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North Newton, Kan.—Esko W. Loewen, former Mennonite pastor and former dean of students at Bethel College, North Newton, died in Newton Jan. 10 at the age of 63. | North Newton, Kan.—Esko W. Loewen, former Mennonite pastor and former dean of students at Bethel College, North Newton, died in Newton Jan. 10 at the age of 63. | ||
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Loewen had served as pastor of the Bethel College church from 1968 to 1977, and more recently had been pastor of the Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa. He had served earlier at Topeka, Ind. (1948-53) and at the Johannestal Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, Kan. (1956-60). Loewen was director of the Mennonite Central Committee program in The Netherlands from 1953 to 1956, and was dean of students at Bethel College from 1960 to 1968. | Loewen had served as pastor of the Bethel College church from 1968 to 1977, and more recently had been pastor of the Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa. He had served earlier at Topeka, Ind. (1948-53) and at the Johannestal Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, Kan. (1956-60). Loewen was director of the Mennonite Central Committee program in The Netherlands from 1953 to 1956, and was dean of students at Bethel College from 1960 to 1968. | ||
Survivors include his | Survivors include his widow, the former Alice Hostetler; a son, Ted of Reedley, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Margret Graber of North Newton and Mrs. Kathryn Simmons of Emporia; two brothers, Roland of Baytown, Tex. and Bruno of Athens, Ga.; and three grandchildren. | ||
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1981 Jan 15 p. 3 <br> | |||
''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1981 Feb 3 p. 76 | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 2 October 2012
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1981 Jan 15 p. 3
Birth date: 1917
text of obituary:
Pastor, Dean Dies In Kansas at 63
North Newton, Kan.—Esko W. Loewen, former Mennonite pastor and former dean of students at Bethel College, North Newton, died in Newton Jan. 10 at the age of 63.
Services were held Jan. 13 at the Bethel College Mennonite Church, with Pastor John Esau officiating.
Loewen had served as pastor of the Bethel College church from 1968 to 1977, and more recently had been pastor of the Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa. He had served earlier at Topeka, Ind. (1948-53) and at the Johannestal Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, Kan. (1956-60). Loewen was director of the Mennonite Central Committee program in The Netherlands from 1953 to 1956, and was dean of students at Bethel College from 1960 to 1968.
Survivors include his widow, the former Alice Hostetler; a son, Ted of Reedley, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Margret Graber of North Newton and Mrs. Kathryn Simmons of Emporia; two brothers, Roland of Baytown, Tex. and Bruno of Athens, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1981 Jan 15 p. 3
The Mennonite obituary: 1981 Feb 3 p. 76