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Reimer, Aaron J. (1884-1939)
Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1939 Sep 26 p. 15
Birth date: 1884 Apr 8
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1939 Sep 13 p. 1
text of obituary:
Mennonite Items of General Interest.
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— A tragic farm accident took place recently at Perryton, Texas, when Aaron Reimer was run over by a tractor. The injuries were of a serious nature and Mr. Reimer passed away soon afterward. Funeral services were held at the Mennonite church at Perryton.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1939 Sep 20 p. 2
text of obituary:
Aaron J. Reimer was born April 8, 1884, in McPherson county, Kansas, and departed this life September 12, 1939. he was the son of John W. and Aganeta (Boese) Reimer. Upon confession of faith in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior he was baptized by Elder Peter Reimer on May 22, 1904, and accepted into the Alexanderwohl Mennonite church at Goessel, Kansas.
On March 23, 1906, he was united in marriage to Benie Bartel. To this union five children were born: Alma, Mrs. Herbert Unruh; Wilma, Mrs. Ed Kliewer; Harvey, Lenora and Melvin.
His wife and children were at his bedside until the end came.
His father passed away when he was a boy of only 13 years and since he was the oldest of the boys it fell to his lot to help his mother to support the family. Since he was on his own he lived in different places but the last 9 years he and his family lived about 17 miles west of Perryton, Texas.
He changed his membership from Kansas to the Bethel Menn. church west of Perryton, of which church he remained a faithful member until his end. The cause of his death was a tractor accident, after which other complications set in. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, five children, 2 sons-in-law; five grandchildrden, two brothers and four sisters: Henry J., William J.; and sister Anna, Mrs. Peter Quiring of Canton, Kansas; Agnes, Mrs. Peter Frey, Newton, Kansas; Marie, Mrs. Peter Dyck, Buhler, Kansas; Marie, Mrs. Peter Dyck, Buhler, Kansas; Katharine, Mrs. John Frantz, Orienta, Oklahoma; two Uncles, Abraham and Henry Boese; also his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mrs. and Mr. Henry Foote, Corn, Oklahoma; and a host of friends. — Send in by F. D. Koehn.
