The Mennonite - November, 2001
"for the record" - Deaths:
theMennonite, November 6, 2001, page 17, Vol. 4, No. 42.
Bechler.- Albert, 59, Belleville, Pa., died Oct. 9. Spouse: Sarah Byler Bechler. Parents: Albert and Ida Litwiller Bechler (deceased). Other survivors: son David; one grandson. Funeral: Oct. 13 at Locust Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Bechler.- Alvin, 92, Fort Wayne, Ind., died June 4. Spouse: Elfie Bechler. Parents: Christian and Mary Bechler (deceased). Other survivors: son Kenneth; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 8 at Fort Wayne.
Bontrager.- Karen, 57, Middlebury, Ind., died Oct. 15 of cancer. Spouse: Ervin Bontrager. Other survivors: children Wendell, Charlene Pierce, Crystal Kauffman; six grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 18 at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.
Bowman.- Solomon, 91, St. Jacobs, Ont., died Oct. 4. Spouse: Grace Shantz Bowman. Parents: Martin and Magdelina Bowman (deceased). Other survivors: daughter Ruth Ann Sauder; one grandchild. Funeral: Oct. 7 at Floradale (Ont.) Mennonite Church.
Detwiler.- Paul Nice, 92, New Britain, Pa., died Oct. 8. Spouse: (1st) Barbara Thut Detwiler (deceased); (2nd) Shirley Ann Strouse Welsh Detwiler. Other survivors: son Terry; stepchildren Wanda Buckley, Eileen Riley; two grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Oct. 13 at Deep Run West Mennonite Church, Perkasie, Pa.
Glick.- J. Scott, 40, Tupelo, Miss., died Oct. 16. Parents: John and Mary Byers Glick. Other survivors: children Jordan, Jeremy. Burial: Oct. 22 at Lancaster, Pa.
Good.- Janet Gingerich, 64, Kouts, Ind., died Sept. 26. Spouse: Roland Good. Parents: Joe (deceased) and Ada Gingerich. Funeral: Sept. 29 at Kouts.
Horst.- Nathaniel, 84, Cambridge, Ont., died Oct. 8. Spouse: (1st) Elvina Bowman Horst (deceased); (2nd) Helen Wideman Horst. Parents: Annie and Daniel Horst (deceased). Other survivors: children Bruce, Joyce Sukkau, Marjorie Weber, Frieda Wideman, Joyce McKee; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 11 at Floradale (Ont.) Mennonite Church.
Martin.- Abram H., 93, Lancaster, Pa., died Oct. 7 of cancer. Spouse: Esther Metzler Martin (deceased). Parents: John and Cora Huber Martin (deceased). Survivors: children Lois, Ruth, John; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Oct. 10 at Landis Valley Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Miller.- Lydia Mae Schmucker, 79, Morocco, Ind., died Aug. 2 of cancer. Spouse: Marlin Miller. Parents: Jacob and Amanda Wierich Schmucker (deceased). Other survivors: children Larry, Marilyn Jo Myers; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 6 at Burr Oak Mennonite Church, Rensselaer, Ind.
Moyer.- Nelson D., 87, Lansdale, Pa., died Oct. 8. Spouse: Evelyn Derstine Moyer. Parents: Jacob and Ida Detweiler Moyer (deceased). Other survivors: children Karen Weaver, John, Robert; eight grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 14 at Souderton (Pa.) Mennonite Church.
Mueller.- Amelia Katherine Mueller, 90, North Newton, Kan., died Oct. 14. Spouse: Adam Mueller. Parents: Jacob and Elizabeth Ellenberger Mueller (deceased). Other survivors: stepchildren Ted, Lyman; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 18 at First Mennonite Church, Halstead, Kan.
Stauffer.- Eugene, 71, Akron, Pa., died Sept. 9. Spouse: Goldie Raihl Stauffer. Parents: Elmer and Susan Groff Stauffer (deceased). Other survivors: children Jeffrey, Gregory; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 12 at Landis Valley Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Ulrich.- Milo "Mike" Vernon, 86, Rensselaer, Ind., died Sept. 25 of kidney and heart disease. Spouse: Mary Louise Miller Ulrich. Parents: Andy and Ella Unzicker Ulrich (deceased). Funeral: Sept. 27 at Burr Oak Mennonite Church, Rensselaer, Ind.
Unruh.- Marie Enns, 98, Inman, Kan., died Oct. 12. Spouse: David G. Unruh (deceased). Parents: Jacob J. and Sarah Balzer Enns (deceased). Survivors: children Roy, Virgil; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial service: Oct. 15 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman.
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Guntz.- James B., 80, Collegeville, Pa., died Oct. 13 of a stroke. Spouse: Lizzie Guntz. Parents: John and Elizabeth Guntz (deceased). Other survivors: children Harold, Evelyn Maust, Russell, Carol Maust; 21 grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 17 at Vincent Mennonite Church, Spring City, Pa.
Hochstetler.- Lizzie E., 94, Kalona, Iowa, died Oct. 17. Parents: Emanuel and Mary Zook Hochstetler (deceased). Funeral: Oct. 22 at Kalona Mennonite Church.
Kauffman.- Harold J., 91, Wayland, Iowa, died Oct. 7. Spouse: Louise Kauffman (deceased). Parents: William and Susan Nafsinger Kauffman (deceased). Survivors: children Jean Roth, Joyce Wagler, Janice Widmer, Judy Robertson, Joe, John; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 10 at Wayland Mennonite Church.
Larrew.- Loyd, 82, Beaver, Ore., died Oct. 16. Spouse: Alice Gingerich Larrew. Parents: Frank and May Larrew (deceased). Other survivors: children Wendell, Catherine Ervin; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 19 at Tillamook, Ore.
Saner.- Elsie Graber, 97, Freeman, S.D., died Oct. 3. Spouse: Chris J. Saner (deceased). Parents: Peter and Freni Graber (deceased). Survivors: children Delmer, Jerroll; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 8 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Simonson.- Florence Weaver, 90, Washington, Ill., died Oct.18. Spouse: (1st) Max Baltz (deceased); (2nd) Oben Simonson (deceased). Parents: Avery and Magdalena Ingold Weaver (deceased). Memorial service: Oct. 22 at Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington.
Waltner.- Arlene Schrag, 82, Freeman, S.D., died Sept. 29 of a stroke. Spouse: Earl Waltner (deceased). Parents: John P. and Francis Schrag (deceased). Funeral: Oct. 3 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.
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Bontrager.- Beulah Hostetler, 91, Hesston, Kan., died Nov. 1. Spouse: William (Bill) Bontrager (deceased). Parents: Oliver and Nettie Cooprider Hostetler (deceased). Survivors: children Glenda Monteith, Miriam Ensz, Howard; nine grandchildren; two step-grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 4 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Breneman.- Naomi Shenk, 82, Lancaster, Pa., died Sept. 17. Spouse: Martin W. Breneman (deceased). Parents: Benjamin and Ella Erb Shenk (deceased). Survivors: children David, Rhoda, Jerry, Rachel, Roseanne Stewart; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 22 at Habecker Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Brydge.- Vance R., 85, Lyndhurst, Va., died Oct. 2. Spouse: lla Rea Brydge (deceased). Parents: Edward and Isabelle Brydge (deceased). Survivors: children Leland, Carlton, Bud, Sandy Burkholder; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Lynside Mennonite Church, Lyndhurst.
Garges.- Mildred K., 67, Souderton, Pa., died Oct. 20. Parents: Vincent and Sally Kulp Garges (deceased). Funeral: Oct. 25 at Souderton, Pa.
Gingrich.- Cecil, 98, Cambridge, Ont., died Oct. 1. Spouse: Mary Hunsperger Gingrich (deceased). Parents: Enoch and Rebecca Gingrich (deceased). Survivors: children Jeanne Weber, Doris Gascho; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge.
Hamilton.- Eldon, 86, Harrisonburg, Va., died Oct. 23. Spouse: Jessie Yoder Hamilton. Other survivors: children James, David, Elsie Bowman, Alice Brubaker; 13 grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 28 at Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville,Va.
Horst.- Noah R., 95, St. Jacobs, Ont., died Oct. 22. Spouse: Barbara Horst Horst. Parents: John and Nancy Reist Horst (deceased). Other survivors: children Janet Shorten, Barbara, Lois; one grandchild. Funeral: Oct. 25 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.
Kauffmann.- Alma Litwiller, 100, Goshen, Ind., died Oct. 21. Spouse: John Kauffmann (deceased). Parents: Amos and Barbara Naffziger Litwiller (deceased). Survivors: children Miriam, Warren, Floyd, Ivan, Merle, Norman; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial service: Oct. 23 at Goshen. Funeral: Oct. 26 at Hopedale (Ill.) Mennonite Church.
Kaufman.- Irene Stucky, 85, McPherson, Kan., died Oct. 19 of cancer. Spouse: Homer Kaufman (deceased). Parents: Val and Ida Schrag Stucky (deceased). Survivors: children Jackie Borth, Dixie, Carol, Bonnie Wells; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Funeral: Oct. 27 at First Mennonite Church, McPherson.
Lapp.- James, 89, Sterling, Ill., died Oct. 15. Spouse: Marian Trimble Lapp. Parents: Daniel and Ida Good Lapp (deceased). Other survivors: children Vonda James, Nancy Humphrey, Dale; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 20 at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling.
Stauffer.- Pauline Mae Beck, 71, Alma, Kan., died Oct. 25. Spouse: Milton Stauffer. Parents: Alma and John Beck (deceased), stepmother Sylvia Beck. Other survivors: children Beverly Augsburger, Thomas, Kay Mills, Paula Glass; seven grandchildren. Memorial services: Oct. 28 at Zeandale Community Church, Alma, and Nov. 11 at Gilead Mennonite Church, Mount Gilead, Ohio.
Stiner.- Franklin Walter, 73, York, Pa., died Oct. 23 of pulmonary edema. Spouse: (1st) Peggy McCurdy Stiner (deceased), (2nd) Nancy Hammill Stiner (deceased). Parents: Walter and Esther Major Stiner (deceased). Survivors: son Mark; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Oct. 27 at Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, Greencastle, Pa.
Swartzendruber.- Edna Veda Rich, 78, Kalona, Iowa, died Oct. 24 in a car accident. Spouse: Stanley Swartzendruber. Parents: Joseph and Anna Graber Rich (deceased). Other survivors: children Larry, Thelma Goszleth, June Taylor, Dave, Tony, Bernie, Becky Hochstedler, Anne Ricci; 23 grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 27 at Kalona Mennonite Church.
Thomas.- Harold E., 90, Hollsopple, Pa., died Oct. 3 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Anna Saylor Thomas. Parents: Edward and Polly Blough Thomas (deceased). Other survivors: children Harold, Cynthia Lehman; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 7 at Stahl Mennonite Church, Johnstown, Pa.
Yoder.- Beulah E., 94, Goshen, Ind., died Oct. 21. Spouse: Glen E. Yoder (deceased). Parents: Henry and Mary Wingard Yoder (deceased). Survivors: children James, David, Terry; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Oct. 23 at Greencroft, Goshen.
Yoder.- Glenn Raymond, 87, Albany, Ore., died Oct. 14. Spouse: Amie Gerig Yoder (deceased). Parents: Emery and Vertie Gingerich Yoder (deceased). Survivors: children Richard, Doug, Don, Deanne Gingerich; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 19 at Albany Mennonite Church.
Zook.- Lena E., 78, Belleville, Pa., died Oct. 14.
Parents: Emma and Isaac Zook (deceased). Funeral: Oct. 19
at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.