Erb, Allen H. (1889-1975)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Apr 10 p. 3

Birth date: 1889

text of obituary:

Retired Minister, Administrator Dies

Hesston, Kan. — Funeral services for Rev. Allen H. Erb, 86, retired minister and hospital administrator, were conducted Sunday afternoon, April 6, at the Whitestone Mennonite Church here. A resident of Schowalter Villa, he died April 3 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton.

The services were conducted by Jerry Weaver, the pastor, assisted by James Hershberger and Earl Buckwalter. Luke Birky of Elkhart, Ind. took part representing the Mennonite Board of Missions.

A native of this community, Rev. Erb served churches in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado and Oregon. In 1916 he became administrator of the Mennonite Hospital and Sanitarium at La Junta, Colo., continuing in that position until 1952. From 1952 to 1959 he was administrator of the Lebanon, Ore. Community Hospital, also administered by the Mennonite Board of Missions.

Rev. Erb's marriage to Ethel Estella Cooprider took place at Hesston in 1912. They returned to Hesston in 1959 and she died in October of that year. In 1964 he married Malinda Liechty, and she survives.

Also surviving are three brothers, Tillman of Port Hueneme, Calif., Paul of Scottdale, Pa., and Jacob of Kalona, Ia.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Kauffman of Hesston, Mrs. Ruth Ebersole and Mrs. Leah Yordy, both of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Amy Yoder of Newton.

Burial was made at the West Liberty Cemetery near Inman.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 May 1 p. 11