The Mennonite - October 2008
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, October 7, 2008,
pages 26-27, Vol. 11, No. 19.
Baer.- Catherine Neuhauser, 85,
Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 29. Spouse: Joseph F. Baer. Parents: William
and Anna Swartzentruber Neuhauser. Children: Joseph N., David L.; four
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 6 at College
Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Bishop.- Jacob H., 92, Telford,
Pa., died Aug. 23. Spouse: Clara Thoms Bishop. Spouse: Evelyn Freed
Bishop (deceased). Parents: Warren and Ida Hess Bishop. Children: Ruth
Ann Fite, Jacob, Craig, Elizabeth Goad, Harry Sheets; two
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 26 at Blooming Glen
Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.
Bishop.- Luella H., 93,
Quakertown, Pa., died Sept. 6. Parents: Warren and Ida Hess Bishop.
Funeral: Sept. 14 at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, Pa.
Boliver.- Clara Martin, 71,
Croghan, N.Y., died July 29. Spouse: Lyle Boliver (deceased). Parents:
Vernon and Katherine Zehr Martin. Children: Larry, Lynn, Loren, Shawn,
LuAnn Denise, Lynette Taylor, Laurie Boliver; 12 grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 2 at Croghan Mennonite Church.
Chupp.- Edward Ray, 89, La
Fontaine, Ind., died Aug. 13. Spouse: Ardith Marie Johnston Chupp.
Parents: Ira J. and Katie Stutzman Chupp. Funeral: Aug. 18 at North
Main Street Mennonite Church, Nappanee, Ind.
Flaming.- Vernon E., 82, Inman,
Kan., died Aug. 30. Spouse: Leola Zehr Flaming. Parents: John P. and
Anna Ediger Flaming. Children: John, Bill, Russell, Carol Hancock; nine
grandchildren. Memorial service: Sept. 5 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite
Church, Inman.
Franz.- Earl R., 92, Reedley,
Calif., died Sept. 5. Spouse: Bernice Borthwick Franz. Spouse: Estella
Fast Franz (deceased). Parents: John and Lena Franz. Children: Carolyn
Peters, Darryl, Bonnie Runjavac; five grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Reedley Cemetery.
Gaeddert.- Elmer L., 87, Inman,
Kan., died Sept. 7. Spouse: Elfrieda Duerksen Gaeddert. Parents: P.R.
and Lena Janzen Gaeddert. Children: Lyle, Palmer; one grandchild; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 12 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church,
Inman.
Garges.- Eva Wile, 96,
Harleysville, Pa., died Sept. 1. Spouse: Vincent K. Garges (deceased).
Parents: Jacob S. and Mary Landis Wile. Children: Henry W., Paul W.;
six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 5 at
Franconia Mennonite Church, Franconia, Pa.
Hoover.- Charles "Chuck" Ellis,
58, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 19. Spouse: Naomi Elaine Brubaker Hoover.
Parents: Ned G. and Grace Geraldine Larsen Hoover. Children: Rebecca
Hoover, Laura Mathew, Rachel Hoover; five grandchildren. Funeral: Aug.
23 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Immel.- Glenn, 85, Walnut
Creek, Ohio, died Aug. 31. Spouse: Oneta Immel (deceased). Parents:
William and Elva Stutzman Immel. Children: Wayne, Gene, Nancy Strother,
Betty Kandel, Charlotte Keim, Judy Yoder, Don, Carolyn Renner; 19
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 3 at Walnut Creek
Mennonite Church.
Kanagy.- Rachel Byler, 90,
Belleville, Pa., died Aug.17. Spouse: Norman B. Kanagy (deceased).
Parents: John B. and Annie Yoder Byler. Children: Aquilla L., Norman
M., Salina A. Rhodes, John T., Irene J. Kanagy, Floyd S., Adella S.
Ozar, Joseph A., Marvin R., Darvin J., Leonard R., Mary Beth Rush, Jay;
25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 20 at Locust
Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Lehman.- Gilbert J., 84,
Croghan, N.Y., died April 27. Spouse: Esther M. Roggie Lehman. Parents:
Elmer and Rosella Roggie Lehman. Children: Paul, Timothy, David,
Walter, Kathleen Widrick; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 2 at Croghan Mennonite Church.
Lind.- Miriam Sieber, 88,
Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 24 of cancer. Spouse: Millard Charles Lind.
Parents: Charles and Bertha Shoemaker Sieber. Children: Dan, Matthew,
Dirk Vardaman, Jonathan, Timothy, James, Sarah Lind; 18 grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 31 at College Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Miller.- Melvin Ira, 87, South
Bend, Ind., and Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 18. Spouse:
Pauline Kenagy Miller. Parents: Ira S. and Fannie Mae Bender Miller.
Children: David, Barbara Cote; four grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 22 at
Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend.
Miller.- Ursula M. Swartzendruber,
91, Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 17. Spouse: Annas Miller (deceased).
Parents: John A. and Katie Yoder Swartzendruber. Children:
Francis, Loren, Marcia E. Miller, Karen Ventura, Galen; 11
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 21 at College
Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Moyer.- Sara G. Rice, 88,
Hilltown, Pa., died Sept. 16 of coronary artery disease and dementia.
Spouse: Frank A. Moyer (deceased). Children: Charles, Lamar, James,
Richard, David, Dean, Susan Moyer Freed; 16 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Funeral: Sept. 20 at
Plains Mennonite Church, Hatfield, Pa.
Rodgers.- Ruth Virginia Green,
86, Iowa City, Iowa, died Sept. 7 following a short illness. Spouse:
Samuel C. Rodgers (deceased). Parents: Joseph Warren and Myrtle
Mullinex Green. Children: Elnora Smith, Esther Bickford; four
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 10 at First
Mennonite Church, Iowa City.
Sharp.- David D., 95, New
Holland, Pa., died Sept. 9. Spouse: Alta Stoltzfus Sharp (deceased).
Parents: Joseph and Fannie Detweiler Sharp. Children: Merle, Donald,
Dennis, Kenneth; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Memorial: Sept. 13 at Forest Hills Mennonite Church, Leola, Pa.
Showalter.- Edith Virginia Rhodes,
87, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 31. Spouse: Owen Franklin Showalter,
Sr. (deceased). Parents: Webster Clay and Sara Mabel Showalter Rhodes.
Children: Sharon S. Harman, Harley R., Stuart W., H.D. Hollis, O.
Franklin, J.R.*, Ruel J., Welby C., Myron J., 15 grandchildren;
11
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 3 at Trissels Mennonite Church,
Broadway, Va.
* O. Franklin, J.R., - this should read O. Franklin, Jr.
- Correction by Stuart W. Showalter, Nov. 11, 2008.
Springer.- Ada M. Stalter, 101,
Chenoa, Ill., and Flanagan, Ill., died Sept. 1. Spouse: Homer Springer
(deceased). Parents: Henry and Mary Stalter Stalter. Children: Ruth Ann
Rogers, Joyce S. Shafer, Wilma, two grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Prairieview Mennonite Church, Gridley,
Ill.
Steria.- Dorothy M. Gadbaw, 87,
Croghan, N.Y., died July 17. Spouse: Ernest W. Steria (deceased).
Parents: George and Mabel Coyer Gadbaw. Children: Verna Schack, Betty
Bush, Bessie Chartrand, Dorothy Moser, Jane Widrick, Diane Steria,
Gloria Zehr, Cindy Leaf; 17 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren.
Funeral: July 19 at Croghan Mennonite Church.
Unruh.- C. Howard, 78, Goessel,
Kan., died Aug. 26 of an aortic aneurism. Spouse: Esther Voth Unruh.
Parents: Jacob E. and Hannah Wedel Unruh. Children: Tom, John, Fred,
Bill; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 29 at Tabor Mennonite Church,
Newton, Kan.
Unternahrer.- Noah, 90,
Wayland, Iowa, died Aug. 29. Spouse: Barbara Elizabeth Wenger
Unternahrer. Parents: Christian and Anna Rediger Unternahrer. Children:
Kathryn Smith, Ronald, David, Rosetta Koerner, Esther Amstutz, Norman;
11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 2 at Sugar
Creek Mennonite Church, Wayland.
Voth.- Paul R., 84, Inman,
Kan., died Aug. 14. Spouse: Eva Mae Pippett Voth. Parents: John C. and
Anna Nickel Voth. Children: Gary, Darrell, Michael; six grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 18 at Hoffnungsau Mennonite
Church, Inman.
Wedel.- Kenneth Eugene, 73,
Moundridge, Kan., died Sept. 17 in a work related accident. Spouse: Mae
Swanson Wedel. Parents: Herman and Christina Voran Wedel. Children:
Charlene Mosier. Funeral: Sept. 22 at First Mennonite Church of
Christian, Moundridge.
Weichman.- Robert Chris, 66,
Flanagan, Ill., died Aug. 11 of a lung infection and blastomycosis.
Spouse: Kethy Diane Albrecht Weichman. Parents: Chris and Anna Folkerts
Weichman. Children: Jackie Iverson, Brad, Brent, Jeff; 11
grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 14 at Prairieview Mennonite Church,
Gridley, Ill.
Witmer.- Vernon Daniel, 83,
Columbiana, Ohio, Sept. 4. Spouse: Vera Horst Witmer. Parents: Ezra and
Lula Shaum Witmer. Children: Lois Sauder, Vernon, Richard, Donald; 10
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9 at Midway
Mennonite Church, Columbiana.
Yoder.- LaFerne Salome Brenneman,
91, Wellman, Iowa, died Aug. 23 following a lengthy illness. Spouse:
Ray M. Yoder. Parents: Emery and Alice Bender Brenneman. Children:
Myrna Kaufman, Charlene Rhodes, Katherine Leichty, Rosalyn Miller,
Arlis; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two
step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 26 at West Union Mennonite
Church, Parnell, Iowa.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
The Mennonite, October 21, 2008, page 27,
Vol. 11, No. 20.
Clemmer.- Roy C., 87,
Souderton, Pa., died Oct. 2. Spouse: Jean D. Godshall Clemmer. Parents:
Willis and Laura Cassel Clemmer. Children: R. Jonathan, Justine
Pletcher, Lisa Yoder, Robert, Janice Kauffman; 13 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 7 at Grace Mennonite Church,
Lansdale, Pa.
Eshleman.- Arlene Heatwole, 98,
Elkhart, Ind., died Oct. 1. Spouse: Harold Grant Eschleman (deceased).
Parents: Amos and Sally Johnson Heatwole. Children: Dr. J. Robert, Ruth
Schrock, Dr. Kennth* Lee; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Oct. 18 at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va.
*Note: It is Kenneth.
Evers.- Annagene Mae Miller,
76, Wauseon, Ohio, died Sept. 30. Spouse: Melvin Lee Evers. Parents:
Gideon and Lena Nofziger Miller. Children: Tabb, Troy, Tammy Peters; 10
grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 4 at North Clinton Mennonite Church,
Wauseon.
Franks.- Ray, 65, Bluffton,
Ohio, died Sept. 2. Spouse: Carolyn Gratz Franks. Funeral: Sept. 13 at
First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Frey.- Marie Crossgrove, 91,
Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 21. Spouse: Vernon Frey. Parents: Samuel and
Ida Nofziger Crossgrove. Children: Elaine Frey, Donald, Duane, Diane
Bodiker, Joyce Troyer; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Sept. 25 at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Good.- Warren E., 84,
Lancaster, Pa., died Oct. 3. Spouse: Minerva Horning Good. Parents:
Joseph A. and Ivy Bender Good. Children: Minerva Good, Howard, Judy J.
Kunkle, Ivy Jo Martin, Ginger Martin; 12 grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Ephrata Mennonite Church,
Ephrata, Pa.
Grieser.- Dorothy M., 96,
Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 22. Parents: Daniel J. and Rosa Beck
Grieser. Funeral: Oct. 1 at West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon,
Ohio.
Schlegel.- Walter N., 88,
Lansdale, Pa., died Sept. 28. Spouse: Marion Gehman Schlegel. Parents:
Nicholas and Matme Brunner Schlegel. Child: Ronald; one grandchild.
Funeral: Oct. 3 at Grace Mennonite Church, Lansdale.
Shenk.- Janet A. Burkholder,
65, Lancaster, Pa., died Sept. 10 of cancer. Spouse: David Shenk.
Parents: John A. and Myrtle E. Huber Burkholder. Children: Janelle
Beitzel, Pam Richardson, Gina Canete; seven grandchildren. Funeral:
Sept. 14 at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville, Pa.
Stamm.- Martha J. Eicher, 86,
Archbold, Ohio, died Sept. 5. Spouse: Walter Stamm. Parents: Arthur and
Bertha Burkholder Eicher. Children: Edward, Roger, Dale, Pat Bondi,
Karen Wyse; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Sept. 9
at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.
Wenger.- Edith Grace, 87,
Chesapeake, Va., died Sept. 26. Spouse: John D. Wenger. Children:
Barbara Cippola, Harold, Howard, Beverley Mitchell, Christine
Nofsinger, Sidney, Preston, Richard, Louise Sommers; 18 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 5 at Mt. Pleasant Mennonite
Church, Chesapeake.
Ziegler.- Mabel Lida Holloway,
88, Columbiana, Ohio, died Sept. 5. Spouse: Albert Ziegler. Parents:
Howard and Edith Kirk Holloway. Children: Mildred Trotter, Wanda
Ziegler, Sherman; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Transcribed by: John Ingold
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