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Wedel, Heinrich (1859-1941)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1941 Jul 30 p. 5
Birth date: 1859 Aug 7
text of obituary:
Heinrich Wwedel was born August 7, 1859, in the village of Waldheim in southern Russia, as son of Heinrich Wedel and Susanna Becker Wedel. Here in Russia he received his educational training in the village school and in a Christian home. When but a boy of 16 years of age he came with his parents to America where they found their home in McPherson county, Kansas. Later he settled in Harvey county, Kansas and then moved to Corn, Oklahoma, on a farm.
When the settlement near Turpin, Beaver county, Oklahoma, was made, he moved here and lived on a farm.
When he could no longer do his work on a farm he moved to Newton, Kansas, where he lived for 20 years. He began to suffer from heart and liver ailments and was steadily growing weaker, so that on June 23, he called his relatives and asked them to kindly take him into their home for care. This was gladly done by the children of his late brother John, where he received the best of care till God called him on July 6, 4:45 P.M.
The last 10 days he suffered much but very patiently. When one week before his calling, the minister was called to see him, he assured him that he was preparing to meet his God. He said that in the last years he had read God's Word much and noted especially such Bible passages which were meant for a poor sinner like he. His notations on paper found in his possession testify of this.
He passed calmly and quietly into his eternal reward. We believe that God has accepted him in his infinite grace. He reached the age of 81 years, 10 months and 29 days.
One brother, 4 sisters and 6 half-sisters have preceded him in death; 8 nephews and nieces remain to mourn his departure, besides many relatives and friends.
In the home of nephews, Rev. P. R. Lange conducted services in German 2 Cor. 5, 1. The funeral was in the Hoffnungsau church. Song No. 72 was sung. Rev. P. R. Lange spoke in English on Isa. 54, 10, while Rev. A. J. Dyck spoke in German on 2. Cor. 5, 21.
