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Fast, Samuel Gerhard (1924-2006)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Sep 25 p. 8
Birth date: 1924 Apr 20
text of obituary:
SAMUEL GERHARD FAST
Samuel Gerhard Fast, 82, of Inman, Kan., died Sept. 10, 2006, at Pleasant View Home. He was born April 20, 1924, to Peter G. and Marie Willems Fast in Inman.
He was a farmer and had worked for Decker/Matison in Hutchinson. He received the Kansas Farmers Conservation Award. He was a member of Zoar Mennonite Brethren Church and participated in Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus.
He married Ruth Peters on Nov. 5, 1946, in Inman.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Ruth Fast; two daughters, Judy Diener and her husband, Weldon, of Hutchinson, and Nancy Tieszen and her husband, Galen, of Wellington; a son, Richard Fast of Inman; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Alan Fast; two brothers; a sister; and a grandson-in-law, Jason Miller.
A graveside service was held at Zoar Cemetery in Inman. A memorial service was held at Pleasant View Home Chapel.
