Neuenschwander, Alina (1889-1973)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1 Mar 1973 p. 10

Birth date: 1889

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Mother of Berne Pastor Called by Death

Berne, Ind.—Mrs. Alina Neuenschwander, 84, died Feb. 18 at the Adams County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.

Mrs. Neuenschwander was the mother of Rev. Gordon Neuenschwander, pastor of the First Mennonite Church, and made her home with her son and daughter-in-law. She was the widow of Rev. Elmer J. Neuenschwander, who held pastorates in Ohio, Idaho and Kansas. He died in 1959.

Funeral services were conducted at the First Church on Feb. 21, with Dr. Timothy Warner, president of Fort Wayne Bible College, officiating.