Lichti, Rudolph A. (1914-2007)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Feb 5 p. 11

Birth date: 1914 Jun 30

text of obituary:

RUDOLPH A. LICHTI

Rudolph A. Lichti, 92, of Newton, Kan., died Jan. 22, 2007, at Presbyterian Manor. He was born June 30, 1914, to Daniel H. and Barbara (Horsch) Lichti in Paso Robles, Calif.

He married Elda Ewert on Aug. 5, 1949, at Newton.

He grew up in Reedley, Calif., and was a member of First Mennonite Church in Reedley until 1979. He faithfully served his local church and Pacific District Conference in many capacities, including as country director for Mennonite Central Committee in Vietnam from 1961 to 1964. He worked in the fruit industry as a bookkeeper for packing operations, and he also raised his own fruit. After their retirement, he moved with his wife to Glendale, Ariz., where he worked at Glencroft Retirement Center for several years in the marketing department. In 1995 they moved to North Newton to be closer to his family, and in 2001 moved to Presbyterian Manor in Newton. He was a current member of Grace Hill Mennonite Church.

Survivors include his wife, Elda, of Newton; a son, Marlin Lichti and his wife, Monica, of Newton; three brothers, Ernest Lichti and Herbert Lichti, both of Reedley, Calif., and Alfred Lichti of North Fork, Calif.; two sisters, Hildagard Bolinder of Selma, Calif., and Olga Neufeld of Fortuna, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothea Kohfeld and Peggy Irby.

Services were held at Grace Hill Mennonite Church. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery.