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Augusta Margaret Balzer Manning was born to Henry P. Balzer and Helena Frey Balzer on June 24, 1899 near Goessel, Kan. Because of the example of godly parents and faithful teaching of the Word of God, she was born again and joined Tabor Mennonite Church. | Augusta Margaret Balzer Manning was born to Henry P. Balzer and Helena Frey Balzer on June 24, 1899 near Goessel, Kan. Because of the example of godly parents and faithful teaching of the Word of God, she was born again and joined Tabor Mennonite Church. | ||
Augusta was the fourth of ten | Augusta was the fourth of ten children. Of her five brothers and four sisters only three older sisters survive, namely: Mrs. Frieda Friesen, Mrs. Maricha Voth and Mrs. Gertrude Schroeder, all of North Newton, Kan. | ||
Augusta taught at Schoenthal country school for several years prior to her graduation from Bethel College in 1924. After college she taught one year in the Claflin, Kan. High School and two years in Hopiland at Oraibi, Ariz. Then she continued her training for the Africa mission field at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. | |||
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''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1968 Apr 16 p. 283 | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1968 Apr 16 p. 283 | ||
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Mar 14 p. 10
Birth date: 1899 Jun 24
text of obituary:
FORMER MISSIONARY DIES
Word was received here Wednesday morning that Mrs. Frank E. Manning, 68, had died at 7:30 a. m. at her home in Glendale, Calif. after a lengthy illness.
She and her husband, who survives, had been long-time missionaries in Africa. Close relatives residing in the Newton vicinity are three sisters, Mrs. Karl Friesen, Mrs. J. J. Voth, and Mrs. W. I. Schroeder.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Mar 28 p. 11
text of obituary:
AUGUSTA BALZER MANNING
Augusta Margaret Balzer Manning was born to Henry P. Balzer and Helena Frey Balzer on June 24, 1899 near Goessel, Kan. Because of the example of godly parents and faithful teaching of the Word of God, she was born again and joined Tabor Mennonite Church.
Augusta was the fourth of ten children. Of her five brothers and four sisters only three older sisters survive, namely: Mrs. Frieda Friesen, Mrs. Maricha Voth and Mrs. Gertrude Schroeder, all of North Newton, Kan.
Augusta taught at Schoenthal country school for several years prior to her graduation from Bethel College in 1924. After college she taught one year in the Claflin, Kan. High School and two years in Hopiland at Oraibi, Ariz. Then she continued her training for the Africa mission field at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
The Mennonite obituary: 1968 Apr 16 p. 283