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Sawatzky, Benjamin J. (1922-2003)
Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 Feb 17 p. 2
Birth date: 1922 Jun 23
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Mar 10 p. 7
text of obituary:
By Mennonite Mission Network
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Benjamin J. Sawatzky, a mission worker in India who used his diverse skills as an administrator, architect, builder, pastor and mechanic, died Feb. 16 in Wichita. He was 80.
Sawatzky and his wife, Leona, served from 1953 to 1971 in India with the Commission on Overseas Mission of the General conference Mennonite Church.
"Ben was one of the great missionaries I had the privilege of working with in India," said Joseph Duerksen of Kansas City, who served with COM and has been an advocate for medical advancement in India.
"Whether it was designing the administrative buildings for the Champa hospita, talking with church members or fixing the brakes on a jJeep, he made a tremendous impact on the church and the community in genera."
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Mar 10 p. 11
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Dec 29 p. 7