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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1989 May 11 p. 5 | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1989 May 11 p. 5 | ||
Birth date: 1916 | |||
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'''Former Mennonite Pastor Dies at 73''' | |||
Minneapolis—Ellis Graber, former pastor of Mennonite churches in Pennsylvania and Ohio, died recently at a Minneapolis hospital. He was 73. | |||
Graber was pastor at First Congregational Church, Princeton, Minn., at the time of his death. | |||
He was pastor of Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa., 1944-1959, Union Congregational Church, St. Paul, Minn., 1959-1974, and First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio, 1976-1983. He served as supply pastor at First Mennonite Church, Minneapolis, 1974-76. | |||
He was a graduate of Hartford Theological Seminary and was ordained to the ministry in 1944. | |||
He was a native of Marion, S. D. Survivors include his wife, Delpha (Waltner), four children and seven grandchildren. | |||
Funeral services were held at First Congregational Church, Princeton, Minn. Interment was in Salem-Zion Mennonite Cemetery, Freeman, S. D. | |||
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''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1989 Mar 28 p. 134 | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1989 Mar 28 p. 134 | ||
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[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]] | [[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 26 January 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1989 May 11 p. 5
Birth date: 1916
Text of obituary:
Former Mennonite Pastor Dies at 73
Minneapolis—Ellis Graber, former pastor of Mennonite churches in Pennsylvania and Ohio, died recently at a Minneapolis hospital. He was 73.
Graber was pastor at First Congregational Church, Princeton, Minn., at the time of his death.
He was pastor of Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pa., 1944-1959, Union Congregational Church, St. Paul, Minn., 1959-1974, and First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio, 1976-1983. He served as supply pastor at First Mennonite Church, Minneapolis, 1974-76.
He was a graduate of Hartford Theological Seminary and was ordained to the ministry in 1944.
He was a native of Marion, S. D. Survivors include his wife, Delpha (Waltner), four children and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at First Congregational Church, Princeton, Minn. Interment was in Salem-Zion Mennonite Cemetery, Freeman, S. D.
The Mennonite obituary: 1989 Mar 28 p. 134