The Mennonite - July 2008
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, July 8, 2008,
pages 25-27, Vol. 11, No. 13.
Basler.- Pauline Miller Kandel,
94, Orrville, Ohio, died June 8. Spouse: Paul Basler (deceased).
Spouse: Walter E. Kandel (deceased). Parents: William L. and Jemima
Troyer Miller. Children: Art Kandel, Dorcas Lemon, Judy Wise, Rita Jean
Atkinson, Susan Weaver; 17 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild. Funeral: June 13 at Martins Mennonite Church,
Orrville.
Blosser.- Eugene Edward, 91,
Wellman, Iowa, died June 8. Spouse: Elsie Zook Blosser. Spouse: Louella
Blosser (deceased). Parents: Perry and Ada V. Lahman Blosser. Children:
Philip, Rachel Blosser Derstine, Meiko Blosser Schoemig, Thomas
Yoshiro; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 9
at Wellman Mennonite Church.
Boehnert.- Addison Laurin, 96,
Lyndhurst, Va., died May 25. Spouse: Ressie Margaret Harner Boehnert
(deceased). Spouse: Lena Nitz Morris Boehnert (deceased). Parents:
Gustav A. and Mary Clara Laurin Boehnart. Grandchildren: one
grandchild; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 28 at Reynolds
Hamrick Funeral Home, Waynesboro, Va.
Boettger.- Edith Yoder, 86,
Tofield, Alberta, died May 27. Spouse: Marvin Boettger. Parents: David
L. and Lacinda Stauffer Yoder. Children: Derril, Elwood, Val; eight
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 31 at Salem
Mennonite Church, Tofield.
Bontrager.- Ora C., 85, Goshen,
Ind., died June 15 following an extended illness. Spouse: Katie Eash
Bontrager. Spouse: Anna Kauffman Bontrager (deceased). Parents:
Christian and Mary Ann Miller Bontrager. Children: Deloris Hostetler,
DeWayne; five grandchildren. Funeral: June 18 at Clinton Frame
Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Brenneman.- Virgil J., 86,
Goshen, Ind., died June 10. Spouse: Helen Good Brenneman (deceased).
Parents: Ephraim and Anna Christner Brenneman. Children: Tobi Goldfus,
Beki Denman, Don, John, Loretta Birkey; nine grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Memorial service: June 14 at Assembly Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Britsch.- Irene M. Wyse, 93,
Archbold, Ohio, died May 31. Spouse: Olen Britsch (deceased). Parents:
William and Dinah Roth Wyse. Children: Calvin, Maretta Buller; five
grandchildren. Funeral: June 3 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Cordell.- Mary K. Appleby, 89,
Chambersburg, Pa., died April 5. Spouse: Glenn A. Cordell. Parents:
James A. and Georgia M. Hollinger Appleby. Children: Glenn R., Leonard
A.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 9 at
Marion Mennonite Church, Chambersburg.
Eichelberger.- Wilbert H., 87,
Hopedale, Ill., died June 3. Parents: Henry and Susanna Bechler
Eichelberger. Funeral: June 7 at Hopedale Mennonite Church.
Gering.- Barbara Elizabeth Sattler,
76, Freeman, S.D., died May 13. Spouse: Darryl "Bud" Gering. Parents:
Henry and Susanna Sattler. Children: Pam Gering, Pat Vlien, Deb Gering,
Mark; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Funeral: May 16 at
Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Goebel.- Verta Gordon Cox, 91,
Moundridge, Kan., died May 29. Spouse: Marvin Goebel (deceased).
Parents: Mose and Nora Crumrine Cox. Children: Marilyn Stucky, Jerroll,
Roger, James, Ronald, Gordon; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: June 2 at First Mennonite Church of Christian, Moundridge.
Gonzalez.- Luis A., 78,
Mohnton, Pa., died May 30. Spouse: H. Theda Bitler Gonzalez. Parents:
Felix R. and Fausta Santiago Gonzalez. Children: Luis R., Luis A. Jr.,
Michael, Brenda Sensenig, Juanita Kreider, Teresa Breasette, Maria
Boyd; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: June
7 at Forest Hills Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.
Groff.- Dorothy L. Hernley, 86,
Ephrata, Pa., died May 30. Spouse: Samuel S. Groff (deceased). Parents:
Levi W. and Mary Musser Hernley. Children: J. Lamar, Larry, Lynn,
Leslie; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 5 at
Fairmount Homes, Inc., Ephrata.
Hertzler.- Evelyn Groff, 70,
Harrisonburg, Va., died June 3. Spouse: Don Hertzler. Parents: J. Elvin
and Mary Groff. Children: Barry, Jerry, Sandy Byler; seven
grandchildren. Funeral: June 8 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Hostetler.- Ruth M. Beisel, 74,
Hollsopple, Pa., died June 18 of cancer. Spouse: Leon Hostetler.
Parents: Clair and Mildred Beisel. Children: Diane Yoder, Doretta
Dorsch, Galene Ronald, Gail Matthews; seven grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 21 at Blough Mennonite Church,
Hollsopple.
Kurtz.- Wayne D., 87,
Smithville, Ohio, died June 13 following a short illness. Spouse:
Frances E. Blough Kurtz (deceased). Parents: Simon D. and Frannie
Musser Kurtz. Children: Duane, Rebecca Kandell, Rindy Morphew; four
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 18 at Oak Grove
Mennonite Church, Smithville.
Landis.- Anna S. Leakway, 91,
Lancaster, Pa., died June 3 following a brief illness. Spouse: John S.
Landis (deceased). Parents: Murray A. and Jane Smith Leakway. Children:
John L., David L., Mary Ann Ogburn; seven grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; step great-grandchildren.
Funeral:
June 9 at East Petersburg Mennonite Church, East Petersburg, Pa.
Lehman.- Gilbert, 84, Croghan,
N.Y., died April 27. Spouse: Esther Roggie Lehman. Parents: Elmer and
Rosella Roggie Lehman. Children: Paul, Tim, David, Walter, Kathy
Widrick; 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 2 at
Croghan Mennonite Church.
Leichty.- David Franklin, Jr.,
74, Goshen, Ind., died May 18 of a head injury sustained in a fall.
Spouse: Carolyn Grace Yoder Leichty. Parents: David Franklin, Sr., and
Helen Dorothy Yoder Leichty; Diane Lewandowski, Pamela Allen, Linda
Snyder; seven grandchildren. Funeral: May 22 at College Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Leichty.- Helen Dorothy Yoder,
97, Goshen, Ind., died March 31 of coronary artery disease. Spouse:
David Franklin Leichty (deceased). Parents: Jacob G. and Iva Grace
Yoder Yoder. Children: Genevieve Schwartzentruber, Delia Herr, Warren,
Evelyn Hostetler, Katherine Lou Mullet, David Franklin Jr., Samuel
Benjamin; 17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 19
at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Martin.- David B., 61, Ephrata,
Pa., died May 12. Spouse: Ella Mae Martin Martin. Parents: Samuel B.
and Annie H. Burkholder Martin. Children: Michelle Glick, David; one
grandchild. Funeral: May 17 at Groffdale Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.
Meyers.- Connie Gahman, 46,
Wysox, Pa., died June 2. Spouse: William Meyers. Parents: George Edward
and Miriam Alderfer Gahman. Children: Eric, Nicholas, Felicia, Michael.
Funeral: June 7 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.
Miller.- Orval, 87, Wayland,
Iowa, died June 11. Spouse: Alberta M. Boese Miller. Parents: Amasa and
Katy Reschly Miller. Children: Stanley L., Steven J., Sheldon R., Lucy
A. Leichty; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 14
at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.
Miller.- Robert L., 81,
Smithville, Ohio, died June 10. Spouse: Mary Ellen Hamsher Miller.
Parents: Ervin and Eva Miller Miller. Children: Carol Wyant, Mark,
Miriam Halterman, Ken, Rose Lehman; 10 grandchildren. Funeral: June 15
at Smithville Mennonite Church.
Musser.- Etta Heller Weaver,
91, New Holland, Pa., died April 28 of cancer. Spouse: Jacob Hertzler
Musser. Parents: David H. and Cora Heller Weaver. Children:
Dorothy Weaver, Ruth Mae Lapp, Roy, Janice Wyble, James, Jacob; 16
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 1 at New Holland
Mennonite Church.
Myers.- Nora Lynne, 7 months,
Keezletown, Va., died June 4 as a result of a progressive illness.
Parents: Jason and Janelle Myers-Benner. Sister: Kali Jean Myers.
Memorial service: June 7 at Eastern Mennonite Seminary's Martin Chapel.
Nafziger.- Erma Katherine Litwiller,
96, Hopedale, Ill., died June 8. Spouse: Vilas L. Nafziger (deceased).
Parents: Amos and Barbara Ann Nafziger Litwiller. Children: Marlene
Birky, Barbara Frantz, Shirley Brunk, John, Keith; 12 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 12 at Hopedale Mennonite Church.
Oesch.- Mary Lapp, 94,
Kalispell, Mont., died May 24. Spouse: Harold Oesch (deceased).
Parents: Frank and Lena Kauffman Lapp. Children: Shirley Brenneman,
Donald, Duane, Glen; 16 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
May 27 at Mountain View Mennonite Church, Kalispell.
Oyer.- Ruth V. Hieser, 90,
Fisher, Ill., died May 28. Spouse: Leslie C. Oyer (deceased). Parents:
John and Mary Cender Hieser. Children: Carolyn Miller, Nan Cagle, Kandy
Beesley, Kathy Dennemann; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 1 at Dewey Evangelical Mennonite
Church, Dewey, Ill.
Petri.- Edith Gerda Franz, 76,
Goshen, Ind., died May 11. Spouse: Hans Petri (deceased). Parents:
Walter Erwin and Kate Kliewer Franz. Chiidren: Friedrich “Fred;”
Annette Anderle; three grandchildren. Memorial service: June 7 at
College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Rosenberger.- Abram Garges, 89,
Souderton, Pa., died May 9. Spouse: Kathryn High Rosenberger. Parents:
Henry and Lydya Garges Rosenberger. Children: Kathy Moyer, Donald;
three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 15 at
Souderton Mennonite Homes.
Schlabach.- Daniel D., 82,
Winesburg, Ohio, died May 4. Spouse: Retha F. Miller Schlabach.
Parents: Daniel E. and Amanda Yoder Schlabach. Children: Dave, Brad,
Brenda Sweany, Jim; eight grandchildren. Funeral: May 7 at Longenecker
Mennonite Church, Windesburg.
Stilwell.- Harvey, 57,
Lancaster, Pa., died June 14. Graveside service: June 19 at Mellinger
Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster.
Stuckey.- Anna M. Graber, 96,
Archbold, Ohio, died May 31. Spouse: Clarence Stuckey (deceased).
Parents: Elias and Nancy Goldsmith Graber. Children: Roger; two
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 4 at Lockport
Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Stuckey.- Berneda Mae Nofziger,
88, West Unity, Ohio, died June 13. Spouse: Joseph Stuckey (deceased).
Parents: William B. and Clara Beck Nofziger. Children: Wyman, Max,
Timothy, Rita Detwiler; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchiidren.
Funeral: June 16 at Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Wenger.- Dr. Marlin E., Manheim
Township, Pa., died April 26 of pancreatic cancer. Spouse: Jane Arlene
Idell Wenger. Parents: Samuel Stoner Wenger and Ella Mae Esbenshade
Wenger. Children: Brent I., Maria K. Wenger Kois, Chad; three
grandchildren. Funeral: May 3 at Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Lancaster, Pa.
Wissler.- Marian V. Groff, 89,
Lititz, Pa., died April 30. Spouse: Eugene Wissler (deceased). Parents:
Noah and Esther Hoover Groff. Step-children: Reid E., J. Glenn, Harold
B., Clyde B.; 11 step-grandchildren; 21 step great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 5 at Landis Homes West Bethany Chapel, Lititz.
Wyse.- Eldon Duane, 82,
Wayland, Iowa, died June 2. Spouse: Pauline Boshart Wyse. Parents:
Samuel and Emma Saltzman Wyse. Children: Michael, Pamela Hoylman; one
grandson. Funeral: June 5 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.
Yoder.- Harold A., 93,
Middlebury, Ind., died May 21. Spouse: Erma E. Sigler Yoder (deceased).
Parents: David E. and Lizzie Troyer Yoder. Children: Miriam Kauffman,
Glen; one grandson; four step-grandchildren; nine step
great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 24 at First Mennonite Church,
Middlebury.
Yoder.- Timothy "Tom" Thomas,
67, Archbold, Ohio, died June 11 of cancer. Spouse: Glora Belle
Rychener Yoder. Parents: Timothy T. and Lucille Eicher Yoder. Children:
Ty, Heather Myers, Ryan, Justin; four grandchildren. Funeral: June 16
at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Zerger.- Esther Regier, 89,
McPherson, Kan., died April 2. Spouse: Paul Zerger (deceased). Parents:
Bernhard and Auguste Epp Regier. Children: Joanne Janzen, Joe, Richard,
Frances Hochstetler; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral: April 5 at Eden Mennonite Church, Moundridge, Kan.
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The Mennonite, July 22, 2008, page 27,
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Cornelius.- John E., 71, Fort
Wayne, Ind., died June 3. Parents: Walter E. and Myrl M. Cornelius.
Children: Michael E., David L. Funeral: June 17 in Fort Wayne.
Cowerd.- Robert J., 82,
Glendale, Ariz., died April 19. Spouse: Ardis B. Kennel Cowerd.
Parents: Alexander Pleasants Holly Cowerd and Dorothy Elizabeth Davis
Greene. Child: Jonathan Cowerd; three grandchildren. Funeral: April 25
at Trinity Mennonite Church, Glendale.
Detweiler.- Warren Wismer, 89,
Perkasie, Pa., died June 29. Spouse: Mary Emma Gahman Detweiler.
Spouse: Ella Moyer Detweiler (deceased). Parents: Clayton R. and Alice
Wismer Detweiler. Children: Betty Bergy, Garry, Mary Navarre, Ray,
Darlene Heacock; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral:
June 30 at Deep Run Mennonite Church East, Perkasie.
Folk.- Ferne Lucille King, 86,
Springs, Pa., died June 18. Spouse: Dwight O. Folk. Parents: Daniel H.
and Mary M. Hollada King. Children: D. Ronald, Richard A., Linda F.
Hardesty; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 20
at Newman's Funeral Home, Grantsville, Md.
Hatfield.- Michael Scott, 18,
Fort Wayne, Ind., died June 5 of an accidental gunshot. Parents: Robert
and Lorena J. Hatfield. Siblings: Jonathan R. Hatfield. Funeral: June 9
at D.O. McCombs and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne.
Lantz.- Roberta Bontrager, 95,
Goshen, Ind., died June 30. Spouse: Paul LeRoy Lantz (deceased).
Parents: Rolin and Nellie Bontrager. Children: Ann Miller, Robert, Ray;
six grandchildren; eight great-grand-children; one great-great
grandchild. Funeral: July 3 at Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Leasa.- W. Kenneth, 91, Frazer,
Pa., died June 28 of a stroke. Spouse: Betty Brackbill Leasa
(deceased). Parents: Albert Benjamin and Saloma Ann Zook Leasa.
Children: K. Varden, Paula Warren, Stephen K.; eight grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 2 at Frazer Mennonite Church.
Schlabach.- Daniel D., 82,
Winesburg, Ohio, died May 4 of a sudden illness. Spouse: Retha Miller
Schlabach. Parents: Daniel E. and Amanda Yoder Schlabach. Children:
Dave, Brenda Sweany, Bradley, James; seven grandchildren. Funeral: May
7 at Longenecker Mennonite Church, Winesburg.
Shoup.- Fannie Kuhns, 82, Mt.
Eaton, Ohio, died May 10. Spouse: Melvin W. Shoup (deceased). Parents:
William and Amanda Miller Kuhns. Children: Marvin, Doyle, Kenneth,
Lester, Milton, Delores Raber, Doris Shoup, Pauline Shoup; 22
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 13 at Longenecker
Mennonite Church, Winesburg, Ohio.
Wyse.- Ruby Yoder, 86,
Archbold, Ohio, died June 25. Spouse: Ora Wyse (deceased). Parents:
Daniel and Magdalena Bontrager Yoder. Children: Larry, Gene, Anna
Fisher, Susie Wyse; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral: June 27 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Yoder.- Lydia J., 98, Wellman,
Iowa, died June 22. Parents: Jephthah and Mary Kauffman Yoder. Funeral:
June 25 at Powell Funeral Home, Wellman.
Zehr.- Ruth Elnora* Lais, 84,
Goshen, Ind., died May 20. Spouse: John David Zehr (deceased). Parents:
Daniel and Ellen Egli Lais. Children: Joan Link, Dianne Schaefer,
David; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: May 24
at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Goshen.
* Should be Elenora
Transcribed by: John Ingold
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