Shenk, Daniel David (1894-1989)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1989 May 11 p. 11

Birth date: 1894 Dec 23

text of obituary:

DANIEL D. SHENK

Daniel David Shenk was born Dec. 23, 1894, to David and Matilda (Hilty) Shenk of Elida, Ohio. When he was 5 years old, the family moved to Denbigh, Va., where he spent most of the remainder of his life.

In 1923 he was married to Nancy Beyer of Biglerville, Pa.

He worked as a carpenter and builder for many years; many homes in the Denbigh and Newport News area are products of his handiwork. He also showed a keen interest in the mission work of the Mennonite Church, spending nearly a year in both Honduras and Jamaica, assisting in the building of churches in those countries. He also distributed many gospel tracts as he and his wife traveled between Virginia and Idaho, where they made their home for a 12-yeaar period.

They moved to Oak Lee Nursing Home, Harrisonburg, Va. in May 1987. She died March 10, 1988. He died Jan. 6, 1989, at age 94.

Survivors include eight children, Lois S. Pate of Wilmington, N. C., David W. Shenk of Nampa, Idaho, Paul E. Shenk and J. Donald Shenk, both of Denbigh, Betty Ann Brunk of Perkasie, Pa., Alice S. Nice of Williamsburg, Va., Louretta S. Wilson of Denbigh and Maurice A. Shenk of Ft. Collins, Colo.; two sisters, Mayme Longacher of Denbigh and Alice Sauder of Lititz, Pa.; a brother, John Shenk of Sarasota, Fla.; 27 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.