Niswander, David (1877-1962)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Nov 22 p. 7

Birth date: 1877

text of obituary:

Two Members of Bluffton Church Die on Same Day

Bluffton, Ohio. — Two members of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church near here were called away in death on Nov. 7.

David Niswander, 85, a retired farmer and lifelong resident of this area, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. john Nusbaum. He was a long-time member of the Ebenezer church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, trustee, deacon, and church treasurer. Funeral services were held at that church on Nov. 10.

Mrs. Pauline E. Chidester, 43, wife of Kenneth Chidester, died at her home on Route 2, Bluffton, after a two-year-illness. Funeral services were held Nov. 9 at the Diller Funeral Home. Surviving in addition to her husband are six children, including Ronald of Bluffton, two daughters and three sons of the home.

The Mennonite obituary: 1962 Nov 27 p. 762