Erb, Allen H. (1889-1975) - Revision history

Jlynch at 16:23, 16 November 2023

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	More than any other one person, Allen Erb could be called the Mr. Hospital of the Mennonite Church.		More than any other one person, Allen Erb could be called the Mr. Hospital of the Mennonite Church.


			''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1975 Jul 24 p. 5 [memoirs]


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Jlynch at 22:12, 7 November 2023

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	His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.		His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.

	[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|~~200px~~\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.		[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|100px\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.

	'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.		'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.

Jlynch at 22:12, 7 November 2023

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	His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.		His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.

	[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|~~100px~~\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.		[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|200px\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.

	'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.		'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.

Jlynch at 22:10, 7 November 2023

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	His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.		His paternal grandfather, Jacob B. Erb, was a pioneer of the Mennonite settlement northwest of Newton, moving here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1881. He was ordained as deacon in the Pennsylvania congregation between Newton and Hesston.

	[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|~~200px~~\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.		[[Image:Erb_allen_h_1975.jpg\|100px\|right]]Allen's maternal grandfather, John R. Hess, was a minister in the Hammer Creek Mennonite Church near Lititz, Pa. His father, Tillman M. Erb, was ordained as minister of the Pennsylvania Church in 1893, and as bishop in 1898. T. M. Erb was active in the beginning and the administration of churches on the prairies and was one of the founders of Hesston College.

	'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.		'''ALLEN CARRIED ON''' this family precedent when he was ordained in the ministry in 1912 for service in the West Liberty congregation near Windom, Kan. Later he served in pastorates at La Junta, Colo.; Albany and Lebanon, Ore.; Glendive, Mont.; and at Bellwood, Milford, Neb.

Jlynch at 21:53, 7 November 2023

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 Burial was made at the West Liberty Cemetery near Inman.
 ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary:  1975  May 1  p. 11
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Jlynch at 20:52, 2 November 2023

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	Birth date: 1889		Birth date: 1889

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			<center><h3>'''Retired Minister, Administrator Dies'''</h3></center>

			Hesston, Kan. — Funeral services for Rev. Allen H. Erb, 86, retired minister and hospital administrator, were conducted Sunday afternoon, April 6, at the Whitestone Mennonite Church here. A resident of Schowalter Villa, he died April 3 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton.

			The services were conducted by Jerry Weaver, the pastor, assisted by James Hershberger and Earl Buckwalter. Luke Birky of Elkhart, Ind. took part representing the Mennonite Board of Missions.

			A native of this community, Rev. Erb served churches in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado and Oregon. In 1916 he became administrator of the Mennonite Hospital and Sanitarium at La Junta, Colo., continuing in that position until 1952. From 1952 to 1959 he was administrator of the Lebanon, Ore. Community Hospital, also administered by the Mennonite Board of Missions.

			Rev. Erb's marriage to Ethel Estella Cooprider took place at Hesston in 1912. They returned to Hesston in 1959 and she died in October of that year. In 1964 he married Malinda Liechty, and she survives.

			Also surviving are three brothers, Tillman of Port Hueneme, Calif., Paul of Scottdale, Pa., and Jacob of Kalona, Ia.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Kauffman of Hesston, Mrs. Ruth Ebersole and Mrs. Leah Yordy, both of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Amy Yoder of Newton.

			Burial was made at the West Liberty Cemetery near Inman.


	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1975 May 1 p. 11		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1975 May 1 p. 11

Jlynch at 20:45, 31 October 2023

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	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 10 ~~Apr 1975~~ p. 3		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1975 Apr 10 p. 3

	Birth date: 1889		Birth date: 1889

			''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1975 May 1 p. 11


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Jlynch at 20:18, 24 February 2010

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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 10 Apr 1975 p. 3

Birth date: 1889

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