Roth, John (1862-1940)

Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1940 Jul 9 p. 14

Birth date: 1862

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1940 Jun 19 p. 1, 3

text of obituary:

Mennonite News of General Interest.

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— Rev. John Roth, 77, of Salem, Oregon, but formerly of Whitewater, Kansas, died at his home at Salem Friday, June 7. Outstanding experiences of his long life were: Years of work in stone quarries or hay fields of the Swiss Alps; the trip to America with his young wife and two children, and early pioneer experiences at Peabody, Kansas; 27 years of service as minister of the Swiss Mennonite church of Whitewater, and finally the establishment of a new home at Salem Oreg., in 1927.