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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Jul 3 p. 11 | |||
Date of Birth: 1888 September 24, Kansas<br /> | Date of Birth: 1888 September 24, Kansas<br /> | ||
Date of Death: 1969 June 25, Kansas | Date of Death: 1969 June 25, Kansas | ||
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• Funeral services for Abraham Balzer, 80, were held Monday forenoon at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church. Mr. Balzer, a retired farmer and native of the Whitewater community, died Wednesday morning at the home on Southeast Eighth Street. Survivors include his widow, the former Ida Gaede; sons Arnold A. and Frank E. of Newton and Howard M. of Potwin; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Nickel of Buhler; two brothers, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. | |||
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Jul 24 p. 11<br> | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Jul 24 p. 11<br> | ||
''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1969 Sep 9 p. 539 | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1969 Sep 9 p. 539 | ||
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'''MLA Personal Photos Collection''' | '''MLA Personal Photos Collection''' | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 18 October 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jul 3 p. 11
Date of Birth: 1888 September 24, Kansas
Date of Death: 1969 June 25, Kansas
text of obituary:
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• Funeral services for Abraham Balzer, 80, were held Monday forenoon at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church. Mr. Balzer, a retired farmer and native of the Whitewater community, died Wednesday morning at the home on Southeast Eighth Street. Survivors include his widow, the former Ida Gaede; sons Arnold A. and Frank E. of Newton and Howard M. of Potwin; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Nickel of Buhler; two brothers, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jul 24 p. 11
The Mennonite obituary: 1969 Sep 9 p. 539
MLA Personal Photos Collection
Biographical note:
Whitewater, Kansas
Son of Peter and Eva (Klaassen) Balzer (wife 2, husband 1)
Married Ida Gaede 1913 October 5, Hillsboro, Kansas
Farmer -- Whitewater, Kansas
Stockyards night watchman -- Wichita, Kansas
Bethel alumni note:
Photo holdings:
With wife (wedding) -- 1913
With another male (at car) -- (2 poses) from P.P. Schmidt collection
With wife and another couple -- c. 1920s (Identified by Elsie Schmidt Harms 1992)
See Peter P. Schmidt (1881-1953) for group photos
Sources:
MWR 7/24/1969 p. 11
J. Klaasen ... family 1987 p. 20 & 27
Grandma Profile #324053
(After he was married, he and his wife lived with his mother and stepfather for 21 years.)