Stauffer, Irene Lehman (1899-1945)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1945 Mar 22 p. 3

Birth date: 1899 Dec 16

text of obituary:

MRS. EZRA STAUFFER

Irene Stauffer, nee Lehman, was born December 16, 1899, in Osceola county, Iowa and died in her home near Tofield, Alberta, on February 18, 1945, at 4:00 p.m., aged 45 years, two months and two days. She was the oldest child of Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Lehman. In 1901 her parents moved to Mayton, Alberta, where they were among the pioneers of that district. Here Irene grew to young girlhood.

In 1915 her parents moved to Hubbard, Oregon, taking their family with them. While living there, they worshipped with the Hopewell Mennonite congregation, where Rev. Lehman served as minister. About the spring of 1918 they returned to Mayton, Alberta, and shortly after that moved to the Tofield, Alberta, district, settling on a farm near Dodds.

In her youth, Irene accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Saviour, uniting with the Mennonite church, of which she remained a faithful member until her death.