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''Evening Kansan-Republican'' obituary: 1920 Jan 21 p. 7
Birth date: 1847 Jun 7
Text of obituary:
'''Rev. J. R. Toevs.'''
A message was received this afternoon of the death of Rev. P. <sic> R. Toevs which occurred at his home in Mountain Lake, Minn., at 1:00 this afternoon. He is well known in Harvey county and was a resident of Newton for many years and is the father of G. R., Jacob, Gus, Will Toevs and Mrs. G. A. Entz, and the step father of Mrs. C. F. Claassen of Newton, and is also survived by his wife who had always been a resident of Mt. Lake, Minn. No announcements were made of the funeral service.
On Saturday, a message was received by relatives of the illness of Rev. Toevs, and his daughter, Mrs. Entz and son, Jacob, were ready to leave for Mountain Lake when another wire stated that he was improved, but Tuesday a third message came, stating that his condition had become dangerous, and the two lfet here but would not arrive before death summons reached their father.
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''Evening Kansan-Republican'' obituary: 1920 Jan 22 p. 7
Text of obituary:
'''Rev. J. R. Toevs'''
The body of Rev. J. R. Toevs whose death occurred Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, will arrive in Newton Saturday afternoon on No. 5. The funeral services will be held at the home of the son, C. F. Claassen Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at the Mennonite church on East First at 2:30.
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''Evening Kansan-Republican'' obituary: 1920 Jan 29 p. 5
Text of obituary:
'''Rev. J. R. Toevs.'''
The death of Father Toevs occurred January 21, 1920, after less than a week's illness, at his home at Mountain Lake, Minn. Father Toevs was born June 7, 1847 in Germany, where he resided until he came to America in 1884 and located temporarily in Newton.
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''Christlicher Bundesbote'' obituary: 5 Feb 1920 p. 7  
''Christlicher Bundesbote'' obituary: 5 Feb 1920 p. 7  



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Evening Kansan-Republican obituary: 1920 Jan 21 p. 7

Birth date: 1847 Jun 7

Text of obituary:

Rev. J. R. Toevs.

A message was received this afternoon of the death of Rev. P. <sic> R. Toevs which occurred at his home in Mountain Lake, Minn., at 1:00 this afternoon. He is well known in Harvey county and was a resident of Newton for many years and is the father of G. R., Jacob, Gus, Will Toevs and Mrs. G. A. Entz, and the step father of Mrs. C. F. Claassen of Newton, and is also survived by his wife who had always been a resident of Mt. Lake, Minn. No announcements were made of the funeral service.

On Saturday, a message was received by relatives of the illness of Rev. Toevs, and his daughter, Mrs. Entz and son, Jacob, were ready to leave for Mountain Lake when another wire stated that he was improved, but Tuesday a third message came, stating that his condition had become dangerous, and the two lfet here but would not arrive before death summons reached their father.



Evening Kansan-Republican obituary: 1920 Jan 22 p. 7

Text of obituary:

Rev. J. R. Toevs

The body of Rev. J. R. Toevs whose death occurred Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, will arrive in Newton Saturday afternoon on No. 5. The funeral services will be held at the home of the son, C. F. Claassen Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at the Mennonite church on East First at 2:30.



Evening Kansan-Republican obituary: 1920 Jan 29 p. 5

Text of obituary:

Rev. J. R. Toevs.

The death of Father Toevs occurred January 21, 1920, after less than a week's illness, at his home at Mountain Lake, Minn. Father Toevs was born June 7, 1847 in Germany, where he resided until he came to America in 1884 and located temporarily in Newton.



Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 5 Feb 1920 p. 7

Birth date: 1847

text of obituary:

Toevs. — Rev. J. R. Toevs wurde geboren den 7. Juni 1847 zu Altmünsterberg bei Marienburg, Westpreußen. Seine Schulbildung hatte er in einer Dorfschule genossen. Im Jahre 1846 [sic 1864] wurde er auf den Glauben an Jesum Christum durch den damaligen Aeltesten Gerhard Penner zu Heubuden getauft. Im Jahre 1868, den 5. März, trat er mit der Witwe Helene Entz, geb. Funk, in den heiligen Ehestand und nahm zugleich die Vaterstelle an drei Kindern ein. Aus dieser Ehe sind 10 Kinder, wovon 4 ihm vorangegangen sind. Im Jahre 1912 wurde die Ehe durch den Heimgang seiner geliebten Gattin gelöst. Am ersten Januar 1913 trat er in den Ehestand mit der Witwe Anna Janzen, und blieben hier bei Mountain Lake im Kreise ihre 4 verheirateten Töchter wohnen, die ihn in seiner Krankheit treu und liebevoll bedient haben. Sein Leiden war ein kurzes, aber schweres Herzleiden. Dienstag morgen sprach er noch zwei Verse vom Lied: “Bis hieher hat mich Gott gebracht.” und betete dann das Vaterunser. Zur Tochter Marie sagte er noch, ich freue mich so sehr der himmelischen Heimat, wo er dann mit einem freundlichen Blick hinüberschlummerte zu der ewigen Ruhe dort droben. Sein Leben hat er gebracht auf 72 Jahre, 7 Monate und 11 Tage. Im Predigtamt hat er seinem Herrn 38 Jahre treu gedient, soviel ihm Gott die Kraft dazu gab. Christus war bei ihm das Panier seines Lebens. Er hinterläßt eine tieftrauernde Gattin, 9 Kinder, 46 Großkinder und 12 Urgorßkinder in Kansas, und 4 ihm liebgewordene Töchter und deren Gatten in Mountain Lake, und eine Schwester, Frau Gertrud Claassen, in Beatrice, Nebr. Aeltester J. E. Entz sprach im Hause der Geschwister C. F. Claassen und auf dem Kirchhof. Aeltester W. J. Ewert von Brudertal machte die Einleitung in der Kirche mit Lesen eines Schriftabschnittes und Gebet. Dann predigte Rev. Bernhard Regier über einen Teil des Verses Joh. 12, 26: “Wo ich bin, da soll mein Diener auch sein.” Dann folgte Aeltester H. P. Krehbiel mit einer englischen Predigt über Joh. 7, 14. Den Schluß der Feier machte Aeltester Gustav Harder mit Gebet. Der Chor der Gemeinde sang einige Lieder.