Stoltzfus, Stephen S. (1935-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 Sep 14 p. 9

Birth date: 1935 Nov 16

text of obituary:

STEPHEN S. STOLTZFUS

Stephen S. Stoltzfus, 73, died Aug. 20, 2009. He was born Nov. 16, 1935, to Aaron K. and Katie S. Stoltzfus.

He was a faithful husband, father and grandfather. He was a cabinetmaker for 40 years and spent his retirement in South Carolina as a volunteer prison chaplain for 10 years under the Carolina Chaplaincy Program. He attended New Holland (S.C.) Mennonite Church and was a member of Rockville Mennonite Church in Honey Brook, Pa., where he was a trustee for many years.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Edna Musser Stoltzfus; three children, Clair, married to Thelma Hoover, of East Earl, Pa., Carolyn, married to Michael Biggs, of Greenwood, Del., and Cheryl, married to Larry Landis, of Honey Brook, Pa.; three brothers, Ervan Stoltzfus of Lancaster, Pa., Jacob Stoltzfus of Lititz, Pa., and Aaron K. Stoltzfus Jr. of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and eight grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Suzanna Stoltzfus.

Funeral services were held at Conestoga Mennonite Church near Morgantown, Pa. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.