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Warkentin, John W. (1894-1970)
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| + | '''Secy. of Mid-Kansas Relief Auction Dies at Hillsboro''' |
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| + | Word was received on Monday that J. W. Warkentin, secretary of the Mid-Kansas Relief Auction Sale, died unexpectedly in his sleep early Monday at his home in Hillsboro. |
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| + | Mr. Warkentin was one of the founders of the kansas sale and as secretary had a leading part in planning the first two sales, held in 1969 in Hutchinson and on April 18, 1970 in Newton. He was a member of the Hillsboro M. B. Church, where the funeral is to be conducted Thursday at 10 a. m. by Rev. Marvin Hein and Dr. Roy Just. |
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| + | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1970 Jun 11 p. 11 |
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| + | '''JOHN W. WARKENTIN''' |
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| + | John W. Warkentin was born on March 29, 1894 at Kirk, Colo., the son of Bernhard and Maria Suderman Warkentin. He received his early education in that community, joined the Mennonite Brethren Church through confession of faith and baptism, and then came to Hillsboro to attend the Tabor Academy at the age of 16. Further schooling at the college not only enabled him to enter the teaching profession but also gave him a love for the school that never diminished through the years. |
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| + | He taught |
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Revision as of 15:00, 9 July 2014
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 May 21 p. 10
Birth date: 1894 Mar 29
text of obituary:
Secy. of Mid-Kansas Relief Auction Dies at Hillsboro
Word was received on Monday that J. W. Warkentin, secretary of the Mid-Kansas Relief Auction Sale, died unexpectedly in his sleep early Monday at his home in Hillsboro.
Mr. Warkentin was one of the founders of the kansas sale and as secretary had a leading part in planning the first two sales, held in 1969 in Hutchinson and on April 18, 1970 in Newton. He was a member of the Hillsboro M. B. Church, where the funeral is to be conducted Thursday at 10 a. m. by Rev. Marvin Hein and Dr. Roy Just.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Jun 11 p. 11
JOHN W. WARKENTIN
John W. Warkentin was born on March 29, 1894 at Kirk, Colo., the son of Bernhard and Maria Suderman Warkentin. He received his early education in that community, joined the Mennonite Brethren Church through confession of faith and baptism, and then came to Hillsboro to attend the Tabor Academy at the age of 16. Further schooling at the college not only enabled him to enter the teaching profession but also gave him a love for the school that never diminished through the years.
He taught
