The Mennonite - January, 2011
"for the record" - Deaths:
The Mennonite, January 2011,
pages 54-55, Vol. 14, No. 1.
Alliman.- Mae Richard, 88,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 7, 2010. Spouse: Gilbert Alliman (deceased).
Parents: Noah and Anna Graber Richard. Children: June A. Yoder, Kirk
G.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 13 at
College Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Boshart.- Burdette Joseph, 85,
Milford, Neb., died Oct. 7, 2010. Spouse: Deloris Jean Stutzman Boshart
(deceased). Parents: Joseph and Faye Stutzman Boshart. Children:
Patricia Hostetler, Holly Hostetler, Carla Yeackley, Pam Wurst, Mike;
10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 9 at Beth-El
Mennonite Church, Milford.
Brubacher.- Curtis, 93, St.
Jacobs, Ontario, died Nov. 24, 2010. Spouse: Alice Snider Brubacher.
Parents: Menno and Almeta Good Brubacher. Children: Sanford, Maurice,
Lorrie Brubacher Perlman, Ross; four grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. Funeral: Nov. 29 at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church.
Buschert.- David C., 78, South
Bend, Ind., and Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 1, 2010. Spouse: Joyce Stutzman
Buschert. Parents: Chester and Mary Edna Snyder Buschert. Children:
Beth Hooley, Jill Kennel; one grandchild. Funeral: Nov. 6 at College
Mennonite Church, Goshen.
Cutrell.- Samuel N., 80,
Lakewood, Colo., died Nov, 9, 2010. Spouse: Waneta Louise Sommers
Cutrell (deceased). Parents: George W. and Frances Nissley Cutrell.
Children: Sam S., Scott M.; one grandchild. Funeral: Nov. 18 at First
Mennonite Church, Denver, Colo.
Davidhizar.- George Kenneth,
91, Wakarusa, Ind., died Oct. 26, 2010. Spouse: Grace Evelyn Marks
Davidhizar (deceased). Parents: Fred and Nora Kehr Davidhizar.
Children: Jean Griffin, Alan, Carolyn Bitikofer; seven grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 30 at Olive Mennonite Church,
Elkhart, Ind.
Derstine.- Chester T., 91,
Dublin, Pa., died Nov. 23, 2010. Spouse: Ruth L. Detweiler Derstine
(deceased). Parents: Samuel and Lizzie Trauger Derstine. Children:
James, David, Elaine Clemmer, Clyde; seven grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 1 at Rockhill Mennonite Community
Chapel, Sellersville, Pa.
Derstine.- Ruth L. Detweiler,
91, Dublin, Pa., died Nov. 28, 2010. Spouse: Chester T. Derstine
(deceased). Parents: Harvey and Lizzie Lapp Detweiler. Children: James,
David, Elaine Clemmer, Clyde; seven grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Dec. 1 at Rockhill Mennonite Community
Chapel, Sellersville, Pa.
Ellsworth.- Evelyn Mae Short,
88, West Unity, Ohio, died Nov. 16, 2010. Parents: Elmer and Jeanette
Yoder Short. Children: Lawrence Rudnicki, Jeanette Ronwinski, Connie
Todorowski, Dennis Rudnicki, Tad Rudnicki; 16 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 30 at Short Funeral Home, Archbold,
Ohio.
Goerzen.- Milton, 85, Goessel,
Kan., died Nov. 4, 2010. Spouse: Alice Reimer Goerzen. Parents: Jacob
J. and Sarah Schroeder Goerzen. Children: Larry, Jennifer Flaming,
Mike, Shelley Buller; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Nov. 8 at Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Gross.- Joe A., 90, Freeman,
S.D., died Nov, 19, 2010. Spouse: Emma Walter Gross. Parents: Andrew J.
C. and Mary A. Tschetter Gross. Children: Nancy Weber, Sherwin; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 23 at Hutterthal
Mennonite Church, Freeman.
Kauffman.- Alvin D., 96,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov, 14, 2010. Spouse: Beulah Good. Kauffman.
Parents: Joseph and Agnes Andrews Kauffman. Children: Barbara Powell,
Ruth Ann Zehr, Ralph; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Nov. 20 at Belmont Mennonite Church, Elkhart.
Liechty.- Mary Marie Zehr, 87,
Leo, Ind., died Nov. 14, 2010. Spouse: Omer W. Liechty (deceased).
Parents: Sam and Elizabeth Stauffer Zehr. Children: Lois Kruth, Janie
Mullet, Omer, Wendy Lederach, Sherman; 12 grandchildren; six
great-grand-children. Funeral: Nov. 20 at North Leo Mennonite Church.
Martin.- Arthur, 83, St.
Thomas, Pa., died Nov. 11,2010. Spouse: Janet H. Lehman Martin.
Parents: Adin and Elizabeth Eby Martin. Children: Ronald, Barbara
Martin Miller, Robert, Bonita Martin Shelly; 10 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 13 at Marion Mennonite Church,
Chambersburg, Pa.
Metzger.- John M., 77,
Kitchener, Ontario, died Nov. 22, 2010. Spouse: Doris Bast Metzger.
Parents: George and Nancy Metzger. Children: Larry, Elaine Mortensen,
Anita Bast, Julie Herteis; seven grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 24 at St.
Jacobs Mennonite Church, St. Jacobs, Ontario.
Miller.- Mary Holaway, 98,
Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 6, 2010, following a three-year illness.
Spouse: Lester J. Miller (deceased). Parents: Jacob and Sophia Bleile
Holaway. Children: Dorcas Steider, Lynford, Philip; nine grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 9 at North Main Street Mennonite
Church, Nappanee, Ind.
Nissley.- Jay Howard, 49, South
Bend, Ind., died Nov. 19, 2010. Parents: Homer D. and Betty Graber
Nissley. Children: Jennifer Nissley, Bjorn Nissley, Jan-Dominik Nissley
of Daldorf, Germany. Funeral: Nov. 28 at Kern Road Mennonite Church,
South Bend.
Schmidt.- Rudolf "Rudy" H., 87,
Goessel, Kan., died Oct. 27, 2010. Spouse: Nola Kremer Schmidt. Spouse:
Luella Schmidt (deceased). Parents: Jacob U. and Mary Hiebert Schmidt.
Children: Kathy Schmidt, Jim, Mary Ulsaker, Fred, Darrel Kremer; 13
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 30 at Tabor
Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.
Schroeder.- Bertha Adina Goertz,
98, Goessel, Kan., died Aug. 11, 2010. Spouse: Herbert Schroeder
(deceased). Parents: Henry F. and Martha Schmidt Goertz. Children: Mary
Jones, Judy Tomlonson, Herb. Funeral: Aug. 16 at Tabor Mennonite
Church, Newton, Kan.
Shank.- David Arthur, 86,
Goshen, Ind., died Oct. 20, 2010. Spouse: Wilma E. Hollopeter Shank.
Parents: Charles L. and Crissie Yoder Shank. Children: Michael,
Stephen, Crissie Buckwalter, Rachel Shenk; nine grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Oct. 25 at Berkey Avenue Mennonite
Fellowship, Goshen.
Skiles.- Joseph, 97, Wakarusa,
Ind., died Nov. 12, 2010. Spouse: Virginia Holoway Weldy Skiles.
Spouse: Leona Flickinger Skiles (deceased). Parents: Daniel V. and Lean
Metzger Skiles. Children: Linda Hartzell, Karen Dubow, Grace Laydon,
Joan Fleck, Molly Jo Seeck; 13 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 15 at Holdeman Mennonite Church,
Wakarusa.
Stopher.- Ruby Miller, 83,
LaGrange, Ind., died Nov. 22, 2010, from complications of heart valve
surgery. Spouse: Wayne Stopher. Parents: John W. and Elizabeth Miller
Miller. Children: Kathleen Snider, Sheila Yoder, Regina Driver, Yvonne
Stopher, Timothy; eight grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 28 at Shore
Mennonite Church, Shipshewana, Ind.
Waltner.- Welma Mae Waltner,
90, Freeman, S.D., died Nov. 16, 2010. Spouse: Ray J. Waltner
(deceased). Parents: Jacob P. and Mary Waltner. Children: Lynne Voth,
Bill, Donna Goering, Ginny Crabb; 10 grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 27 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church,
Freeman.
Wedel.- Delbert A., 80,
Hesston, Kan., died Nov. 11, 2010. Spouse: Carol J. Stucky Wedel.
Parents: Arthur A. and Elizabeth Goering Wedel. Children: Debi Brunk,
Lori Graber; four grandchildren. Funeral: Nov. 13 at Hesston Mennonite
Church.
Weidman.- Mary Lou Mowery, 69,
Landisville, Pa., died Nov. 10, 2010. Spouse: Dallas P. Weidman.
Parents: John R. and Marguerite Cover Mowery. Children: Linda Blauch;
John Weidman, Dallas Weidman, Carol Smith; three grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; step-children: Rick Weidman, Randy Boll. Memorial
service: Nov. 15 at Landisville Mennonite Church.
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