Toevs, Jennie Louise Hensley (1905-1964)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Jan 23 p. 5

Birth date: 1905 Aug 22

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● Funeral services for Mrs. Edward E. Toevs, 58, were held Saturday afternoon at the First Mennonite Church of Halstead with Rev. Arnold Funk in charge. Mrs. Toevs, the former Jennie Hensley, died Jan 17 at the Halstead Hospital after a six months illness. She was born at Tampa, Kan. and had lived at Halstead since 1925. Surviving are her husband, of the home, two sons, two brothers and four sisters.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Jan 30 p. 8

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JENNIE LOUISE TOEVS

Mrs. Jennie Louise Toevs, 58, wife of Edward E. Toevs, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 1964 at the Halstead (Kan.) Hospital, following a long illness. Born Aug 22, 1905 in Durham, Kan. the daughter of Wiley and Lena Hensely [sic Hensley]. Mrs. Toevs came to Halstead in 1925 and attended high school, graduating with the class of 1926. She and Mr. Toevs were united in marriage on May 2, 1928 in Hutchinson, Kan.

Mrs. Toevs was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Halstead, where she was an active member of the Home Builders Sunday School class, Reading Circle, Wednesday quilters, and other church and community organizations.

Survivors include her husband, two sons, Loren E. of East Peoria, Ill. and Harold E. of Tulsa, Okla.; two brothers, James Hensley of Tampa, Kan. and Robert Hensley of Halstead; four sisters, Mrs. Ed (Agnes) Pientka of Marion, Kan., Mrs. Harry (Margaret) Scott of Halstead, Mrs. H. T. (Elizabeth) Daniels of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Mrs. John (Josephine) Neuwirth of Lost Springs, Kan.; and four grandchildren. Another brother, Harver [sic], preceded her in death.

Funeral services were conducted at the First Mennonite Church on Saturday, Jan. 18, with Rev. Arnold E. Funk officiating. Burial was in the Halstead Cemetery.

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The Mennonite obituary: 1964 Feb 4 p. 75

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Jennie Hensley (Mrs. Ed) Toevs, First Church, Halstead, Kan., born Aug. 22, 1905, and died Jan. 17. Her husband and two sons survive.