Voth, Lydia Janzen (1904-1975)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Nov 21 p. 12

Birth date: 1904 Feb 13

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

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• Relatives from Newton and Goessel went to Chicago last week to attend funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Voth, 70, wife of Rev. Alvin P. Voth, held Sunday afternoon at Grace Mennonite Church there. Mrs. Voth died Nov. 20 [sic 13] at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago where she had been a patient since suffering a heart attack on Sept. 5. She and her husband had been serving in the pastorate of the Grace Mennonite Church and planned to retire to Goessel this fall. Surviving in addition to Rev. Voth are a daughter, Mrs. Roger Maisch, and son Clifford, both of Aberdeen, Idaho; a son, Merle of Weare, N. H.; one sister, Mrs. Ferdinand Schmidt of Newton; two brothers, Gus Janzen of Newton and Dan Janzen of Goessel; and 11 grandchildren.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Jan 16 p. 11

text of obituary:

MRS. LYDIA VOTH

Lydia Voth was born on Feb. 13, 1904 near Gotebo, Okla. to Jacob P. and Elizabeth Reimer Janzen and passed to her heavenly home Nov. 13, 1974, after a series of heart attacks.

When she was a small child her parents moved to the Goessel, Kan. community where she grew up and received her education. At the age of 17 she committed her life into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ whom she faithfully served the rest of her life. Hers was an abiding faith which never wavered.

On Aug. 19, 1926 she was married to Alvin P. Voth. to this union were born four children: Elda Maisch and Clifford, both of Aberdeen, Idaho; Merle of Weare, New Hampshire; and Jerry, who preceded her in death Sept. 19, 1956. Eleven grandchildren also mourn her departure.

It was her desire to be of help in the work of the Lord and she found great satisfaction when in 1954 she and her husband were called to serve on the mission field at Moencopi, Ariz. and later at Busby, Mont. In 1966 t hey were assigned to the voluntary service unit at Markham, ill., and it was here that they were called to serve the Grace Mennonite Church in Chicago. She also expressed joy at being in this work for the Lord the last seven years of her life. Her quiet and unassuming ways brought many friends into her life, and she was loved by all who learned to know her.