Claassen, Christine Penner (1890-1959)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1959 Mar 12 p. 6

Birth date: 1890

text of obituary:

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— Relatives have received word that Mrs. J. J. R. Claassen, 69, of Beatrice, Neb. died there Tuesday morning of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m. in the Beatrice Mennonite Church. Mrs. Claassen was the former Christine Penner of Newton. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Mrs. J. E. Linscheid of North Newton, and a number of brothers and sisters, including Mrs. Alfred Miller of Partridge, Waldo Penner of Arkansas City, Dan Penner of Nebraska, Mrs. Walter Niles of Sedgwick, Mrs. Jake Dirks of Wichita, Mrs. Emil Haury of Tucson, Ariz., Albert Penner of Hillsboro, and Sister Gertrude Penner, who had been staying with Mrs. Claassen.