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<center><h3>ARLENE H. ESHLEMAN</h3></center> | |||
Arlene Heatwole Eshleman, 98, died Oct. 1, 2008, in Elkhart, Ind. She was born Dec. 7, 1909, in Rockingham County, Va., to Amos and Sallie Heatwole. | |||
She graduated from high school at Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg, Va., and from Dunsmore Business College. | |||
On June 28, 1933, she married Harold G. Eshleman, a public school teacher who was later ordained as a minister. | |||
During their marriage of 64 years, she faithfully supported her husband’s church work by serving as church secretary, home office manager and hostess. She was a long-time member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. | |||
Survivors include three children, Robert Eshleman and his wife, Rosalie, of Midlothian, Va., Ruth Schrock and her husband, Devon, of Goshen, Ind.; and Kenneth Eshleman and his wife, Myrna, of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; two sisters, Nellie Early and Dorothy Smith; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. | |||
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, on Feb. 27, 1998; her grandson Lee Eshleman on May 17, 2007; one brother and four sisters. | |||
A memorial service will be held at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church on Oct. 18. | |||
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Oct 13 p. 9
Birth date: 1909 Dec 7
text of obituary:
ARLENE H. ESHLEMAN
Arlene Heatwole Eshleman, 98, died Oct. 1, 2008, in Elkhart, Ind. She was born Dec. 7, 1909, in Rockingham County, Va., to Amos and Sallie Heatwole.
She graduated from high school at Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg, Va., and from Dunsmore Business College.
On June 28, 1933, she married Harold G. Eshleman, a public school teacher who was later ordained as a minister.
During their marriage of 64 years, she faithfully supported her husband’s church work by serving as church secretary, home office manager and hostess. She was a long-time member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
Survivors include three children, Robert Eshleman and his wife, Rosalie, of Midlothian, Va., Ruth Schrock and her husband, Devon, of Goshen, Ind.; and Kenneth Eshleman and his wife, Myrna, of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; two sisters, Nellie Early and Dorothy Smith; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, on Feb. 27, 1998; her grandson Lee Eshleman on May 17, 2007; one brother and four sisters.
A memorial service will be held at Harrisonburg Mennonite Church on Oct. 18.