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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. | 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. | ||
On Sept. 11, 1929, she was married to Frank Manning in Tabor Church, Marion County, Kan. Before going to Africa, Augusta joined the Immanuel Mennonite Church of Los Angeles, where her husband was already a member. | |||
In the fall of 1930, she with her husband went to Africa where they labored till 1957. The Mannings were blessed with two daughters, Grace and Merci, both of whom survive. Augusta worked tirelessly on the mission field and many of her beloved African friends are Christians. They first heard of the love of Jesus from her. These mourn as do we, yet not without hope, for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. | |||
During a routine physical | |||
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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.
On Sept. 11, 1929, she was married to Frank Manning in Tabor Church, Marion County, Kan. Before going to Africa, Augusta joined the Immanuel Mennonite Church of Los Angeles, where her husband was already a member.
In the fall of 1930, she with her husband went to Africa where they labored till 1957. The Mannings were blessed with two daughters, Grace and Merci, both of whom survive. Augusta worked tirelessly on the mission field and many of her beloved African friends are Christians. They first heard of the love of Jesus from her. These mourn as do we, yet not without hope, for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
During a routine physical
The Mennonite obituary: 1968 Apr 16 p. 283