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Jantzen, Aron (1911-2004)
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| + | <center><font size="+2">'''Missionary served at hospitals in India'''</font></center> |
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| + | <span style="font-variant:small-caps">'''By Angela Rempel''''''</span><br> |
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| + | ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Aron Jantzen, a missionary in India who served in roles ranging from evangelism to hospital administration, died Feb. 13. He was 93. |
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| + | Jantzen — from a family in which six of 10 siblings became overseas missionaries — served in India between 1938 and 1974 with the General Conference Mennonite Church |
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| + | Born near Paso Robles, he graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1931 and attended the University of California at Los Angeles. He married Kathryn Louthan in 1937. |
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| + | Their first mission assignment, from 1938 to 1945, was as village evangelists in Korba while India was still under British rule. |
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| + | During a furlough from 1945 to 1947, the Jantzens completed bachelor's degrees at Pasadena College. |
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| + | [[Image:Jantzen_aron_2004.jpg|200px|right]] Returning to India, Jantzen served as superintendent at Bethesda Leprosy Hospital and Homes in Champa. |
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| + | From 1963 to 1968, Jantzen and his family lived in Newton, Kan., where he served as the first candidate secretary for the GC mission board. |
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| + | Back in India, they again worked at the Bethesda hospital for several years. Their last assignment in India was at Sewa Bhawan Hospital in Jagdeeshpur, where he served as the business manager until 1974. |
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| + | He maintained a lifelong interest in the needs of people suffering with leprosy, becoming a representative in California for the American Leprosy Mission during his retirement. Also in retirement, the Jantzens served on a committee to develop the institute of Hindu Studies at the U.S. Center for World Missions in Pasadena. He remained a consultant until 1985. |
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Revision as of 14:31, 3 January 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Mar 15 p. 7
Birth date: 1911
text of obituary:
By Angela Rempel'
Mennonite Mission Network
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Aron Jantzen, a missionary in India who served in roles ranging from evangelism to hospital administration, died Feb. 13. He was 93.
Jantzen — from a family in which six of 10 siblings became overseas missionaries — served in India between 1938 and 1974 with the General Conference Mennonite Church
Born near Paso Robles, he graduated from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1931 and attended the University of California at Los Angeles. He married Kathryn Louthan in 1937.
Their first mission assignment, from 1938 to 1945, was as village evangelists in Korba while India was still under British rule.
During a furlough from 1945 to 1947, the Jantzens completed bachelor's degrees at Pasadena College.
From 1963 to 1968, Jantzen and his family lived in Newton, Kan., where he served as the first candidate secretary for the GC mission board.
Back in India, they again worked at the Bethesda hospital for several years. Their last assignment in India was at Sewa Bhawan Hospital in Jagdeeshpur, where he served as the business manager until 1974.
He maintained a lifelong interest in the needs of people suffering with leprosy, becoming a representative in California for the American Leprosy Mission during his retirement. Also in retirement, the Jantzens served on a committee to develop the institute of Hindu Studies at the U.S. Center for World Missions in Pasadena. He remained a consultant until 1985.
