Balzer, Henry P. (1868-1957)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Mar 14 p. 6

Birth date: 1868

text of obituary:

— Henry P. Balzer, 88, resident of North Newton for a number of years, died Saturday at the Bethesda Hospital in Goessel. He had been a guest at the Bethesda Home in Goessel for some time. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel College Mennonite Church, Rev. W. F. Unruh and Rev. H. B. Schmidt officiating. Born in South Russia, Mr. Balzer came to this vicinity as a child and farmed for a number of years. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Karl Friesen, Mrs. J. J. Voth and Mrs. W. I. Schroeder, all of North Newton, and Mrs. Frank Manning, missionary in Africa; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Frey of Cornville, Ariz. and Mrs. Peter Fast of Goessel; one brother, David of Route 2; 10 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Mar 21 p. 8