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Funk, Irene (1943-1975)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Mar 27 p. 5
Birth date: 1943 Jul 8
text of obituary:
Director of Nursing At India Hospital Dies at Age 21
Newton, Kan. (GCNS) — Word has been received here that Irene Funk, 21, General Conference missionary at Champa, M. P., India, died there March 19. She had been ill with septicemia, a blood disease.
Miss Funk, a registered nurse and a native of Drake, Sask., had been director of nursing at the Champa Christian Hospital since 1969.
She was born July 8, 1943, the daughter of Peter and Marie Funk of Drake. She was a member of the North Star Mennonite Church.
Burial took place on March 20 at Champa, and a memorial service was held at the North Star Church on March 21.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Dec 11 p. 2
The Mennonite obituary: 1975 Apr 1 p. 211