Nyce, Howard G. (1900-1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Jun 27 p. 3

Birth date: 1900

text of obituary:

Well-Known Eastern District Pastor Dies

Quakertown, Pa. — Funeral services for Dr. Howard G. Nyce, 68, well-known Eastern District Conference pastor, were held June 18 at the Springfield Mennonite Church where he was serving at the time of his death.

Dr. and Mrs. Nyce were driving near Allentown the evening of June 13 when he suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the Allentown hospital where he died early the next morning.

During his long ministry Dr. Nyce served a number of pastorates in the Eastern District and held places of leadership in the conference, including that of president. He also served for many years on the Board of Missions of the General Conference Mennonite Church and the board of directors of Bethel College, Newton, Kan. Before taking the Springfield charge he was pastor of the First Mennonite Church, Pretty Prairie, Kan.

Survivors include his wife, Eva, and one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Voth and family of Markham, Ill.

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The Mennonite obituary: 1968 Jul 9 p. 467

Howard G. Nyce, Quakertown, Pa., was born July 6, 1899, in Schwenksville, Pa., and died June 14. Beginning in 1924, he served pastorates in Quakertown, Zionsville, and Allentown, Pa.; and Pretty Prairie and Newton, Kan. His current charge had been the Springfield Church, Pleasant Valley, Pa. He was a member of the Board of Foreign Missions from 1935 to 1947, and served as its part-time executive secretary from 1947 to 1951.