Neufeldt, Nettie Marna Ediger (1912-1953)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Dec 31 p. 1

Birth date: 1912 Nov 7

text of obituary:

Services Held For Mother And Son

FATAL ACCIDENT WEST OF MOUNDRIDGE WHEN CAR & TRUCK COLLIDE

Buhler, Kansas. — Double funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hebron Mennonite church near here for Mrs. Arthur Neufeldt, 39, and her eight year-old son Bruce, who were killed in a car-truck collision near Moundridge Saturday forenoon.

The church was filled to over flowing with sorrowing relatives and friends.

The services were conducted by Rev. J. J. Toews, Rev. Albert Gaeddert and Rev. Erwin Adrian. Burial was made in the Buhler Municipal cemetery.

Severly [sic] injured in the accident was Mrs. Earl Bartell of Route 1, Moundridge, driver of the pick-up truck which collided with the Neufeldt car at a country intersection four miles west of Moundridge. Mrs. Neufeld [sic Neufeldt] and son, who lived at Inman, were traveling alone. Bruce Neufeldt was apparently killed instantly, and Mrs. Neufeldt died soon after arrival at Mercy hospital in Moundridge.

Surviving are the husband and father, another son Roger, 11, the parents of Mrs. Neufeld [sic Neufeldt], Mr. and Mrs. John Ediger of Buhler, and her sister, Mrs. Victor Dirks. Paternal grandparents of the boy are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Neufeldt of Inman.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1954 Jan 7 p. 9

text of obituary:

MRS. ARTHUR D. NEUFELDT

Our beloved wife and mother, Nettie Marna Ediger Neufeldt, was born to John A. and Sarah Adrian Ediger on Nev. [sic] 7, 1912, a few miles northeast of Buhler, Kansas. She spent most of her childhood in this community and received her education in both the Buhler grade and high school. After that she attended the Junior college at Hutchinson one year and added two more years of education at Bethel college, Newton, plus summer school in other institutions.

At the age of 16, our beloved Nettie recognized her lost condition and accepted Jesus Christ as her Saviour through the ministry of Evangelist F. F. Wiens. On July 15, 1928, she was baptized upon her confession of faith by the Rev. P. R. Lange and received into the Mennonite Brethren church of Buhler, Kansas.

On August 30, 1940, she entered the holy bonds of matrimony with Arthur D. Neufeldt, and they spent most of their happy years together on a farm northeast of Buhler, close to the McPherson road.

When they decided to give their combined devotion to God’s cause in the Hebron Mennonite church, she transferred her membership on August 11, 1940, to this church whose faithful member she remained until her departure.

God gave them two sons, Roger James and Bruce Philip, to whom she dedicated her motherly love and concern.

In her early childhood her health was often frail but later she enjoyed good health except for one instance when she developed serious functional disturbances of the kidneys. This was the occasion where she and her husband rededicated themselves to God. Since that time her health had been good.

On Dec. 26 she was on her way with the youngest son, Bruce Philip, to see the doctor at Goessel when, at an intersection four miles east of the home on the Moundridge road, she met with a serious car accident at about 10 a. m., under the impact of which her soul almost immediately left its earthly abode and went to be with Jesus our Lord.

She attained to the age of 41 years, one month, and 19 days. The 13 years of married life together have been times of joy and love. God gave us the privilege of traveling over 20,000 miles to see the beauty of God’s handiwork in nature.

Throughout the years, we were also happy to observe her desire to serve neighbors and friends in whatever way she could. She loved to help along in church work. She enjoyed teaching daily vacation Bible school last spring at the Hoffnungsau church and served in the Sunday school and sewing circle, and in civic organizations such as the Farm Bureau. All these we interpret as an expression of her desire of making her life count for the edification of her fellowmen.

To us as a family, she was a devoted mother and a loving wife. We will long miss her ministry of tender care. Her favorite song expresses her happy condition of the present:

“My God and I go in the field together;
We walk and talk as good friends should and do.
We clasp our hands; our voices ring with laughter.
My God and I shall walk unendingly.”

She leaves to mourn her unexpected and early departure her bereaved husband, Arthur D. Neufeldt; one son, Roger James; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ediger of Buhler; one sister, Evelyn, Mrs. Victor Dirks and family; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Our hearts can never tell how gladly we would have kept her with us but we know that she is now at rest in the beauties of Heaven the home of our soul and we shall see her again on that great resurrection morning. — The bereaved family.