Krehbiel, Mary May Schrag (1880-1928)

Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1928 Aug 30 p. 7

Birth date: 1880 oct 12

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1928 Aug 15 p. 8

text of obituary:

Mary May Krehbiel

Mary May Krehbiel was born at Freeman, South Dakota, October 12, 1880 and died at 3:30 A.M. of July 19, 1928 at the age of 47 years, 9 months and 7 days. The departed was a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Schrag and came with her parents at the age of two years to Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, from where the family moved to a farm near Eugene of the same state. On August 11, 1895 she was baptized and joined the Mennonite Church then located near Eugene. Later the family moved to Washington and arrived in Adams county, October 1, 1900. December 21, 1901 she was married to Dan Krehbiel.

The deceased had been going to Spokane for treatment to find relief for an ailment which made its first appearance last January, and while her condition had been serious, yet her death came suddenly and without warning. Only two of her daughters were with here when the end came, peacefully and without struggle.

She leaves to mourn her husband Dan Krehbiel and eight children, namely Walter, Katherine, Ruth Gertrude, Della, Daniel, Ulrich, and Marie, all of whom are at home. Further she leaves her aged father and mother, three brothers, Emil Schrag of Onecho, Joe G. Schrag of Schrag, Charges Schrag of Ritzville and also four sisters, Pauline Schrag, Evaline and Eugenia Schlineger and Emma Allenbach of Onecho, near Colfax, also a great many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held from the home at Lind, Wash., at 1:00 o'clock and later from the Menno Church. Rev. M. J. Galle, Aberdeen, Idaho, Rev. P. R. Aechliman, Colfax, Wash., and Rev. S S. Baumartner of Portland, Ore.; spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing. Interment was made in the church cemetery.