Wiebe, Jacob B. (1872-1947)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 Sep 4 p. 1

Birth date: 1872

text of obituary:

HIGHWAY TRAGEDY NEAR JOHNSON, KANSAS, CLAIMS THIRD VICTIM

Relatives in Newton received word last Friday of the passing of J. B. Wiebe in a Syracuse, Kansas, hospital as a result of injuries sustained in highway crash near Johnson, Kansas, on Aug. 25. Instantly killed in the accident were Mrs. Wiebe and Leon Balzer, 20-year-old grandson of the Wiebes.

Mrs. C. D. Klassen, sister of Mr. Wiebe who resides here, planned to attend his funeral at the former home, Perryton, Texas, on Sept 4. Mrs. Wiebe was buried at Perryton on Aug. 28, and the body of Leon Balzer was sent to his home, Dallas, Ore. for burial.

The Wiebes and their grandson were en route to Oregon when the tragedy occurred, their car colliding with a truck. The grandson had been working in the harvest in Texas and they planned to attend the wedding of his sister, Bernice, on Sept. 5.

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