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Rev. Wedel, 69, a veteran minister and former member of various boards in the General Conference Mennonite Church, died June 28 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, following major surgery. He became ill with cancer about a year ago.
Rev. Wedel, 69, a veteran minister and former member of various boards in the General Conference Mennonite Church, died June 28 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, following major surgery. He became ill with cancer about a year ago.


A native of the Moundridge community, Rev. Wedel was a graduate of Bethel College and held an M. A. degree from kansas University. He had served in pastorates at the Eden Church, Moundridge; Aberdeen Church, Aberdeen, Idaho; and Alexanderwohl Church, Goessel, Kan.
A native of the Moundridge community, Rev. Wedel was a graduate of Bethel College and held an M. A. degree from Kansas University. He had served in pastorates at the Eden Church, Moundridge; Aberdeen Church, Aberdeen, Idaho; and Alexanderwohl Church, Goessel, Kan.


He served the General Conference as secretary, 1938-45, and was a member of the mission board for 16 years. He was also a member of the Bethel College Board of Directors for some 30 years.
He served the General Conference as secretary, 1938-45, and was a member of the mission board for 16 years. He was also a member of the Bethel College Board of Directors for some 30 years.

Revision as of 14:14, 28 July 2011

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1967 Jul 6 p. 5

Birth date: 1897

text of obituary:

Funeral July 1 For Well-Known Pastor, Conference Leader

Inman, Kan.—A widely-attended funeral service for Rev. P. A. Wedel was held here Saturday, July 1, in the Bethel Mennonite Church, where he served as pastor for the past seven years.

Rev. Wedel, 69, a veteran minister and former member of various boards in the General Conference Mennonite Church, died June 28 at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, following major surgery. He became ill with cancer about a year ago.

A native of the Moundridge community, Rev. Wedel was a graduate of Bethel College and held an M. A. degree from Kansas University. He had served in pastorates at the Eden Church, Moundridge; Aberdeen Church, Aberdeen, Idaho; and Alexanderwohl Church, Goessel, Kan.

He served the General Conference as secretary, 1938-45, and was a member of the mission board for 16 years. He was also a member of the Bethel College Board of Directors for some 30 years.

In addition to his widow, Rev. Wedel is survived by three daughters and one son and their families. (A full obituary will be published in a coming issue.)


Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1967 Jul 27 p. 8