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Balzer, Tena Froese (1893-1941)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1941 Apr 23 p. 6
Birth date: 1893 Apr 10
text of obituary:
Mrs. Otto C. Balzer, nee Tena Froese, was born on April 10, 1893, on a farm near Inman, Kansas. Her home has always been near Inman. her school training was received at the Blaze Fork school.
On June 2, 1912, she was baptized by Elder Abraham Ratzlaff and taken into the Hoffnungsau church, of which she remained a member until the Inman Mennonite Church was organized. later she affiliated with the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Inman.
On August 13, 1916, she was united in marriage to Otto C. Balzer, her now deeply bereaved husband. l This union was blessed with two children, one daughter, Mildred, and one son, Richard. For twenty-four years, eight months and fifteen days, they shared their joys and sorrows. She was a kind wife and a loving mother, and gladly sacrificed for her family.
For the last few years she suffered more or less, but never complaind. In January of this year, her condition became more critical and a physician's aid was sought, with seemingly no relief. On February 22, she was taken on to the Grace Hospital in Hutchinson, where, after a minor operation, she was found to have cancer. No hope for her recovery was given. After much thoughtful consideration, she was taken to the Southwestern Osteopathic Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, on February 27.