The Mennonite - June, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, June 2010, pages
52-55, Vol. 13, No. 6
Albrecht.- Miriam M. Sutter,
86, Goshen, Ind., died March 31. Spouse: Alfred J. Albrecht (deceased).
Parents: Lee and Alma Nafziger Sutter. Children: James "Jamie", Trish
Yoder; four grandchildren. Funeral: April 10 at College Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Bachman.- Lucinda LaVerne Burkey,
94, Goshen, Ind., died March 19. Spouse: Richard Christian Bachman
(deceased). Parents: Joseph and Mattie Troyer Burkey. Children:
Marianne Pletcher, Joseph, Frederick; five grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 2 at College Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Beck.- Charles E., 78,
Archbold, Ohio, died April 20. Spouse: Arva Short Beck. Parents: Harley
and Frances Klopfenstin Beck. Children: Mark, Luana King, Linda
Dickerson, Dave; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral:
April 24 at Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio.
Birky.- Katherine M. Lampl. 91,
Kouts, Ind., died March 27. Spouse: Ralph Birky (deceased). Parents:
Louis and Iva Reinhardt Lampl. Children: Sandra Birky, Janice Helmuth
Dorn, Myrna Overholt, Cheryl Gusler; 12 grandchildren; 28
great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 1 at Hopewell Mennonite Church,
Kouts.
Bontrager.- Mary Ellen Yoder,
65, Millersburg, Ind., died March 21 of a heart attack. Spouse: William
Bontrager (deceased). Parents: William J. and Sylvia Schlabach Yoder.
Children: Cheryl D. Ward, Mickie C. Welch, Jan Teel, Ronald, Harold; 10
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 26 at Clinton
Frame Mennonite Church, Goshen, Ind.
Brenneman.- Clara Elizabeth Grieder,
86, Elida, Ohio, died April 14 of a stroke. Spouse: David Samuel
Brenneman (deceased). Parents: Oscar and Mary Wilkins Grieder.
Children: Stan, Judy Delagrange, Nancy Drake, Susan Brenneman; 11
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 19 at Pike
Mennonite Church, Elida.
Brenneman.- Janice Louise Ridgway,
61, Gainesville, Fla., died April 3 of ALS disease. Spouse: Fred P.
Brenneman. Parents: William and Louise Ridgway. Children: Jacob,
Daniel; one grandchild. Funeral: April 7 at Emmanuel Mennonite Church,
Gainesville.
Buller.- Dean D., 87,
Henderson, Neb., died March 26. Spouse: Esther Evelyn Ediger Buller
(deceased). Parents: John and Dora Doell Buller. Children: Burton,
Neal, Ardean, Kermit; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral:
March 31 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Burkey.- Nancy Ann Wenger, 69,
Lebanon, Ore., died April 12 of cancer. Spouse: Galen Burkey. Parents:
Ira and Mildred Wyse Wenger. Children: Steven, Debra Nelson; two
grandchildren. Funeral: April 16 at Lebanon Mennonite church.
Chupp.- Drucilla A., 84,
Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 15 of heart failure. Parents: Andrew L. and
Anna B. Yoder Chupp. Funeral: Feb. 21 at Clinton Frame Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Detweiler.- Alvin T., 93,
Plumsteadville, Pa., died April 12. Spouse: Anna R. Rosenberger
Detweiler. Parents: Abram and Sarah Tyson Detweiler. Children: Carol
Anna Gross, Ronald, Gerald; four grandchildren. Funeral: April 16 at
Deep Run Mennonite Church East, Perkasie, Pa.
Derstine.- Marvin, 86,
Souderton, Pa., died March 26. Spouse: Beulah Landis Derstine.
Children: Keith, Suzanne Young, Christine Derstine Martin; five
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: March 31 at Souderton
Mennonite Homes.
Ewert.- Milton Homer, 76,
Modesto, Calif., died March 13. Spouse: Katherine “Joann” Lohrentz
Ewert. Parents: Henry J. and Lena Tiahrt Ewert. Children: Jeanine,
Steven, Harlan, Burton; seven grandchildren. Memorial service: March 20
at Modesto Church of the Brethren.
Farmer.- Leon, 45, Adams,
Okla., died Feb. 9 of a brain tumor. Parents: Alwane and DeeDee Farmer.
Funeral: Feb. 12 at Turpin Mennonite Church, Turpin, Okla.
Friesen.- Gladys Huebert, 98,
Henderson, Neb., died Feb. 15. Spouse: Herman I. Friesen (deceased).
Parents: Peter E. and Marie Pankratz Huebert. Children: Janice Siebert,
Marlene Ott, Joan Friesen, Lloyd; 12 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: Feb. 19
at Bethesda Mennonite Church, Henderson.
Gehman.- Esther M., 85, Lititz,
Pa. and Landisville, Pa., died April 19. Parents: Barton B. and Mabel
Martin Gehman. Funeral: April 24 at Landis Homes Retirement Community,
Lititz.
Graber.- Marjorie Ann Ewert,
77. Freeman, S.D., died March 11. Spouse: Cleon Graber. Parents: Alfred
and Bertha Ewert. Children: Teresa Dick, Linden; four grandchildren.
Funeral: March 15 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Groff.- Thelma Miller, 86,
Goshen, Ind., died March 20. Spouse: Weyburn Woodrow Groff. Parents:
Ernest and Ruth Blosser Miller. Children: Rachel White, Margaret Groff
Reinhardt, Cheryl Groff Hess, Ed; three grandchildren. Funeral: March
27 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Hostetler.- Martha Ellen Miller,
80, Sarasota, Fla., died April 16 of heart failure. Spouse: Levi L.
Hostetler (deceased). Children: Linda Mendel, Marilyn Harr, Cindi
Smith; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 22
at Bayshore Mennonite Church, Sarasota.
Huber.- Milton G., 96,
Lancaster, Pa., died April 4. Spouse: Ethel G. Shertzer Huber
(deceased). Spouse: Elva M. Huber (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Bertha
Good Huber. Children: Mary Ellen Hadaway, Norene Lantz, J. Milton
Huber, R. Dale Huber; step-children: Matilda Denlinger, Wanda Potts,
Willard Shertzer, John Shertzer; 10 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren. Memorial service: April 10 at Oreville Chapel,
Mennonite Home, Lancaster.
King.- Genevieve Mae King, 97,
Stuarts Draft, Va., died April 20. Spouse: Harold R. King (deceased).
Parents: Ben B. and Malinda Mann King. Children: D. Wayne, Carol
Bowers, Arnold, Sue Brittle; seven grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 23 at Springdale Mennonite Church,
Waynesboro, Va.
King.- Uarda C. Birky, 88,
Valparaiso, Ind., died Feb. 28. Spouse: Harold C. King (deceased).
Parents: Jake and Emma Miller Birky. Children: Judy Bachert, Janice
Trulley, Marvin, Keith, Byron, Rodney; 18 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren. Funeral: March 4 at Hopewell Mennonite Church,
Kouts, Ind.
Klippenstein.- Alvin, 69,
Altona, Manitoba, died March 19. Spouse: Grace Zacharias Klippenstein.
Parents: C.D. and Helen Rempel Klippenstein. Children: Greg, Tim,
Shawna Osoeke, Rachel Wahl; five grandchildren. Funeral: March 24 at
Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Koehler.- Laurine F. Birky, 92,
Goshen, Ind., and Kouts, Ind., died April 18. Parents: Reuben and
Malinda Schweitzer Birky. Children: June Piper, Rose Plank, Sue Hanson,
Samuel, Richard, Robert, Melvin; 21 grandchildren; 32
great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 21
at Hopewell Mennonite Church, Kouts.
Kope.- Ruth A. Dettweiler, 87,
Reedley, Calif., died April 5. Parents: Edward Abraham and Stella Clara
Ruth Dettweiler. Children: David, Robert, Jean Kope, Linda Kope, Donna
Matthies, Lois Kope; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral: April 17 at First Mennonite Church, Reedley.
Kraybill.- Maribel Garber, 85,
Lititz, Pa., died March 22. Parents: Martin R. and Suie G. Kraybill.
Memorial service: March 27 at Landis Homes, West Bethany Chapel, Lititz.
Kurtz.- Catherine Elva Good,
77, Manheim, Pa., died April 14. Spouse: Chester Ivan Kurtz (deceased).
Parents: Allen and Hannah Good. Children: Marianne Yoder, Jewel Wood,
Eric, Eugene; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: April
17 at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville, Pa.
Kurtz.- Elam Stoltzfus, 86,
West Jefferson, N.C., died April 26 of heart disease. Spouse: Orpah Mae
Horst Kurtz. Parents: Christian John and Elsie Stoltzfus Kurtz.
Children: Karen Gross, Michael, Becky Kurtz Kvinta, Kevin; six
grandchildren. Funeral: May 1 at Boone Funeral Home, West Jefferson.
Martin.- Hilda Byler Sudermann,
98, Goshen, Ind., died March 30. Spouse: Jacob Suderman (deceased).
Spouse: Ellis Martin (deceased). Parents: Thomas L. and Nancy R.
Schrock Byler. Children: Annemarie Sudermann, Paul K., David P., John
J.; three grandchildren. Funeral: April 3 at College Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Miller.- Ruth L. Wallick, 95,
Dundee, Ohio, died April 14. Spouse: Jacob A. Miller (deceased).
Parents: Chalmers and Neola Warner Wallick. Children: Keith, Beverly
McNutt, Helene Torgler; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; seven
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 17 at First Mennonite Church,
Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Nice.- Mary Virginia Yoder, 94,
Morrison, Ill., died April 6. Spouse: Cecil Deter Nice (deceased).
Parents: J. Harvey and Lydia Irene Hertzler Yoder. Children: Elaine
Nice, Dolores Nice-Siegenthaler, Rachel Beth Kauffman Nice, David
Siegenthaler, Lisa Burchett Nice, Harvey, Steven, Eldon, Michael,
Vivian Nice; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: April 9
at Science Ridge Mennonite Church, Sterling, Ill.
Peters.- Ardean James "A.J.",
68, York, Neb., died March 23. Spouse: Bette Tonniges Peters. Parents:
Abraham R. and Olga Penner Peters. Children: Garet, Lisette Liudahl,
Stacey Michels; five grandchildren. Funeral: March 27 at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, York.
Schrock.- Philip M., 64,
Wooster, Ohio, died March 3. Spouse: Rayene Rohrer Schrock. Parents:
Glen and Arlene Schrock. Children: Sheila Slaughter, Jason; three
grandchildren. Funeral: March 8 at Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville,
Ohio.
Siemens.- Ruby Katharine Epp Kehler,
89, Altona, Manitoba, died April 4. Spouse: Peter Siemens (deceased):
Spouse: John U. "Hans" Kelher (deceased). Parent: Henry C. and
Katharine Loeppky Epp. Children: Joyce Friesen, Grace McLeod, Carey and
Sandra Dyck; stepchildren: Angela Brandt, Darlene Dusevic, Rudy
Siemens, Karen Sawatzky; 10 grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 7 at
Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.
Stauffer.- Elmer Roy, 94,
Goshen, Ind., died April 13. Spouse: Florence Lela Christophel Stauffer
(deceased). Parents: Ezra and Lydia Reed Stauffer. Children: Joan
Chupp, Kenneth, Clair; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
one step-great-grandchild. Funeral: April 17 at Yellow Creek Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Weldy.- Grace Fern Bixler, 93,
Goshen, Ind., died April 13 of cancer. Spouse: Levin Ray Weldy.
Parents: Fred and Martha Beutler Bixler. Children: Bonnie Grace Miesel,
Fred Levon, Franklin Lee; eight grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 17 at Yellow Creek Mennonite
Church, Goshen.
Wenger.- Lester S., 81,
Manheim, Pa., died March 5. Spouse: Mary Jane Wenger. Parents: John N.
and Phoebe Sensenig Wenger. Children: Linda S. Bentzel. June F. Nolt;
four grandchildren. Funeral: March 10 at Erisman Mennonite Church,
Manheim.
Witmer.- Dale E., 62, East
Petersburg, Pa., died Feb. 28. Spouse: Jeanne M. Wert Witmer. Parents:
J. Stanley and Ethel Witmer. Children: Donovan, Douglas, Denison,
David; four grandchildren. Funeral: March 7 at Erisman Mennonite
Church, Manheim, Pa.
Yoder.- Dorothy Zook, 98,
Belleville, Pa., died March 22. Spouse: Irvin Yoder. Children: Audrey
Herbster, Curtis Yoder. Memorial service: April 18, at Maple Grove
Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Yoder.- Keith Eugene, 85,
Kalona, Iowa, died April 5. Spouse: Della Troyer Yoder. Parents: Lewis
and Arvilla Gingerich Yoder. Children: Joette Droz, Brian, Judy
Hookway; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: April
8 at Wellman Mennonite Church, Wellman, Iowa.
Yoder.- Lucille Rachel Beckler,
89, Kalona, Iowa, died April 17 . Spouse: Max Yoder. Parents: Edward
and Fannie Roth Beckler. Children: Gaylord, Wanda Yoder, Weldon, Waneta
Neuzil; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: April 19
at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Oiurch, Kalona.
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