Willems, Henry D. (1875-1944)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Oct 12 p. 5

Birth date: 1875

text of obituary:

Newton And Vicinity

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— J. C. Willems of Inman stopped here Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4, on the way home from Wichita, to give the Review a further report on the tragic death of his father, Henry D. Willems, which occurred Monday noon,Oct. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Willems had retired from farming and were living in their comfortable new home which they built some years ago near their children. Mr. Willems had been working with the heater, getting it ready for winter. Around noon he went out, evidently to put something away in the loft of the garage directly adjoining the house. Upon his failure to return at mealtime, Mother Willems went to search for him and also telephoned their children, thinking that perhaps he might be there. The children came to help in the search and were greatly shocked to to [sic] find their father's lifeless body behind the car in the garage. Death had evidently come instantly as result of a fractured skull which Mr. Willems suffered when he struck the cement floor in his fall. Funeral services were held in the Zoar Mennonite church southwest of Inman Friday afternoon, Oct. 6. Mr. Willems was widely known through his outstanding service rendered in various capacities to his church and community. He was 69 years of age and still in good health. The review extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Oct 19 p. 3