Shenk, Moses B. (1877-1974)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Nov 28 p. 8

Birth date: 1877

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

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• Moses B. Shenk, 97, died Nov. 22 at Schowalter Villa, Hesston. A native of Elida, Ohio, he married Ellen Landes at Canton in 1908, and they spent most of their married life in the Hesston area. They moved to Schowalter Villa in April 1962 and Mrs. Shenk died in July of that year. Survivors include one son, Paul, of Carlisle, Pa.; seven daughters, Mrs. John Unruh of Richey, Mont., Mrs. Verda Bradley, Mrs. Ted Sutherland and Mrs. C. J. Brown, all of Denver, Mrs. Ann Kelley of Newton, Mrs. Erma Henard of Hesston, and Mrs. Reuben Velen of Neodesha; three brothers, Reuben of Pasco, Wash., Jake of Hesston, and John of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Buskirk of Denbigh, Va.; 20 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Mr. Shenk was a member of the Hesston Mennonite Church, where the funeral was conducted Monday afternoon by Rev. Richard Yordy.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Dec 26 p. 11