The Mennonite - September 2006
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, September 5, 2006,
pages 33-34, Vol. 9, No. 17.
Andre.- Gail S., 86, Archbold,
Ohio, died July 25. Spouse: Evelyn Nofzinger Short Andre. Parents: Ross
and Alma Andre. Children: Carl, Dorothy Lowman, Rachel Peters, Lois
Andre Springer, Verle Short, Lee Short, Jane Gearig; 14 grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 29 at Central Mennonite Church,
Archbold.
Eberly.- Michael Roy, 66,
Woodburn, Ind., died July 14 from a blood clot during surgery. Spouse:
Dorothy L. Eberly. Children: Mathew Charles, Rebecca Detwiller,
Jennifer; three grandchildren. Funeral: July 18 at Maplewood Mennonite
Church, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Erb.- Robert (Bob) D., 79,
Hesston, Kan., died Aug. 2. Spouse: Mary Troyer Erb. Parents: Mose and
Ida Schwietzer Erb. Children: Kathy Erb Whitcher, Jim, Lori Erb Thimm;
eight grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
Eshleman.- Ruth Keim, 83,
Orrville, Ohio, died Aug. 1 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Sam J.
Eshleman (deceased). Parents: Noah and Mary Immel Keim. Children:
Robert Carol Horst, Dean, Allen; 11 grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 6 at
Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio.
Gerber.- Pauline Nussbaum, 87,
Apple Creek, Ohio, died July 23 of congestive heart failure. Spouse:
Leo Franklin Gerber. Parents: Sam and Lina Amstutz Nussbaum. Children:
Jean Steffen, Connie Zuercher, Linda Miller, Linda Renee Himes; 12
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 26 at Sonnenberg
Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio.
Glick.- Herman N., 86, Atglen,
Pa., died July 15. Spouse: Mary Umble Glick. Parents: Reuben and Mary
Engel Glick. Children: James, Ann Glick Derrick, Virginia Glick
Graybill, Susan Glick Ruth; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Funeral: July 19 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen.
Goertzen.- Susie Flaming, 84,
Goessel, Kan., died July 4. Spouse: Eldon Goertzen. Parents: John J.
and Anna Brandt Flaming. Children: Brenda Buller, Stanley; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 8 at Tabor
Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Hostetler.- Ervin Monroe, 69,
Cairo, Neb., died Aug. 11. Spouse: Karen Hostetler. Parents: Jacob and
Verda Stutzman Hostetler. Children; Eric, Aron; two grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 15 at Cairo Baptist Church.
Kaufman.- Jennings, 73, Marion,
S.D., died Aug. 4. Parents: Elias and Hannah Deckert Kaufman. Funeral:
Aug. 8 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.
King.- Marie Adeline, 90, West
Liberty, Ohio, died Aug. 4 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: J.
Winfred King (deceased). Parents: Dan C. and Maude Allgyer Yoder.
Children: Joe, Jay, Danny; seven grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 7 at West Union Mennonite Church,
West Liberty.
Koehn.- Eugene E., 82, Newton,
Kan., died Aug. 4. Spouse: Clara Janzen Koehn. Parents: Abe J. and
Minnie Eck Koehn. Children: Sherri Kirk, Peggy Davis; three
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 8 at Bethel
College Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan.
Kopp.- W. LaMarr, 76, State
College, Pa., died Aug. 2. Spouse: Nel Boon Kopp. Parents: Lehman and
Ella Kurtz Kopp. Children: Kristine K. Charles, Erik L., Ingrid K.
Magill; four grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 5 at University Mennonite
Church, State College.
Kratzer.- Sally, 92, Dalton,
Ohio, died July 14. Spouse: George Kratzer (deceased). Parents: Harvey
and Lovina Hershberger. Children: Cheyenne Geiser, Erich; four
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 17 at Kidron
(Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Lehman.- Donna Jean, 66, Fort
Wayne, Ind., died July 26. Spouse: Michael Lehman. Parents: Edison and
Berniece Liechty Lehmann. Children: Bruce, Carl, Pamela Pulliam; four
grandchildren. Funeral: July 31 at Maplewood Mennonite Church, Fort
Wayne.
Lehman.- Marvin, 86, Kidron,
Ohio, died May 24. Spouse: Oleta Lehman. Parents: Simon J. and Ida
Lehman. Children: Joann Erb, John (deceased); two grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 27 at Kidron Mennonite Church.
Miller.- Ann, 93, Kidron, Ohio,
died June 29. Spouse: Marvin Miller (deceased). Parents: E.P. and Sarah
Gerber. Children: Joyce Landon, Les, Duane, Glenn; 10 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 3 at Kidron Mennonite Church.
Miller.- Daniel J., 92,
Middlebury, Ind., died Aug. 1. Spouse: Betty Kaufman Miller (deceased).
Parents: Jonas J.N. and Lydia Hershberger Miller. Child: Glen Dale; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 4 at First
Mennonite Church, Middlebury.
Nikkel.- Leland, 77,
Moundridge, Kan., died July 31. Spouse: Esther Ediger Nikkel. Parents:
Henry H. and Ineze Hiebert Nikkel. Children: Vickie Hildebrand, Bonita
Kaufman, LeRoy, Debra Sission; nine grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 5 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church,
Inman, Kan.
Plank.- Joe, 74, Sarasota,
Fla., died June 4 of cancer. Spouse: Mary Plank. Parents: Menno and
Annie Plank. Children: Richard, Robert, Mary Joe Fitzjarrald; six
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: June 7 at Palms Funeral
Home, Sarasota.
Stahl.-Melvon J., 88, Goshen,
Ind., died Aug. 6. Spouse: Edna Mae Birkey Stahl (deceased). Parents:
John and Gertrude Heffelbower Stahl. Children: Lyle, Margaret Mae Gage,
Marlene Clingaman, Marilyn Troyer; 13 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 9 at
Yoder Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.
Troyer.- Raymond A., 89,
Sugarcreek, Ohio, died Aug. 11. Spouse: Lizzie Mae Troyer (deceased).
Parents: Andrew and Ada Miller Troyer. Children: Mary Hawthorne, Ada
Yoder, Marvin "Red" Henry, Raymond Jr., Charles "Chuck"; 11
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 17 at Walnut Creek
(Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Yutzy.- Earl C., 83, Plain
City, Ohio, died Aug. 9. Spouse: Alice Frey Yutzy. Parents: Eli and Ida
Kauffman Yutzy. Children: LaVern, Earlene Horst, Lynette Showalter,
Mary Alice Ressler, Anita Schauer, Dawn Showalter, Luann; 24
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 13 at Sharon
Mennonite Church, Plain City.
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The Mennonite, September 19, 2006,
pages 25-26, Vol. 9, No. 18.
Bontrager.- Vivian Celia Blosser,
81, Wakarusa, Ind., died Aug. 24. Spouse: Albert Bontrager. Parents:
Henry and Celia Bixler Blosser. Children: Philip, Duane, Kevin; seven
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 26 at Holdeman
Mennonite Church, Wakarusa, Ind.
Brubacher.- Lucille Moore, 85,
North Newton, Kan., died Aug. 28. Spouse: Edward James Brubacher.
Parents: John H. and Mary Jackson Moore. Children: Edward James, John
Wade, Michael Jack; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Sept. 1 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton.
Byerly.- Douglas Craig, 64, Des
Allemands, La., died Aug. 28 in his sleep. Spouse: Reba Veillon Byerly.
Parents: Ronald and Margie Cutter Byerly. Stepmother: Ruth Byerly.
Children: Billy, Douglas Eugene, Tammy Byerly, Lisa Tregle, Katina
Cortez; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 31 at
Des Allemands Mennonite.
Choma.- Rosalia Mary Keehner,
73, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 11 of Alzheimer's. Spouse: Joseph Choma
(deceased). Parents: Martin and Mary Particia Sturgeon Keehner.
Children: Christine Choma Kennel, Gregory; four grandchildren. Funeral:
Sept. 23 at Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio.
Flickinger.- Delia Gretchen Krehbiel,
87, McPherson, Kan., died Aug. 19. Spouse: Herbert T. Flickinger
(deceased). Parents: Valentine W. and Adina Zerger Krehbiel. Children:
Bonnie Peterson, Max, Ronald; six grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 24 at First Mennonite Church,
McPherson, Kan.
Fretz.- John Lewis, 86, Salem,
Ore., died Aug. 9. Spouse: Beulah Roth Fretz. Parents: Joseph and
Martha Reeser Fretz. Children: John, Joseph, Roderick, lona Ward, Karma
Gingrich; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug.
15 at Salem Mennonite Church.
Friesen.- Orlando J., 79, North
Newton, Kan., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Barbara Miller Friesen, Parents:
John and Katie Ensz Friesen. Children: Steven, Phillip, Kathryn
Campbell; seven grandchildren. Funeral; Aug. 30 at Bethel College
Mennonite Church, North Newton.
Gehman.- Sallie Kulp, 87,
Souderton, Pa., died Aug. 10. Spouse: Paul S. Gehman. Parents: Frank
and Barbara Musselman Kulp. Children: Ivan, Ernest, Leora Gehman, Clara
Seaman, Sallie Halteman, Karen Hessler; five grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 20 at Souderton Mennonite Homes
Chapel.
Glick.- Herman, 86, Atglen,
Pa., died July 15 of lymphoma. Spouse; Mary Umble Glick. Parents:
Reuben and Mary Engle Glick. Children: James, Ann Derrick, Virginia
Graybill, Susan Ruth; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Funeral: July 19 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen.
Good.- Jeffrey Allan, 50,
Shipshewana, Ind., died Sept. 1 from injuries sustained in a car
accident. Spouse: Sherry Kronk Good. Parents: Simon and Marjorie Mast
Good. Children: Justin, Steffen, Tristan, Logan, Funeral: Sept. 5 at
Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana.
Hess.- Melvin Erb, 87,
Lancaster, Pa., died July 16. Spouse: Evelyn Huber Hess. Parents: Jacob
and Anna Erb Hess. Children: Kenneth, Melvin, Donald, Richard; 11
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: July 20 at Landis Valley
Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Heyerly.- Keith Eugene, 74,
Canby, Ore., died Aug. 29. Spouse: Goldie Garber Heyerly. Parents:
Jesse and Gladys Berkey Heyerly. Children: Leon, Gwen Peachey, Patricia
Martens; four grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 2 at Zion Mennonite, Canby.
Kroeker.- Goerge E., 93, Inman,
Kan., died Sept. 4. Spouse: Justina T. Doerksen Kroeker (deceased).
Parents: Klaas D. and Margaretha Esau Kroeker. Children: Velma
Goertzen, Virgil, Menno Dean, Delbert; 13 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 7 at Bethel Mennonite Church,
Inman, Kan.
Matthews.- Mary Miller, 82,
Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 5. Spouse: Peter Matthews (deceased). Parents:
Joseph and Amanda Schmucker Miller. Funeral: Aug. 10 at Yoder Culp
Funeral Home, Goshen.
Miller.- Anna Leaman, 92,
Leola, Pa., died Aug. 10. Spouse: J. Kendig Miller (deceased). Parents:
Benjamin and Mary Wenger Leaman. Child: J. Glen; one grandchild.
Funeral: Aug. 15 at Stumptown Mennonite Church, Bird-in-Hand, Pa.
Nice.- Harold K., 75, Telford,
Pa., died June 27. Spouse: Dorothy Bergey Nice. Parents: John M. and
Katie Kerr Nice. Children: Robert, Betty Kulp, Donald, Dennis, John,
Susan Blum; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: July 1 at
Franconia Mennonite Church.
Schrag.- Mildred Ries, 89,
Marion, S.D., died Aug. 26. Spouse: Ben J. Schrag (deceased). Parents:
Henry J. and Amelia Kaufman Ries. Child: Candace Schrag; two
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: August 29 at
Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.
Schreck.- Raymond A., 57, New
Paris, Ind., died Aug. 19. Spouse: Dorothy Crilow Schreck. Parents:
Raymond and Marie Baer Schreck. Children: Kevin Schreck, Karen Martin,
Brent Nunemaker, Travis Nunemaker, Carla Richer; eight grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 24 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.
Smucker.- John R., 74, Goshen,
Ind., died Sept. 1 at home. Spouse: Donna L. Gerber Smucker. Parents:
J. Mervin and Icie Wenger Smucker. Children: Elizabeth Grieser, Emily
Beidler, John, Stephen; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 5 at North
Goshen Mennonite Church.
Umble.- Jordan Matthew, 22,
Seaside, Ore., died July 28 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle
accident. Parents: Kenneth and Marilyn Rheinheimer Umble. Funeral: Aug.
3 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church Atglen, Pa.
Yost.- Irene Kauffman, 95,
Lititz, Pa., died Aug. 7. Spouse: Ray S. Yost (deceased). Parents:
Jonathan and Anna Hertzler Kauffman. Children: Anne Kornmayer,
Catherine Godshall, Leon, R. Arthur; eight grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 12 at Landis Homes, Lititz.
Zimmerly.- Glenn E., 72,
Wooster, Ohio, died Aug. 25. Spouse: Dorothy Williams Zimmerly.
Parents: Aldine and Velma Steiner Zimmerly. Children: Jeanne Zimmerly
Jantzi, Miles Zimmerly Wierderkehr; five grandchildren. Funeral; Aug.
28 at Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
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