohio, Feb. 26, 1906; died at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1987; aged 81 y. On Jan. 14, 1925, she was married to Harry Sauder, who died in 1979. Surviving are 3 daughters (Betty Troyer, LeAnna Gautsche, and Donna Gnagey), 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Frances Smellie and Rosetta Dunbar). She was a member of Inlet Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Central Mennonite Church on Sept. 29, in charge of Dale Wyse and Homer E. Yutzy; interment in Pettisville Cemetery.

Short.- Mary Ann Wyse, daughter of Christtian J. and Magdalena (Stutzman) Wyse, was born in Archbold, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1891; died at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1987; aged 96 y. On Mar. 15, 1912, she was married to Ezra Short, who died on Dec. 22, 1958. Surviving are 3 sons (Glen, Wilmer, and Chester), one daughter (Letha Beck), 13 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren, and one sister (Bertha Britsch). She was preceded in death by one son (Earl). She was a member of Central Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 11, in charge of Charles Gautsche and Roger Steffy; interment in Pettisville Cemetery.

Showalter.- Lala Marie Bender, daughter of Amelius and Emma (Gunden) Bender, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, May 4, 1908; died at her home in Kalona, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1987; aged 79 y. On Sept. 8, 1929, she was married to Harry Showalter, who died in November 1960. Surviving are one daughter (Dorothy), 3 sons (Donald, Dale, and Darrel), 11 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 3, in charge of Elton Nussbaum; interment in West Union Cemetery.

Steinman.- Sarah Kennel, daughter of Christian and Barbara (Schrag) Kennel, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Apr. 2, 1898; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Sept. 21, 1987; aged 89 y. On Sept. 19, 1923, she was married to Emanuel Steinman, who died on Aug. 23, 1974. Surviving are one son (Ray McAllister) and 2 grandchildren. She was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 24, in charge of Fred Lichti, Elmer Schwartzentruber, and Vernon Zehr; interment in Steinmann Church Cemetery.

Vannoy.- Deward B., son of Guy and Sarah (Wilson) Vannoy, was born in Morgantown, W.Va., July 8, 1918; died of a heart attack at Sellersville, Pa., Sept. 22, 1987; aged 69 y. On Dec. 5, 1944, he was married to Vyral Miller, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Sharon Winter), 4 sons (John, David, Kent, and Brian), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Gaylord and Glen), and 3 sisters (Dessel Haukenberry, Madeline McDonald, and Frieda Woods). He was a member of Salford Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 27, in charge of John Sharp and John Ruth; interment in Salford Mennonite Cemetery.

Wagler.- Ivan, son of Noah and Magdalena (Bender) Wagler, was born in South East Hope Twp., Pa., Sept. 17, 1914; died in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Aug. 25, 1987; aged 72 y. On July 3, 1940, he was married to Dorothy ______, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Don Wagler), 2 daughters (Shirley Koch and Judy Shantz), 10 grandchildren, and 3 brothers (Henry, Omer, and Lorne). He was preceded in death by 2 brothers (Elton and Elmer). He was a member of Steinmann Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 28, in charge of Vernon Zehr, Elmer Schwartzentruber, and Fred Lichti; interment in the Steinmann Church Cemetery.

Yoder.- Harold C. son of Freeman and Florence (Nelson) Yoder, was born at LaGrange Co., Ind., May 3, 1909; died of Parkinson's disease at Goshen, Ind., Sept. 28, 1987; aged 78 y. On Feb. 11, 1934, he was married to Sadie Miller, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (S. Glenn and Don), 2 daughters (Carolyn Leichty and Marilyn Zeilinger), 9 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Maynard). He was a member of College Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 30, in charge of James H. Waltner; interment in Forest Grove Cemetery.

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Byers.- Steven Andrew, adopted son of James L. and R. Irene Byers, was born in Manila, Philippines, July 28, 1968; died as the result of an auto/pedestrian accident near Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 19, 1987; aged 19 y. Surviving are his parents, 2 sisters (Anna M. and Jane L. Byers), one brother (Robert J.), paternal grandparents (Raymond and Julia Thompson), maternal grandparents (Aquila and Mary Stoltzfus), paternal great-grandfather (Fay Thompson), and paternal great-grandmother (Myrtle Carlisle). Funeral services were held at the First Church of the Brethren, in charge of Berwyn Oltman and Aquila Stoltzfus; interment in Memorial Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Eash.- Ernest B., son of Daniel T. and Katie (Bontrager) Eash, was born in Middlebury, Ind., Jan. 26, 1903; died at Fountainview Place, Goshen, Ind., Oct. 14, 1987; aged 84 y. Surviving is one brother (Melvin T.). He was a member of Clinton Frame Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Miller Funeral Home, Middlebury, Ind., Oct. 17, in charge of Vernon E. Bontreger; interment in Miller Cemetery.

Gerber.- Oswin George, son of Jacob and Lydia (Gerber) Gerber, was born at Dalton, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1908; died of heart failure at Lombard, Ill., Oct. 19, 1987; aged 79 y. On June 7, 1934, he was married to Luella Amstutz, who survives. Also surviving are one son (John), 2 granddaughters, and one brother (Gilbert). He was preceded in death by one daughter (Mary Kay Hartley). He was a member of Lombard Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 22, in charge of Joe and Emma Richards.

Hochstetler.- Eliza E., daughter of Emanuel B. and Mary Hochstetler, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, Aug. 25, 1903; died at University of Iowa Hospital, Oct. 20, 1987; aged 84, Surviving are 5 sisters (Lizzie Hochstetler, Edna Teets, Katie Swartzendruber, Mary Hochstetler, and Ella Roderer). She was preceded in death by one sister (Barbara Meyers). She was a charter member of Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 23, in charge of Elton Nussbaum and David L. Yoder; interment in Sharon Hill Cemetery.

Hunsberger.- J. Norman C., son of Norman K. and Mary (Clemmer) Hunsberger, was born at Harleysville, Pa., Mar. 21, 1919; died at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville, Pa., Oct. 8, 1987; aged 68 y. He was married to Viola B. Erb, who died in August 1947. He was later married to Edith Nace Hunsberger, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Nancy L. Cressman), 5 grandchildren, and one brother (Clarence C.). He was a member of Souderton Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 12, in charge of Samuel Janzen and Gerald Alan Clemmer; interment in Souderton Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Magnuson.- Ruth Salome Smucker, daughter of Frank and Mary (Albrecht) Smucker, was born in Tiskilwa, Ill., Oct. 9, 1898; died in Glendale, Ariz., Oct. 10, 1987; aged 89 y. On Feb. 7, 1926, she was married to Carl Magnuson, who died in November 1975. Surviving are one foster son (Donald), one foster daughter (Doris Chavis), 6 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one sister (Esther Hodel), and two brothers (Mark and Milton Smucker). She was a member of Sunnyslope Mennonite Church in Phoenix, Ariz. Memorial services were held at the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church, East Peoria, Ill., on Oct. 14, and at Sunnyslope on Oct. 15; interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Morton, Ill.

Saltzman.- Brian Charles, son of Roland E. and Leona (Goosen) Saltzman, was born in Geneva, Nebr., Sept. 17, 1969; died as a result of a traffic accident in Lincoln, Nebr., Oct. 13, 1987; aged 18 y. He is survived by his parents, one brother (Gene), and 2 sisters (Linda Hochstetler and Jenny Saltzman). He was a member of Salem Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 16, in charge of Wilton Detweiler; interment in the church cemetery.

Souder.- Asher B., son of Jacob and Amanda (Benner) Souder, was born at Skippack, Pa., Aug. 23, 1903; died at Souderton Mennonite Homes, Souderton, Pa., Oct. 15, 1987; aged 84 y. On June 20, 1925, he was married to Viola Bickel, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Gerald and James), 2 daughters (Doris Souder and Elizabeth Hoover), 15 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Harry). He was a member of Finland Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 19, in charge of Steven Landis and Claude Shisler; interment in Finland Mennonite Cemetery.

Stuckey.- Chester J., son of Aaron and Sarah (Eicher) Stuckey, was born at Archbold, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1911; died at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1987; aged 76 y. On Feb. 18, 1937, he was married to Ilva Roth, who survives. Also surviving are 5 daughters (Sharon Wyse, Mary Lou Beck, Joan Short, Donna Chupp, and Elaine Stuckey), 2 sons (Richard and Lynn), 21 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Anna Aechliman and Clara Frey), and 6 brothers (Walter, Joseph, Earl, Ivan, Arthur, and Donald). He was a member of Lockport Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 5, in charge of Earl Stuckey, Walter Stuckey, Keith Leinbach, and James Groeneweg; interment in Lockport Cemetery.

Zehr.- Rozina, daughter of John and Lydia (Springer) Zehr, was born in Foosland, Ill., Sept. 7, 1907; died in Gibson City Hospital on Oct. 19, 1987; aged 80 y. Surviving is one brother (Silas Zehr). She was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 22, in charge of Millard Osborne; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

Zimmerman.- John H., Sr., son of H. Graybill and Mary (Warner) Zimmerman, was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., May 20, 1905; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 11, 1987; aged 82 y. In October 1928, he was married to Emma E. Ressler, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (John H., Jr., Carl R., Richard E., and Melvin L.), 6 daughters (Laura M. Haverstick, Mary Jane Wehibe, Joyce E. Simmers, Mildred A. Risser, Margie A. Zimmerman, and Martha J. Zimmerman), 3 sisters (Charlotte Zeiset, Esther Bowman, and Anna Kreider), and 2 brothers (David M. and Paul M.). He was a member of Risser's Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 14, in charge of Gerald Heistand, Donald Pickell, Robert Hess, and Ralph Ginder; interment in Risser's Mennonite Cemetery.

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Bradfield.- Gordon Loman, son of Quincey R. and Hattie Mae (Teets) Bradfield, was born in Baker, W. Va., Feb. 25, 1913; died of respiratory illness at Harrisonburg, Va., Oct. 14, 1987; aged 74 y. On June 9, 1936, he was married to Marie Vance, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Chester L.), 2 daughters (Lorraine Good and Lois Marie Payne), 9 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 16, in charge of Richard C. Detweiler, Roy D. Roth, and Harold Eshleman; interment in Weavers Cemetery.

Denlinger.- Anna M. Ressler, daughter of Amos A. and Annie (Eshback) Ressler, was born at Ronks, Pa., Apr. 7, 1902; died at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz, Pa., Oct. 23, 1987; aged 85 y. She was married to Lawrance Denlinger, who died in 1937. She was a member of Paradise Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 27, in charge of Melvin K. Barge and Harold K. Book; interment in Paradise Church Cemetery.

Good.- Laura I. Good, daughter of Jacob and Malinda (Huber) Good, was born at Elida, Ohio, July 9, 1909; died of cancer at Columbiana, Ohio, Oct. 16, 1987; aged 78 y. On July 27, 1931, she was married to Clarence Brenneman, who died on Oct. 8, 1936. On June 28, 1954, she was married to Daniel Good, who died on Apr. 28, 1972. Surviving are one daughter (Garnieta Augsburger), 2 step-daughters (Dorothy Gazdile and Carol Prater), 3 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, 4 step-grandchildren, 10 step-great-grandchildren, one sister (Zelma George), and one brother (Virgil Good). She was a member of Midway Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 17, in charge of Ernest Martin, and at Turkey Run Mennonite Church, Logan, Ohio, in charge of Carl Wesselhoeft; interment in Turkey Run Cemetery.

Hoffman.- Adina, daughter of Menno and Susanna Hoffman, was born on July 15, 1904; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Oct. 5, 1987; aged 83 y. Surviving are 5 sisters (Leah Martin, Elizabeth Hoffman, Rebecca Hoffman, Lydian Martin, and Maryann Martin) and one brother (Emanuel). She was preceded in death by 6 sisters and one brother. She was a member of First Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church on Oct. 7, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery.

Kauffman.- Glenn Samuel, son of Amos and Ella (Lite) Kauffman, was born in Clarksville, Mich., June 23, 1909; died of congestive heart failure at Dalton, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1987; aged 78 y. On Feb. 19, 1930, he was married to Edna Birkey, who died on Apr. 6, 1984. Surviving are 4 sons (Donald, Wayne, Marlin, and Ronald), 2 daughters (Vera Steiner and Joan Steiner), 24 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one brother (Norman), one sister (Ruth Christophel), one half-brother (Homer Overholt), one stepsister (Lillian Emerick), and one stepbrother (George Overholt). He was a member of Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 21, in charge of Richard Ross and Dave Garber; interment in Sonnenberg Mennonite Cemetery.

Landis.- Sallie Ruth, daughter of Daniel A. and Catharine C. (Rurh) Landis, was born in Montgomery Co., Pa., May 4, 1887; died at Dock Terrace, Lansdale, Pa., Oct. 22, 1987; aged 100 y. She was the oldest member of Franconia Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Sommers-Sadler Funeral Home on Oct. 25, in charge of Curtis L. Bergey and John L. Derstine; interment in Franconia Mennonite Cemetery.

May.- Lloyd. David, Son of David L. and Goldie (Dove) May, was born in Lebanon, Pa., July 15, 1934; died of heart failure at Oak Lea Nursing Home, Harrisonburg, Va., Oct. 16, 1987; aged 53 y. Surviving are 2 brothers (Gerald M. and Carroll B.). He was a member of Zion Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 18, in charge of Harvey Yoder; interment in Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Metzler.- David Elmer, son of Abram and Latie (Kreider) Metzler, was born at Martinsburg, Pa., Apr. 9, 1906; died of an apparent heart attack at Harrisonburg, Va., Oct. 25, 1987; aged 81 y. On Aug. 4, 1927, he was married to Lena Stoltzfus, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Darlene Landes, Shirley Everest, and Lois Ramer), 7 sons (William, Harold, Richard, John, Leonard, Kenneth, and Dale), 30 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and one brother (A. J. Metzler). He was a member of Park View Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 28, in charge of Owen Burkholder and Roy D. Roth; interment in Weavers' Mennonite Cemetery.

Moore.- Henry J., son of Roland and Martha (Long) Moore, was born in Paradise, Pa., Mar. 9, 1897; died at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 13, 1987; aged 90 y. On Oct. 25, 1919, he was married to Elizabeth K. Groff, who died on Dec. 10, 1977. Surviving are 2 daughters (Virginia Dalmar and Jean Moore), 2 sons (J. Vernon and Henry Jay), 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Jere B. and Robert), and one sister (Lucy Bomberger). He was a member of East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Brown Funeral Home on Oct. 16, in charge of James R. Hess; interment in Paradise Mennonite Cemetery.

Mumaw.- Enos, son of John and Lydia (Good) Mumaw, was born in Elida, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1894; died at Greencroft, Goshen, Ind., Oct. 20, 1987; aged 92 y. On Feb. 19, 1919, he was married to Ruth Lehman, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Kathryn Stalter, Winifred Wall, and Frances Troyer). He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 3 brothers. He was a member of Belmont Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 24, in charge of Duane Beck and Elmer Wall; interment in Prairie Street Cemetery.

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Amstutz.- Amos D., son of David and Anna (Zuercher) Amstutz, was born at Kidron, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1908; died at the Meadow Wind Health Care Center, Massillon, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1987; aged 79 y. On Aug. 21, 1930, he was married to Velma Amstutz, who died on Nov. 18, 1982. Surviving are 3 daughters (Anna Jean Geiser, Evelyn Jane Amstutz, and Elaine Boyer), one son (Gordon), 6 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 8 step-great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Caroline Amstutz and Elvina Gerber), one brother (Rufus), and one stepsister (Luella Gerber). He was preceded in death by 5 brothers, one stepbrother, and one stepsister. He was a charter member of Kidron Mennonite Church, where memorial services were held on Oct. 31, in charge of Bill Detweiler and Richard Ross; interment in the church cemetery.

Erb.- Michael B., son of Menno L. and Annie (Boshart) Erb, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Sept. 19, 1901; died at St. Mary's Hosptial, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 20, 1987; aged 86 y. On Dec. 11, 1924, he was married to Mary Bast, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Nelson, Lorne, Elmer, and Lloyd), 6 daughters (Anna Mae Gascho, Lorene Shantz, Norma Zehr, Eileen Lebold, Florence Gascho, and Eva McKinnon), 32 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, one brother (Aaron), and one sister (Fanny Jantzi). He was preceded in death by one daughter (Edna, in infancy), one granddaughter, and 3 brothers (Eli, Ezra, and Sam). He was a member of Riverdale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 23, in charge of Glenn Zehr and David K. Jantzi; interment in Riverdale Cemetery.

Hilty.- Daniel W., son of Philip and Mary B. (Steiner) Hilty, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Apr. 5, 1900; died at Dunlap Memorial Hospital, Orrville, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1987; aged 87 y. On Nov. 26, 1939, he was married to Jeanie Martin, who survives. He was preceded in death by an infant son. He was ordained to the ministry in 1945 and served the Salem Mennonite Church at Wooster, Ohio. He was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Crown Hill Mennonite Church on Oct. 29, in charge of Fremon Mast, Richard Ross, and Glenn Martin; interment in Crown Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Kauffman.- Ida M., daughter of Jacob and Lean (Byler) Kauffman, was born in Pennsylvania on Mar. 3, 1902; died at Bellefontaine, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1987; aged 85 y. Surviving are one brother (Lee Kauffman) and one sister (Florence Racher). She was preceded in death by 3 brothers and one sister. She was a member of South Union Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 31, in charge of Lynn A. Miller; interment in South Union Cemetery.

Maloney.- Sarah Kathryn Reitenbaugh, daughter of William and Emma (Cook) Reitenbaugh, was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Jan. 23, 1894; died at Pottstown, Pa., Oct. 26, 1987; aged 93 y. On Apr. 8, 1912, she was marrried to James Maloney, who died in 1918. She was later married to Edward Maloney, who died in 1935. Surviving are 3 sons (James E., John I., and Robert L.), 2 daughters (Evelyn and Edna M.), 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was a member of Pottstown Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Houck Funeral Home on Oct. 29, in charge of Alvin R. Beachy and Elmer Kolb; interment in Bethel Church Cemetery.

Moyer.- Lois S., daughter of Elmer B. and Lena (Stout) Moyer, was born at Souderton, Pa., Jan. 25, 1916; died at her home at Souderton, Pa., Oct. 23, 1987; aged 71 y. Surviving are 2 sisters (Eunice and Vesta) and one brother (Harlan S.). She was a member of Souderton Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 26, in charge of Gerald A. Clemmer, Samuel R. Janzen, and Russell B. Musselman; interment in Souderton Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Schwartzentruber.- Edith Boshart, daughter of Daniel and Magdalena (Schwartzentruber) Boshart, was born at Petersburg, Ont., Apr. 30, 1899; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 18, 1987; aged 88 y. In 1920, she was married to Emmanuel Helmuth, who died in 1924. In 1927, she was married to Moses L. Schwartzentruber, who died in 1979. Surviving are 8 children (Norman and Walter Helmuth, Marie Gingerich, Violet Faulhafer, Elmer, Willard, Gerald, and Laverne Schwartzentruber), 28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 21, in charge of Darrell D. Jantzi and Victor Dorsch; interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Cemetery.

Shearer.- Mable L. Floyd, daughter of George and Maggie (Landis) Floyd, was born in West Donegal Twp., Pa., Apr. 7, 1901; died of a heart attack at Manheim Twp., Pa., Nov. 2, 1987; aged 86 y. On Nov. 13, 1919, she was married to Elmer L. Shearer, who died on July 11, 1957. Surviving are one daughter (Rachel Kraybill), 2 sons (Harold F. and Robert F.), 6 grandchildren, and 5 great-granchildren. She was a member of Mount Joy Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 5, in charge of Shelley R. Shellenberger and Glen Hostetler; interment in Kraybill Mennonite Cemetery.

Zehr.- Katie Birkey, daughter of Valentine and Phoebe (Good) Birkey, was born in Decatur Co., Kans., Apr. 25, 1894; died at Mennonite Nursing Home, Meadows, Ill., Nov. 1, 1987; aged 93 y. On Dec. 17, 1913, she was married to Dan A. Zehr, who died in January 1973. Surviving are 3 sons (Melvin, Wayne, and Wilmer), 3 daughters (Lela Keller, Fern Helmuth, and Viola Birky), 27 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Joe and Joel Birkey). She was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 4, in charge of Millard Osborne and Mervin Birky; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

Transcribed by: John Ingold, Indiana


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