Wohlgemuth, Aganetha Regehr (1865-1952)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Jan 15 p. 10

Birth date: 1865 Dec 17

text of obituary:

AGANETHA REGEHR WOHLGEMUTH

Aganetha Regehr Wohlgemuth was born to Johann and Aganetha Regehr on December 17, 1865, in the village of Margenau, South Russia, and departed this life on October 29,1952, at 11 p.m.

She and her parents came to the United States in 1876 and settled in Marion county at Hope Valley near Hillsboro, Kansas, where she grew into womanhood and received her schooling in the Hope Valley district school.

On September 25, 1886, she was joined in holy matrimony with our father, Franz Wohlgemuth, which union was blessed with 15 children, 8 sons and 7 daughters. Two of the children preceded her in death.

Mother realized her lost condition without Christ and accepted Him as her personal Saviour and was baptized together with our father in March, 1895, and received into the fellowship of the Gnadenau K. M. B. church of which she remained a faithful member to the end.

Our parents established their home on a farm near the Gnadenau church, shared joys and sorrows together during the pioneer days and until her husband, and our father, was taken from her side on August 29, 1933, which was a great loss to her. After selling her home place she made her home with her children, and in the last five years she resided at the Mission Home in Hillsboro, Kansas.

Our mother was a very devoted wife and mother and was at all times concerned about the welfare of her children. She main- [in the Lord and always experi- sic this phrase duplicates a phrase later in the paragraph] [sic there appears to be a phrase missing from the original] out her life and even during the days of suffering, which were many. She put her entire trust in the Lord and always experienced His help in time of need. Although mother suffered for several years, she was bedfast only 10 days, and then the Lord relieved her of her suffering and took her Home to her heavenly reward. She passed away quietly on October 20, 1952, reaching the age of 86 years, 10 months and 3 days

Surviving are 13 children, Agnes, Mrs. D. W. Friesen; Lizzie, Mrs. A. W. Schmidt; John; Frank; Agatha, Mrs. John W. Friesen; Cornelius; Tina, Mrs. Wiebe; Pete; Dan; Helen, Mrs. Jake Graves; Susie, Mrs. J. B. Jost; Jake and Abe; 7 sons-in-law, 8 daughters-in-law, 51 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren,1 sister, Mrs. D. C. Hiebert, and many relatives and friends. Those preceding her in death were; her husband, our father, daughter Anna, Mrs. Jake Cornelsen, and son Sam, 1 daughter-in-law, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

We as children cherish the memory of our loving and praying mother, and her devotion to and concern for us, will always be an inspiration and exhortation in our life. — The Family.