Klassen, Anna (1892-1966)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1966 Feb 17 p. 5

Birth date: 1892

text of obituary:

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— Miss Anna Klassen, 74, former missionary of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Conference in China, died Feb. 10 at Bethel Hospital. A resident here the past nine years, she became ill and entered the hospital on Monday Feb. 7. A heart attack was the immediate cause of death. Funeral services were held Saturday forenoon at the Koerner Heights M. B. Church. Rev. David Block officiating. Miss Klassen received her nurses training at the Bethel Hospital School of Nursing. She served in China from 1926 to 1934, 1937-41, and 1947-49. From 1950 to 1957 she was a missionary in the Arkansas Ozarks. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Susie Schroeder of Newton, Mrs. Abe Plett of Hillsboro, and Mrs. Agnes Reusser of Fort Dodge, Kan.