Ensz, Sara Marie (1930-1955)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Mar 17 p. 6

Birth date: 1930 Jun 13

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— The sudden passing of Sara Marie Ensz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Ensz of Newton, early Thursday morning at a Hutchinson hospital came as a shock to her many friends here. She was teaching her second year in the McCandless school in Hutchinson and was ill less than one day. Death was attributed to a form of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the First Mennonite church, Rev. Harold Buller officiating. Sara Marie was a member of the Bethel College church. Surviving besides the parents are her twin brother, Roland of Whiting and her grandmother, Mrs. Sara Richert.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Mar 17 p. 8

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SARA MARIE ENSZ

Sara Marie Ensz, daughter of Henry R. and Olga Richert Ensz, was born at Bethel Deaconess hospital at Newton on June 13, 1930. From childhood Sara has loved outdoor activity and through her close association with the beauties of nature developed a most pleasing and radiant personality. She, with her twin brother, Roland, attended the Newton schools and Bethel College where Sara was graduated in the class of 1952.

Sara and Roland were constant companions, and through the many activities they shared in their church and school life in the community had a deep admiration for each other. Included in many of their happy times together was their cousin, John Lawrence Nieman. Sara was always willing to do more than her share in the home and elsewhere, striving to make others happy at all times. One of her most happy experiences was when Roland brought his wife, Heidi, into the family, giving Sara the association of a sister which she has enjoyed very much. The influence of a Christian home reflected itself in the confession of her faith in the living Lord when she was baptized in the Bethel College Mennonite church on May 28, 1944.

Sara loved to sing and was a member of the a cappella choir at Bethel and at Bluffton College where she attended her second year. She seemed to have the natural qualities of a good teacher, and taught at Buhler for one year and the fifth grade at McCandless School at Hutchinson for the past two years, where she was dearly loved by the students and her associates in teachers' organizations and at the Trinity Methodist Church, where she was a member of the church choir.

She became ill last Tuesday evening and was called to rest by her Lord and Saviour on Thursday morning, march 10, 1955, at the age of 24 years.

Surviving members of the family include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Ensz; her twin brother, Roland, and his wife, Heidi; also her grandmother, Mrs. Sara Richert, cousin, John Lawrence Nieman, and many other relatives and the many friends she has made as she went about serving others.

Sara was very precious to us and we thank God for letting us have her these few years. She has always been His who said:

"I have loved thee with an everlasting love;
  I draawn thee unto me."

The memorial service was conducted by Rev. Harold W. Buller, pastor of the Bethel College Mennonite church on Saturday, march 12, 1955, at 2:30 o'clock, from the First Mennonite church. "Bless Thou The Lord." "You Can't Think Of Them As Dead," and "The Lord Bless Thee And Keep Thee," were sung by the Bethel a cappella choir, Walter H. Hohmann, director. Mrs. C. J. Graber was at the organ.

Her resting place, the Greenwood Cemetery.

The Mennonite obituary: 1955 Mar 29 p. 208