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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1973 Apr 12 p. 8 | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1973 Apr 12 p. 8 | ||
Birth date: 1902 | |||
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1974 Jul 4 p. 12 [Estate] | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1974 Jul 4 p. 12 [Estate] | ||
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<center><h3><i>'''Estate Gift Received'''</i></h3></center> | |||
The will of the late Lyndon P. Deckert, Burdett, provided that Bethel College share in his estate. Settlement recently resulted in a $9,898.45 gift to Bethel College. | |||
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Deckert was a 1920 graduate of the Bethel Academy and received his B.A. degree here in 1926. In recent years a number of his nieces and nephews also attended Bethel, as had several of his brothers and sisters earlier. | |||
A bachelor, Deckert had farmed in the Burdett area for many years. He was a member of the Bergtal Mennonite Church at Pawnee Rock and had a lifetime interest in the church and its agencies including the colleges. | |||
"As a graduate of Bethel, Mr. Deckert continued through his life to see the value of a church college," stated president Harold Schultz. "His will reflected this interest and this gift to Bethel will be a permanent memorial to his life and interest in Christian education." | |||
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1973 Apr 12 p. 8
Birth date: 1902
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Jul 4 p. 12 [Estate]
text of obituary:
Estate Gift Received
The will of the late Lyndon P. Deckert, Burdett, provided that Bethel College share in his estate. Settlement recently resulted in a $9,898.45 gift to Bethel College. . Deckert was a 1920 graduate of the Bethel Academy and received his B.A. degree here in 1926. In recent years a number of his nieces and nephews also attended Bethel, as had several of his brothers and sisters earlier.
A bachelor, Deckert had farmed in the Burdett area for many years. He was a member of the Bergtal Mennonite Church at Pawnee Rock and had a lifetime interest in the church and its agencies including the colleges.
"As a graduate of Bethel, Mr. Deckert continued through his life to see the value of a church college," stated president Harold Schultz. "His will reflected this interest and this gift to Bethel will be a permanent memorial to his life and interest in Christian education."