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Friesen, Karl (1888-1973)
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| + | Rev. Karl Friesen, 84, of North Newton died June 28 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital after an extended illness. The largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First Mennonite Church, with Dr. Albert Epp in charge. Graveside services took place Monday morning in Greenwood Cemetery. A native of Marion County, Rev. Friesen was a graduate of the Bethel Academy and Bethel College, and attended several other schools including the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and the University of Chicago. In his earlier years he taught in public schools as well as at Oklahoma Bible Academy and the Bible academy at Beatrice, Neb. For seven years he and his wife, the former Frieda Balzer, were missionaries to the Hopi Indians in Arizona. In 1935 he began employment at the Herald Publishing Company and for a time wrote the German Sunday school lesson for the German paper "Der Herold." He continued full-time work in the printing plant until 1957, and was a part-time employee until 1971. Mrs. Friesen died in 1969. Surviving is a daughter, Miss Leonore Friesen of the home, former missionary to Japan and now a faculty member at Berean Academy. |
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Revision as of 13:19, 17 October 2012
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1973 Jul 5 p. 8
Birth date: 1888
text of obituary:
Newton and Vicinity
Rev. Karl Friesen, 84, of North Newton died June 28 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital after an extended illness. The largely attended funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First Mennonite Church, with Dr. Albert Epp in charge. Graveside services took place Monday morning in Greenwood Cemetery. A native of Marion County, Rev. Friesen was a graduate of the Bethel Academy and Bethel College, and attended several other schools including the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and the University of Chicago. In his earlier years he taught in public schools as well as at Oklahoma Bible Academy and the Bible academy at Beatrice, Neb. For seven years he and his wife, the former Frieda Balzer, were missionaries to the Hopi Indians in Arizona. In 1935 he began employment at the Herald Publishing Company and for a time wrote the German Sunday school lesson for the German paper "Der Herold." He continued full-time work in the printing plant until 1957, and was a part-time employee until 1971. Mrs. Friesen died in 1969. Surviving is a daughter, Miss Leonore Friesen of the home, former missionary to Japan and now a faculty member at Berean Academy.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1973 Jul 19 p. 11
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