Voth, Anna Banman (1881-1947)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 Aug 28 p. 5

Birth date: 1881 Apr 10

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— Death visited four homes in the Canton and Goessel communities last week-end, claiming four members of the Alexanderwohl church. Rev. P. A. Wedel, pastor of the church, was called home from Berne, ind., where he had been attending the General Conference, to conduct the funerals on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Services were held on Tuesday forenoon for Mrs. C. R. Voth, 66, of the Canton community who passed away at the Bethesda hospital last Saturday. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Mose of Independence and Waldo of Goessel; and three brothers, F. H. Banman of Canton, H. H. Banman of Aberdeen, Idaho, and J. H. Banman of California.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 Sep 11 p. 3

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MRS. ANNA BANMAN VOTH

Mrs. Anna Banman Voth, daughter of Rev. Heinrich Banman and Helena Buller Banman, was born April 10, 1881, in Marion county, Kansas, and passed away at the Bethesda hospital at Goessel, Kansas, at 5:30 Saturday morning, August 23, 1947, at the age of 66 years, three months and 29 days.

She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized May 29, 1898, by Rev. Peter Balzer, and joined the Alexanderwohl Mennonite church, Goessel, of which she remained a faithful member until the time of he death.

On June 12, 1902, she was united in marriage to C. R. Voth. They moved to the home of her parents, the farm which they still occupy. The marriage union was blessed with two sons, one granddaughter and one grandson.

Anna Berg, who is now living in California, worked in the home for 21 years. She was looked upon as a member of the family. On January 16, 1926, a foster daughter, Susie Hiebert, came to live in our home after both of her parents had died. She lived with us for twelve years, until she was married to Gerhard Ratzlaff and established a home of her own. Susie has often expressed her gratefulness for mother’s guidance and care.

On June 12, 1927, Mrs. Voth and her husband were privileged to celebrate their silver wedding. Had Anna lived five more years they would have been able to celebrate the golden anniversary.

In mother’s active years of life she taught Sunday School, organized and sponsored the Willing Workers sewing society, and helped to plan the church kitchen. She also boarded six rural school teachers who taught in the home district.

Mother had a sympathetic and understanding heart. She was always ready to serve at the bedside of sick relatives, caring for them in her own home. She cared for her mother during her last illness of several weeks. Later she patiently cared for her father during his eight years of blindness and was constantly at his bedside during the many weeks of illness preceding his death.

She was a great helpmate to her husband in his strenuous occupation. She was very devoted to her family, always sharing the joys and showing deep concern over the sorrows of her husband and children. She particularly stressed family love and devotion. Her nature was one of unselfishness, her first concern being always for others. her pleasant personality won her many friends.

In the latter years of her life her health began to fail and in the fall of 1942 she showed symptoms of the beginning of shaking palsy. her condition gradually became worse. Last November she was unfortunate in getting her left arm caught in the wringer of a washing machine. After this accident she failed rapidly and began to lose her voice. When it became impossible to take further care of he in the home, she was taken to the Bethesda hospital where she received excellent care from the hands of physicians and nurses. In spite of this tender care she suddenly passed to her heavenly reward Saturday morning, August 23, as the result of pneumonia and weakened heart.

She leaves to mourn her departure her sorrowing husband, two sons, two daughters-in-law, two grandchildren, a foster daughter and her husband and three children, three brothers and one sister-in-law, as follows: C. R. Voth, Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Moses Voth, Vionetta and Marvin, Independence; Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Voth, Goessel; Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Ratzlaff, Phillip, Gloria, and Geraldine, Lyons; H. H. Banman, Aberdeen, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Banman, Avenal, California; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Banman, Canton.

The Mennonite obituary: 1947 Sep 30 p. 13