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Harms, Justina Seibel (1886-1980)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 25 Sep 1980 p. 11
Birth date: 1886
Justina Harms was born to Christian and Justina Schale Seibel on Dec. 4, 1886, and died Aug. 18 at the age of 93.
She grew up on the family farm one-half-mile west of the Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church, Hillsboro, Kan., and attended the Ebenfeld School. When Justina was nine, her mother died. Her father later married Karolina Delk.
She was baptized on Sept. 13, 1899 by Johann Foth and became a member of the Ebenfeld church. She joined the Hillsboro MB church in 1938, remaining a faithful member there until her death.
She was married on Oct. 12, 1911 to Peter P. Harms, and they resided on a farm southwest of Hillsboro until hisdeath in 1936. three children were born to them, of whom Linda and Franklin have passed away. She moved to Hillsboro in 1937 and in 1975 entered Parkside Homes.
