Goertzen, Agnes Klassen Schmidt (1901-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Sep 14 p. 8

Birth date: 1901

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Newton and Vicinity

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• Mrs. Arnold S. (Agnes) Goertzen, 71, of Goessel died Sunday at Bethel Deaconess Hospital. the former Agnes Klassen, she married Abraham F. Schmidt in 1925, and he died in 1937. Her marriage to Arnold S. Goertzen took place in 1928. They lived on a farm near Peabody before moving to Goessel in 1969. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Gerald Schmidt of Oak Park, Ill. and Clinton Schmidt of Overland Park, Kan.; one daughter, Mrs. D. F. Leek of Denver; two stepsons, Milton Goertzen of Route 2, Newton and Orlando Goertzen of North Newton; three step-daughters, Mrs. Charles Unruh and Mrs. Ernest Goertz of rural Peabody, and Mrs. Gordon Neuenschwander of Berne, ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Ben Unruh and Mrs. Henry Schmidt Jr., both of Peabody and Mrs. J. M. Nachtigal of Buhler; 11 grandchildren and 25 step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Tabor Mennonite Church, with Rev. Albert Gaeddert in charge.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Nov 9 p. 8

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NEWTON, KANSAS Tabor Mennonite Church October 28, 1972

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Two deaths have occurred. Mrs. Arnold S. Goertzen died rather unexpectedly. This is the second time that Mr. Goertzen is a widower. Miss Agnes Voth died Oct. 2. For eight years she was in the Cedar Rest Home in Peabody, then for almost two years in the Bethesda Hospital. We do not understand why life was hard for her. Her sisters were unable to converse with her. She was brought up on the farm, and attended the Sand Creek School. After the parents passed away she continued to live with her sister Margaret on the Home farm. She loved music.