The Mennonite - September, 2010
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, September 2010,
pages 52-54, Vol. 13, No. 9.
Aeschliman, Anna L. Stuckey,
91, Stryker, Ohio, died July 17 of dementia. Spouse: Hyrthal E.
Aeschliman (deceased). Parents: Aaron and Sarah Eicher Stuckey.
Children: Janice Kreider, Judy Davis, Betty Beck, David, Sue Groff; 12
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 22 at Lockport
Mennonite Church, Stryker.
Bauman, Erla Lucille Musselman,
80, St. Jacobs, Ontario, died Aug. 3 of a heart attack. Spouse: Mervin
Bauman (deceased). Parents: Abner and Gladys Burkhart Musselman.
Children: Charlotte Campbell, Steven, Brian; five grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: Aug. 7 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.
Burkey, Nancy Wenger, 69,
Lebanon, Ore., died April 12. Spouse: Galen Burkey. Parents: Ira and
Mildred Wyse Wenger. Children: Debra Nelson, Steven; two grandchildren.
Funeral: April 16 at Lebanon Mennonite Church.
Burkholder, J. Lawrence, 92,
Goshen, Ind., died June 24. Spouse: Harriet Lapp Burkholder (deceased).
Parents: Henry L. and Mary Seitz Burkholder. Children:
Howard, Myrna Burkholder, Janet
Friesen; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: June 30 at
College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Covington, Robert Jean, 77,
Goshen, Ind., died July 5. Spouse: Ruth Bertsche Covington. Spouse:
Willie Melancon Covington (deceased). Parents: Blaine and Beulah
Nettleton Covington. Children: Lynn Smith, Cindy Woods, Connie Jacober,
Carla Oplinger; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: July 8 at Reith Rohrer Ehret Funeral Home, Goshen.
Delp, Ada G. Moyer, 84,
Souderton, Pa., died July 23. Spouse: Alvin D. Delp (deceased).
Parents: Harry and Sally Godshall Moyer. Children: Arlin M., Laverne
M., Durrell M.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July
31 at Rockhill Mennonite Church, Telford, Pa.
Derstine, Mary Ellen M. Clemmer,
88, Franconia, Pa., July 7 of respiratory failure. Spouse: Dayton A.
Derstine (deceased). Parents: Allen L. and Alice Moyer Clemmer.
Children: Gladys Kolb, Mary Derstine, Florence Hunsberger, Lourene
Bergey; 17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 11 at
Franconia Mennonite Church, Telford, Pa.
Detweiler, Rudy J., 86, Burton,
Ohio, died May 29 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Ann Marie
Zimmerly Detweiler. Parents: Joseph and Lydia Yoder Detweiler.
Children: Barbara Ann Miller, Mary Dunn, Sadie Buckwalter, Tim, Martha
Earnest, Lois Earnest, Tom, Rudy Lee; 23 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 3 at Maple View Mennonite Church,
Burton.
Diller, Ivan R., 87, Hesston,
Kan., died July 18 of congestive heart failure. Spouse: Doris M. Jantz
Diller. Parents: Jacob R. and Grace D. Cooperider Diller. Children:
Althea Harvey, Steve, Betty Jo Hague, Barbara Jean Martin; eight
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 23 at Hesston
Mennonite Church.
Funk, Francis John, 77, Newton,
Kan., died July 28 of an infection. Spouse: JoAnn Krehbiel Funk.
Parents: Arnold E. and Edna Ruth Loganbill Funk. Children: Keith M.,
Mark R., Michelle K. Funk, Scott F., Elyse M. Boston; eight
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 2 at Bethel
College Mennonite Church, North Newton, Kan.
Funk, Margaret Schroeder, 83,
Altona, Manitoba, died July 20. Spouse: Menno Funk. Parents: H. H. and
Maria Kehler Schroeder. Children: Marlene Permanand, Iris Kliewer,
Kathryn Suderman, and Denise Voth; nine grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 26 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church,
Altona.
Galle, Brent Clayton, 59,
Moundridge, Kan., died July 10. Spouse: Kendra Lea Groth Galle.
Parents: Gilbert D. and Mourine Mae Vogt Galle. Child: Glen; one
grandchild. Funeral: July 14 at West Zion Mennonite Church, Moundridge.
Godshall, Marian L. Moyer, 87,
Telford, Pa., died July 3 of respiratory failure. Spouse: Elmer K.
Godshall (deceased). Parents: Vincent and Mary Ellen Landis Moyer.
Children: Arlen, Larry, Ray, Darlene Knox, E. Durrell, Lori Wesley; 12
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: Aug. 7 at
Franconia Mennonite Church, Telford.
Goering, Orlando J., 89,
Moundridge, Kan., died July 8. Spouse: Violet H. Miller Goering
(deceased). Parents: Benjamin B.J. and Anna Goering. Children: Arden,
Diane Hanson, Janice Goering; six grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 18
at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman, S.D.
Hecker, Paul E., 87,
Sugarcreek, Ohio, died July 7 following a year-long illness. Spouse:
Virginia Bair Hecker (deceased). Parents: Melvin and Elva Immel Hecker.
Children: Bonnie Hecker, Judy Green, Kathie Hothem, Paula Hecker; seven
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 10 at First
Mennonite Church, Sugarcreek.
Horst, Joseph "Gordon," 88,
Albany, Ore., died May 17. Spouse: Goldie Dirks Horst. Parents: Reuben
and Martha Glick Horst. Children: Becky Siegrist, Helen Yoder, Rachel
Yoder, Susan Beachy, David; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: May 22 at Lebanon Mennonite Church, Lebanon, Ore.
Kauffman, Dale F., 78,
Zanesfield, Ohio, died June 9 of lung cancer. Spouse: Irene Overholt
Kauffman. Parents: David and Olive Hartzler Kauffman. Children: Carla
Kauffman, David, Karen Landis; four grandchildren. Funeral: June 14 at
South Union Mennonite Church, Logan County, Ohio.
Kehler, Ann Hildebrandt, 89,
Altona, Manitoba, died July 17. Spouse: Abram F. Kehler. Parents:
Heinrich and Anna Ens Hildebrandt. Children: Henry, Frank and Hilda
Joyce Wieler; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July 20 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Keidel, Eudene E. King, 89,
Leo, Ind., died July 25. Spouse: Levi O. Keidel. Parents: Ed and Ida
King. Children: Paul, Pricilla Miller, Perry, Ruth Clemens; 12
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 31 at Westview
Alliance Church, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Klopfenstein, Wayne J., 88,
Colorado Springs, Colo., died June 9. Spouse: Miriam Fink Klopfenstein.
Parents: James G. and Mable Eicher Klopfenstein. Children: Dr. James,
Ronald, Sharon Mullet, Linda Francis, Roger, Jack, Douglas; 20
grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: June 15 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Homes Chapel, Colorado
Springs.
Leatherman, Marilyn L. Bechtel,
76, Perkasie, Pa., died July 9. Spouse: Earl D. Leatherman. Parents:
Claytus N. and Lizzie L. Lewis Bechtel. Children: Patty Osterdahl,
Marcia Wilson, Scott; seven grandchildren. Funeral: July 13 at Deep Run
Mennonite Church East, Perkasie, Pa.
Mann, John Emerson, 78, Goshen,
Ind., died June 17. Spouse: Eleanor Jean Detwiler Mann. Parents:
Clifford and Helen Ebersole Mann. Children: James R., Jay E.; three
grandchildren. Funeral: June 21 at College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
McConnell, Dr. Frederick W., Jr.,
89, Woxall, Pa., died July 27. Spouse: Josephine Fackenthal McConnell.
Parents: Rev. Frederick W., Sr., and Laura Sargent McConnell. Funeral:
Aug. 8 at Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, Pa.
Metzger, Harold, 82, Floradale,
Ontario, July 13 of cancer. Spouse: Fern Metzger. Parents: Moses and
Priscilla Metzger. Children: Sheryl Frey, Ron, Rob; six grandchildren.
July 17 at Floradale Mennonite Church.
Miller, Arthur H., 96,
Landisville, Pa., died July 9. Spouse: Ethel Burkhart Miller. Parents:
Martin R. and Ella Herr Miller. Children: Edwin B., Barbara Ann
Brubaker, Dr. Richard B., J. Martin, Donald B.; 17 grandchildren; 35
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 17 at Landisville Mennonite Church.
Miller, John J., 67, Lancaster,
Pa., died Aug. 1 of a brain tumor. Spouse: Helen L. Kraybill Miller.
Parents: Jacob E. and Polly J. Helmuth Miller. Children: Wendell,
Frances. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Lancaster Mennonite School Fine Arts
Center, Lancaster.
Moyer, Raymond Halteman, 90,
Souderton, Pa., died July 6. Spouse: Anna W. Moyer Moyer. Parents: John
and Anna Halteman Moyer. Children: David, Rose Bergey, Philip; eight
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 11 at Souderton
Mennonite Church.
Moyer, Roberta B. Souder, 91,
Souderton, Pa., died July 22 of liver cancer. Spouse: Russel F. Moyer
(deceased). Parents: Wilmer B., Sr., and Marietta M. Bergey Souder.
Children: Dolores Kratz, Sanford, Ferne Motto; eight grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 26 at Souderton Mennonite Homes
Chapel.
Penner, Joetta Eck, 69, Inman,
Kan., died July 8. Spouse: Paul Penner. Parents: Joe P. and Ruby Buller
Eck. Children: Steve, Sheri Weaver; four grandchildren. Funeral: July
12 at Bethel Mennonite Church, Inman.
Schettig, Mildred Moyer, 88,
Hatfield, Pa., died July 16. Spouse: John H. Schettig (deceased).
Parents: Laedon and Sallie Mae Dettra Moyer. Children: Barbara
McDermott, Noreen Schettig, Kathy Schettig; six grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 20 at Grace Mennonite Church,
Lansdale, Pa.
Schmidt, Dorothy Lucille Green,
78, Mountain Lake, Minn., died Aug. 9 of complications following heart
surgery. Spouse: Alvin Ray Schmidt. Parents: Winfield and Gladys
Nichols Green. Children: Donna Prochazka, Diane Kirchner; three
grandchildren; one great-grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 14 at First
Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake.
Schrag, Delsie Mae, 94,
Freeman, S.D., died July 7. Parents: Henry and Lena Schrag. Funeral:
July 10 at Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Sutter, Elsie Elizabeth Eash,
90, Goshen, Ind., died June 28 after a lengthy illness. Spouse: Clayton
Christ Sutter. Parents: Sem K. and Suie Blough Eash. Children: Sem
Sutter, Miriam Lapp, Beth Sutter, Ruth Sutter; four grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Funeral: July 2 at East Goshen Mennonite Church,
Goshen.
Thomas, Warren, 61, Lancaster,
Pa., died Aug.4 of complications from multiple myeloma. Spouse: Eva
Thomas. Parents: Leon Myer and Jean Miller Thomas. Children: Ashley,
Nadine. Funeral: Aug. 7 at Church of the Word, Lancaster.
Toews, Ed J., 82, Altona,
Manitoba, died July 9. Spouse: Susan Toews. Parents: Jacob A. and Annie
Hiebert Toews. Children: Sharon Loewen, Steve, Stew
and Sandra; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral: July 13 at
Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
Tuckerman, Dorothy M. Beck, 74,
Angola, Ind., died July 30. Spouse: Marvin Tuckerman. Parents: Milton
and Lucile Roth Beck. Child: Doug; two grandchildren. Funeral: Aug. 4
at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio.
Welty, Ellen Louise Wagner, 86,
McDonough, Ga., died July 4 of Parkinson's Disease. Spouse: Russell
Ralph Welty. Parents: Seman and Ethel Wagner. Children: Dean, Timothy,
Jeanene Wiens; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July. 17 at Berea Mennonite Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Yoder, Esther Miller, 80,
Kalona, Iowa, died July 16. Spouse: Edwin L. Yoder. Parents: Joas and
Magdalena Ropp Miller. Children: Rodney, Bob, Eric, Melanie Schweitzer,
Beth Schlabaugh, Celia French; five grandchildren. Funeral: July 18 at
East Union Mennonite Church, Kalona.
Yoder, H. Glenn, 79.
Belleville, Pa., died Aug. 6. Spouse: Priscilla Glick Yoder. Parents:
Dorsey V. and Bertha V. Yoder Yoder. Children: Linda K. Spicher, G.
Curtis, Barbara E. Gers; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Aug. 10 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Yoder, Mary B. Hostetler, 89,
Belleville, Pa., died July 11. Spouse: John M. Yoder (deceased).
Parents: John Y. and Katie Yoder Hostetler. Children: Kay Selmer,
Kermit Yoder; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral:
July 14 at Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville.
Zacharias, Freda Ginter, 82,
Altona, Manitoba, died July 16. Spouse: David Zacharias. Parents:
William and Sara Goertzen Ginter. Child: Darlene Zacharias. Funeral:
July 21 at Bergthaler Mennonite Church, Altona.
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