Regier, David A. (1887-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Feb 16 p. 10

Birth date: 1887

text of obituary:

Retired EMB Minister Died At Mt. Lake

REV. D. A. REGIER WAS ACTIVE IN WORK OF E. M. B. CONFERENCE

Mountain Lake, Minn. — Funeral services for Rev. D. A. Regier, 68, well-known retired minister of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren church here and leader in E.M. B. Conference work, were held at the Bethel Mennonite Church Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5. More than700 persons attended.

Rev. Regier died suddenly in a heart attack Feb. 1 shortly after leaving a doctor's office. He had suffered the first attack only four days earlier.

A native of this community, Rev. Regier was ordained to the ministry in 1917. He served as pastor of the former Bruderthaler church, now the E.M. B. Church, here for more than 20 years. The congregation was founded by his grandfather, Elder Aaron Wall, in 1897.

He served as conference superintendent for several years, and was active in evangelistic and home missions endeavor. In recent years he had ministered to displaced persons of the community, conducting Bible classes and German services.

Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Epp of Henderson, Neb., eight children, including two on the foreign mission field, and six grandchildren.

Ministers taking part in the funeral service were Rev. Henry Brandt, Rev. J. R. Barkman. Dr. J. R. Dick, Rev. Edward Duerksen, and Rev. H. P. Fast.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Mar 1 p. 8