Klassen, Jacob R. (d. 1940)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 Mar 6 p. 1

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text of obituary:

HILLSBORO MAN IS FOUND DEAD BESIDE TRAILER, ONE MILE SOUTH OF CITY

Death evidently having been caused by heart attack, Jacob R. Klassen, farmer living near Hillsboro, Kansas, was foudn dead Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 28, by the side of his trailer about one mile south of the city.

Mr. Klassen had visited the Salem Home in Hillsboro, and apparently was in good health when he left for home. Failing to arrive there, members of the family inquired about his whereabouts. His son Ted and Francis Jost of the Salem Home went on a search and foudn his lifeless body on the road about one mile south of Hillsboro. From appearances, he had been dead only a short time.

Funeral services were held at the Mennonite church in Hillsboro.

Mr. Klassen was a member of the board of directors of the Salem Home.