Janzen, Rudolph O. (1895-1985)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 21 Nov 1985 p. 8

Birth date: 1895

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

● Funeral services were held on Nov. 19 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church near Whitewater for Rudolph O. Janzen, 90, of Newton, with James Voth officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. A retired farmer, he died Nov. 16 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton. A native of El Reno, Okla., he had been a resident of Newton for 20 years, living at the Bethel Home for Aged, Newton, and the Kidron Retirement Community, North Newton. Survivors include two sons, Henry and Robert, both of Newton; three daughters, Edna Lawsen, Clara Koehn and Ruth Zook, all of Newton; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mathilda A. Schmidt.