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— The sad news was received here by relatives that Mrs. P. C. Wedel of Hutchinson died Monday night, Jan. 15. She was about 67 years of age. Rev. J. D. Schmidt, pastor of the Congregational church of Newton who is a nephew of Mr. Wedel, and Rev. J. J. Ratzlaff will have charge of the funeral which will be held at the Emmanuel church north of Moundridge. The date of the funeral is Friday afternoon at two oclock [''sic'']. The husband and 11 children survive, all of them married. | — The sad news was received here by relatives that Mrs. P. C. Wedel of Hutchinson died Monday night, Jan. 15. She was about 67 years of age. Rev. J. D. Schmidt, pastor of the Congregational church of Newton who is a nephew of Mr. Wedel, and Rev. J. J. Ratzlaff will have charge of the funeral which will be held at the Emmanuel church north of Moundridge. The date of the funeral is Friday afternoon at two oclock [''sic'']. The husband and 11 children survive, all of them married. | ||
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1940 Jan 31 p. 5 | |||
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<center>'''Mrs. Lizzie Wedel'''</center> | |||
Lizzie (Nightengale) Wedel, daughter of Mr. and mrs. Jake Nightengale, was born in South Poland, Russia, in the province of Ostroy, on July 3, 1871, and went to her home in the Great Beyond at her Home in Hutchinson, Kansas, on January 14, 1940 at 11:340 p.m. Her age was 68 years, 6 months and 13 days. | |||
She had been in ill health since June, 1938, when she suffered a stroke. In August of the same ear she had a second light stroke. Since that time her health has been failing and her suffering has been intense. Other complications set in. Dropsy, high blood pressure, and a bad heart were the immediate causes of her death. | |||
She came to America in 1874, a child of four years, one of a large group of Mennonites who left Russia that year for these shores and located in the State of Kansas. | |||
On Nov. 8, 1890, she was united in marriage with Peter C. Wedel, son of Carl and Eva Wedel. They made their home in McPherson county, Lonetree township, and continued to live there for many years. All but two years of their married life have been spent in Kansas. Since 1929 their home has been in Hutchinson. | |||
Mrs. Wedel has ever been a hard worker, a faithful wife and a loving mother. She leaves to mourn her death her husband, 12 children, 32 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. There are also 3 sisters and 2 brothers who survive her. Three sisters and one brother preceded her in death. | |||
The following children, all living, by her husband's former marriage, mourn her passing: Mrs. Dena Koehn of Plains, Kansas; Mr.s Katie Koehn of La Mar, Colo.; Hilkie Wedel of McPherson, Kansas; Anna Ratzlaff, Alice Reddinger, Mary Wedel, Rudolph Wedel, all of Hutchinson; Jake Wedel, Frieda Kroeker, Leslie Wedel, all of Los Angeles, Calif., John Wedel of Moundridge; and Pauline Wadell of Shelton, Washington. | |||
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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 Jan 17 p. 5
Birth date: 1871 Jul 3
text of obituary:
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— The sad news was received here by relatives that Mrs. P. C. Wedel of Hutchinson died Monday night, Jan. 15. She was about 67 years of age. Rev. J. D. Schmidt, pastor of the Congregational church of Newton who is a nephew of Mr. Wedel, and Rev. J. J. Ratzlaff will have charge of the funeral which will be held at the Emmanuel church north of Moundridge. The date of the funeral is Friday afternoon at two oclock [sic]. The husband and 11 children survive, all of them married.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 Jan 31 p. 5
text of obituary:
Lizzie (Nightengale) Wedel, daughter of Mr. and mrs. Jake Nightengale, was born in South Poland, Russia, in the province of Ostroy, on July 3, 1871, and went to her home in the Great Beyond at her Home in Hutchinson, Kansas, on January 14, 1940 at 11:340 p.m. Her age was 68 years, 6 months and 13 days.
She had been in ill health since June, 1938, when she suffered a stroke. In August of the same ear she had a second light stroke. Since that time her health has been failing and her suffering has been intense. Other complications set in. Dropsy, high blood pressure, and a bad heart were the immediate causes of her death.
She came to America in 1874, a child of four years, one of a large group of Mennonites who left Russia that year for these shores and located in the State of Kansas.
On Nov. 8, 1890, she was united in marriage with Peter C. Wedel, son of Carl and Eva Wedel. They made their home in McPherson county, Lonetree township, and continued to live there for many years. All but two years of their married life have been spent in Kansas. Since 1929 their home has been in Hutchinson.
Mrs. Wedel has ever been a hard worker, a faithful wife and a loving mother. She leaves to mourn her death her husband, 12 children, 32 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. There are also 3 sisters and 2 brothers who survive her. Three sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
The following children, all living, by her husband's former marriage, mourn her passing: Mrs. Dena Koehn of Plains, Kansas; Mr.s Katie Koehn of La Mar, Colo.; Hilkie Wedel of McPherson, Kansas; Anna Ratzlaff, Alice Reddinger, Mary Wedel, Rudolph Wedel, all of Hutchinson; Jake Wedel, Frieda Kroeker, Leslie Wedel, all of Los Angeles, Calif., John Wedel of Moundridge; and Pauline Wadell of Shelton, Washington.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 Jan 31 p. 5