Erb, Malinda Liechty (1888-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 15 Jan 1987 p. 8

Birth date: 1888

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NEWTON & VICINITY

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— Memorial services for Malinda Erb, 98, of Hesston, were held on Jan. 10 at the Schowalter Villa chapel, Hesston, with Ron Guengerich officiating. Burial services wee held on Jan. 11 at Archbold, Ohio. A retired registered nurse, she died on Jan. 7 at Schowalter Villa. A native of Leo, Ind., she was a member of the Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston, and the Mennonite Nurses Association. Survivors include two brothers, Edward Lichty of Toledo, Ohio, and Christ Lichty of Wauseon, ohio; and two sisters, Mary Schneider of Archbold and Ruth Nofziger of Toledo. her husband, Rev. Allen Erb, preceded her in death in 1975.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 19 Feb 1987 p. 11

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MALINDA LIECHTY ERB

Melinda Liechty Erb was born to Christian S. and Mary Witmer Liechty on July 22, 1888, at Leo, Ind. She died Jan. 7, 1987, at Schowalter Villa, in Hesston, Kan., at the age of 98.

At the age of 19 she confessed Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at Leo Mennonite Church. Her life was characterized by faithfulness to Christ and the church and loyalty to family, friends and profession.

Her family moved to North Dakota in 1913. In 1917 her brother, Noah, developed tuberculosis, and she took him to the tuberculosis sanitarium operated by the Mennonite Church in La Junta, Colo.

After her brother's death, she entered nurses training at La Junta Mennonite Hospital and Sanitarium. After graduation in 1920, she went to her home near Wauseon, Ohio, to practice nursing and to help her aging parents. Twice she returned to La Junta to relieve the director of nursing while she was on sick leave and to fill in after the director's death. She also trained to work in the X-ray department.

She was a member of Central Mennonite Church, Wauseon, and cared for the sick in Fulton County for more than 40 years. Her keen interest in world events and her knowledge of the Bible and the church also strengthened her witness for Christ.

She was married to Allen H. Erb on July 30, 1964. They spent 11 years together, retiring at Schowalter Villa. He died on April 3, 1975.

Her survivors include two sisters, Mary (Mrs. Benjamin) Schneider of Archbold, Ohio, and Ruth (Mrs. Thurlo) Nofziger of Toledo; and two brothers, Edward of Toledo and Chris W. of Wauseon.

She was a member of Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston; services were held at Schowalter Villa on Jan. 9, 1987, with Wesley Jantz in charge, and at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio, on Jan. 11, with Charles Gautsche and Dale Wyse in charge. Interment was in Pettisville Cemetery.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon