"for the record" - Deaths:

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Arner.- Loretta Krabill, 89, Massiollon, Ohio, died Dec. 27. Spouse: James Arner. Parents: Aaron and Mary Schmucker Krabill. Children: Stanley R., Mary Ellen Greek, Daryl (deceased); seven grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 31 at Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville, Ohio.

Beachy.- Perry J., 78, Hesston, Kan., died Jan. 3. Spouse: Eleanor Niemela Beachy. Parents: Jacob L. and Anna Yoder Beachy. Child: Jonathan. Funeral: Jan. 7 at Hesston Mennonite Church.

Brenneman.- Eva Wideman, 94, Hesston, Kan., died Dec. 29. Spouse: Titus M. Brenneman (deceased). Parents: William and Sarah Brubacher Wideman. Children: Derald, Bea Brenneman Ruebke, Ervin, Fred, Robert; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 3 at Hesston (Kan.) Mennonite Church.

Cameron.- Anna Shantz, died Nov. 29 of a stroke. Spouse: Ewan Cameron (deceased). Parents: Allan Bowman Shantz and Catherine Shirk Shantz. Children: Margaret, Roy, Hugh, Clare. Funeral: Dec. 3 at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont.

Crilow.- Melvin, 90, Wakarusa, Ind., died Dec. 18 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Irma Blosser Crilow. Parents: William and Mary Snell Crilow. Children: Shirley Albrecht, Ernest, Dorothy Schreck, Larry; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 21 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Derstine.- Mark D., 58, Perkasie, Pa., died Jan. 6. Spouse: Linda Bishop Derstine. Parents: Howard and Anna Clymer Derstine. Children: Christopher, Jeffery, Michael; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 11 at Blooming Glen (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Enns.- Edgar J., 67, Altona, Man., died Dec. 28. Spouse: Norma Enns. Parents: Frank and Mary Fehr Enns. Children: James, Brian; five grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 1 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.

Friesen.- Helen Beier, 87, Henderson, Neb., died Dec. 31. Spouse: Rudolph J. Friesen (deceased). Parents: Cornelius and Agnes Ratzlaff Beier. Children: Raymond, Jerry: five grandchildren: seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 4 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.

Gehman.- Esther B., 88, Sellersville, Pa., died Jan. 4. Spouse: LeRoy L. Gehman (deceased). Parents: Levi and Lizzie Brunner Hackman. Children: Robert, Ray, Kenneth, LeRoy, Charles, Gladys Kolb, Miriam Halteman, Esther Bergey, Kathryn Martin, Marilyn Moses, Marie Jones; 39 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 8 at Franconia (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Goossen.- Mary Wiens, 76, Beatrice, Neb., died Dec. 21. Spouse: Henry W. and Anna Enns Wiens, Children: Micheal, Robert, Andrew; five grandchildren. Memorial service: Dec. 30 at First Mennonite Church, Beatrice.

Hartman.- Ruby Newcomer, 81, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 24. Spouse: Ira Hartrnan. Parents: John and Pearl Maust Newcomer. Children: Loren, Terry, Kevin, Kathy Stoltzfus; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 29 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Heinrichs.- Susan, 85, Altona, Man., died Dec. 20. Spouse: Jacob A. Heinrichs (deceased). Parents: John and Aganetha Harder Friesen. Children: Joan Giesbrecht, Elaine Dyck, Roy, Carol Sawatzky, Wayne; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 23 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.

Hoffman.- Mary Kuhns, 99, Pigeon, Mich., died Jan. 6. Spouse: John Hoffman (deceased). Parents: Henry and Maggie Ernst Kuhns. Children: Helen Ruby, Ethel Gunden, Alice Albrecht; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 10 at Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church, Pigeon.

Kauffman.- Mae E. Smoker, 88, Ephrata, Pa., died Dec. 24 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Samuel S. Kauffman. Parents: Joseph Z. and Rachel Lapp Smoker. Children: Glenn, Joseph, Elvin, Esther Bare, Rose White; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 29 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen, Pa.

Kauffman.- Ralph C., 94, Freeman, S.D., died Nov. 15. Spouse: (1st) Marion Lorenz (deceased), (2nd) Dorothy Dick-Preheim Kauffman. Parents: Charles J. and Fannie Schrag Kauffman. Children: Bonnie Hemry, Edward. Funeral: Jan. 1 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.

Klassen.- Walter, 72, Kitchener, Ont., died Oct. 30. Spouse: Judy Wilson Klassen. Parents: John and Almeda Klassen. Funeral: Nov. 30 at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener.

Kurtz.- Susie H., 90, Princess Anne, Md., died Dec. 4. Spouse: John M. Kurtz. Parents: George Milton and Mary Smucker Hostetler. Children: Eugene, Donald, Calvin, Douglas; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 8 at Holly Grove, Westover. Md.

Lambright.- Carl, 49, Elkhart, Ind., died Dec. 31 of a heart attack. Spouse: Brenda Helmuth. Parents: C. Stanley Lambright and Lula Jean Kirkpatrick. Children: Angela, Kathy, Joshua. Funeral: Jan. 3 at Olive Mennonite Church, Elkhart.

Loewen.- Velma J., 51, Normal, Ill., died Jan. 10. Parents: Harry and Verna Schroeder. Funeral: Jan. 15 at Mennonite Church of Normal.

Miller.- S. Paul, 88, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 22. Spouse: Vesta A. Nofziger (deceased). Parents: J. Ami and Lydia Miller. Children; Eleanor, Elaine Haines, James; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 5 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.

Nachtigal.- Frank E., 93, Inman, Kan., died Jan. 6. Spouse: Ruth D. Stucky Nachtigal (deceased). Parents: Henry P. and Mary Ediger Nachtigal. Child: Shirley J. Butz; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 11 at Buhler (Kan.) Mennonite Church.

Neufeld.- Edwin Eugene, 73, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 26. Spouse: Marjorie Banman Neufeld. Parents: Frank and Mary Fehdrau Neufeld, Children: Ron, Jan Lehman, Martha Penner, Patty Sprunger; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Jan. 1 at Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Ruby.- Manuel, 97, Waterloo, Ont., died Oct. 22. Spouse: Mabel Lutzi Ruby (deceased). Parents: John and Barbara Baechler Ruby. Children: Audrey Kropf, Ken, Jean Voll; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 25 at Edward R. Good Funeral Home Chapel, Waterloo.

Schlabach.- Loyd Edwin, 88, Greenwood, Del., died Nov. 9. Spouse: (1st) Edna E. Zook Schlabach (deceased), (2nd) F. Josephine Schlabach, Parents: Lorenzo and Polly Miller Schlabach. Children: Jay E., Allen E.; stepchildren Clifford D. Baker, Daryl E. Baker, Berta K. Kauffman, Carla J. Yoder; 15 grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 13 at Greenwood Mennonite School.

Schmidt.- Melvin E., 79, Tallahassee, Fla., died Dec. 6. Spouse: Wanda Schmidt. Parents: Louis and Lodie Schmidt. Child: one son; two grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 11 at Fairview Cemetary, Greensburg, Kan.

Schrock.- Harvey S., 80, Lancaster, Pa., died Dec. 12. Spouse: Edith Amstutz Schrock. Parents: Simon and Sadie Yoder Schrock. Children: Jon H., Carol Jordan, Marlin, Linda Brown; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Dec. 17 at New Danville Mennonite Church, Lancaster.

Shank.- Beulah I., 91, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 11. Parents: Clarence and Maggie Shank. Funeral: Jan. 14 at Olive Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Ind.

Wenger.- Roy Emerson, 96, Missoula, Mont., died Nov. 30. Spouse: (1st) Florence Heineman (deceased), (2nd) Lillian Hoff Wenger. Parents: Joseph and Emma Gerig Wenger. Child: Susan Duffy; step-child Wendy Misevic; two grandchildren. Memorial service: Dec. 6 at University Congregational Church, Missoula.

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Bender.- Mary Birky, 95, Wellman, Iowa, died Dec. 26, 2004. Spouse: Edwin C. Bender (deceased). Parents: Christian and Magdalena Kauffman Birky. Children: Shirley Yoder, Karen Leidig; eight grandchildren: 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 29 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona, Iowa.

Blosser.- Lois Rheinheimer, 82, Goshen, Ind., died Dec. 20, 2004. Spouse: Virgil Blosser. Parents: Clayton and Maude Mae Miller Rheinheimer. Children: Glen, Sheldon; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 3 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen.

Bontrager.- Elizabeth, 81, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 6. Parents: Henry R. and Clara J. Schrock Bontrager. Funeral: Jan. 10 at Yoder Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.

Brenneman.- Eva Wideman. 94, Hesston, Kan., died Dec. 29, 2004. Spouse: Titus M. Brenneman (deceased). Parents: William and Sarah Brubacher Wideman. Children: Derald, Bea Brenneman Ruebke, Ervin, Fred, Robert; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 3 at Hesston Mennonite Church.

Christner.- Verbal Stutzman, 96, Plain City, Ohio, died Jan. 11. Spouse: Joseph M. Christner (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Lydia Miller Stutzman. Child: Kenneth; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 13 at Sharon Mennonite Church, Plain City.

Clemens.- Eva H. Kulp, 91, Harleysville, Pa., died Jan. 10. Spouse: G. Earl Clemens. Parents: Abram and Anna Halteman. Children: Harold K., Clyde K.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan.
14 at Souderton (Pa.) Mennonite Homes.

Eash.- Fern Weaver, 86, Lewisburg, Pa., died Jan. 1. Spouse: Earl W. Eash, Parents: Vern F. and Maggie Weaver. Funeral: Jan. 5 at Boyer Mennonite Church, Middleburg, Pa.

Eberly.- Leroy N., 93, New Holland, Pa., died Dec. 26, 2004. Spouse: Grace Sauder Eberly (deceased). Parents: Amos S. and Grace Nolt Eberly. Children: Miriam. Ruth Harnish, Naomi Gochenaur, Mary Matthews, Robert, Linda Miller; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 30 at Groffdale Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.

Finkbiner.- Myra Herr, 95, Lititz, Pa., died Jan. 15. Spouse: Christian H. Herr (deceased). Parents: Clayton and Amelia Nissley Herr. Step-children: Raymond, Jay; eight step-grandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren, Funeral: Jan. 20 at Landisville (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Ford.- Patricia Anne, 55, Hanover, Ont., died Jan. 3. Parents: Harold and Madeline Yaeck Ford. Funeral: Jan. 9 at St. Jacobs (Ont.) Mennonite Church,

Graber.- Mildred M. Liechty, 91, Archbold, Ohio, died Jan. 14. Spouse: Raymond J. Graber (deceased). Parents: Silas and Sarah Frey Liechty. Children: John, Ken, Dave, Deloris Good; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 18 at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.

Groff.- Grace Hess, 81, Millersville, Pa., died Jan. 24. Spouse: Melvin S. Groff. Parents: Amos and Mary Eshleman Hess. Children: Paul H., Marlin H.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 29 at Masonville Mennonite Church, Washington Boro, Pa.

Gross.- Ralph, 92, Washington, Ill., died Jan. 17. Spouse: Gladys Nyberg Gross. Parents: Herman and Emma Imhoff Gross. Child: Joan Hoff; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 19 at Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington.

Gusler.- Esther Lantz, 95, Goshen, Ind., died Jan. 16. Spouse: Kenneth C. Gusler (deceased). Parents: Harvey and Rosa Hershberger Lantz. Children: Audrey Swartzendruber, Karen, Carl, Duane; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 19 at North Goshen Mennonite Church.

Hunsberger.- David Leslie, 76, Wellesley, Ont., died Jan. 6. Spouse: Katherine Nafziger Hunsberger. Children: Peter, Robert, Fred, Kristine; three grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 10 at St. Jacobs (Ont.) Mennonite Church.

Kamp.- Orville, 96, Washington, Ill., died Jan. 18. Spouse: Margaret Hartman Kamp. Parents: Daniel and Anna Ulrich Kamp. Children: Corrinne Boehr, Warren; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 22 at Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington.

Keefer.- Franklin D., 90, Fort Wayne, Ind., died Dec. 11, 2004, of cancer. Spouse: Evelyn Keefer. Children: Robert, James; stepchild John Simpson; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 15 at D.O. McComb Maplewood Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne.

Loewen.- Peter N., 88, Mountain Lake, Minn., died Jan. 25. Spouse: Elizabeth E. Penner Loewen. Parents: Henry F. and Katherine Niessen Loewen. Children: David, LaDonna Stout, Loretta Gorman, Marjorie Rasmussen; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 29 at First Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake.

Longenecker.- Henry Z., 91, Lancaster, Pa., died Jan. 10. Spouse: (1st) Rachel Metzler Longenecker (deceased), (2nd) Nancy Frey Longenecker. Parents: Harry and Irene Zimmerman Longenecker. Children: Marian Burkholder, Carolyn Horst, Elaine Clymer, Gloria Lehman, Nancy Pellegrini; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 15 at Steelton (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Nolt.- Aldus M., 84, Ephrata, Pa., died Dec. 24, 2004. Spouse: Ellen B. Landis Nolt (deceased). Parents: Joseph H., and Nettie Martin Nolt. Children: Elsie Hanna, Mary K., Verna Martin, Earl E.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 29 at Groffdale Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.

Oberholtzer.- Rebecca Stoner, 79, Lititz, Pa., died Jan. 3. Spouse: John Jacob Oberholtzer. Parents: Roy W. and Anna Margie Groff Stoner. Children: David, John Carl, Ruth Ann Buch, Beth; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 8 at Groffdale Mennonite Church, Leola.

Plett.- George H., 91, Inman, Kan., died Jan, 10. Spouse. Edna Plett. Children: Jan Mauch, Jewel Nickel; three grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 13 at Inman Mennonite Church.

Schmidt.- Katharina "Kate" Harder, 97, Mountain Lake, Minn., died Jan. 20. Spouse: Benjamin G. Schmidt (deceased). Parents: Henry D. and Katharina Saukau Harder. Children: Alvin, Gladys Fast; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 24 at First Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake.

Schrock.- Glenn, 98, Eureka, Ill., died Dec. 30, 2004. Spouse: Maona Nafziger Schrock (deceased). Parents: William and Fannie Ulrich Schrock. Children: Robert, Betty Bachman, Phyllis Bachman, Donna Denning, Jean Peters, Glenda Bachman; 29 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 4 at Calvary Mennonite Church, Washington, Ill.

Schwager.- Carol Ann Derstine, 51, Souderton, Pa., died Jan. 21. Spouse: Ronald E. Schwager. Parents: Garland and Marilyn Godshall Derstine. Children: Benjamin, Christopher, Erik; one grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 25 at Franconia (Pa.) Mennonite Church.

Schwartz.- Rebecca A., 50, Chester, Va., died Jan. 17 of a heart attack. Parents: Victor and Agnes Eicher Schwartz. Funeral: Jan. 27 at Silverwood Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.

Shank.- Luke J., 80, Lititz, Pa., died Dec. 11, 2004. Spouse: Anna Elizabeth Metzler Shank (deceased). Parents: Harvey E. and Anna Martin Shank. Children: Duane, Calliope (Dottie), Debbie Miller, Dan; six grandchildren. Memorial service: Dec. 14 at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa.

Steria.- Ernest, 86, Croghan, N.Y., died Jan. 10. Spouse: Dorothy Gadbaw Steria. Parents: Joseph and Helen Noftsier Steria. Children: Verna Schack, Betty Bush, Diane, Bessie Chartrand, Dorothy Moser, Jane Widrick, Cindy Leaf, Gloria Zehr; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 12 at Croghan Mennonite Church.

Stucky.- Gary L., 63, North Newton, Kan., died Jan. 30. Spouse; Janet Harder Stucky. Parents: Martin and Ruby Stucky. Funeral: Feb. 4 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.

Swartzendruber.- Fred J., 80, Sarasota, Fla., died Nov. 30, 2004. Spouse: Dolce Bell Swartzendruber. Parents: Fred E. and Ella Augsburger Swartzendruber. Children: Fred D., Anita Fobes, Galen P., Stephen J.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Dec. 29 at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota.

Wenger.- Roy E., 96, Missoula, Mont., died Nov. 30, 2004. Spouse: (1st) Florence Wenger (deceased), (2nd) Lillian Wenger. Child: Susan Duffy; two grandchildren. Memorial service: Dec. 6 at University Congregational Church, Missoula.

Wyble.- Ruth Myers, 93, Lititz, Pa., died Jan. 2. Spouse: Lester C. Wyble (deceased). Parents: Elmer E. and Katie Musselman Myers. Children: Howard, David, Charles, Ruth Bushong; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Jan. 7 at Groffdale Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.

Wyse.- Joan B., 68, Elkhart, Ind., died Dec. 9, 2004, of cancer. Spouse: Donald E. Wyse (deceased). Parents: Bert and Julia Griman Sternal. Funeral: Dec. 12 at Sunnyside Mennonite Church, Elkhart.

Yoder.- Jonas D., 86, Arthur, Ill., died Jan. 19. Spouse: Rachel Y. Yoder. Parents: David Y. and Magdalena Schrock Yoder. Children: Wesley, Richard (deceased); three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 22 at Arthur Mennonite Church.

Yoder.- Rolland M., 91, Kalona, Iowa, died Dec. 27, 2004. Spouse: Cordell Swarzendruber Yoder. Parents: Levi M. and Tillie Yoder. Children: Don G., Doug, Linford; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 31 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona.

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