Lichti, John (1869-1951)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Nov 8 p. 8

Birth date: 1869 Nov 16

text of obituary:

— Rev. John Lichti, 81, passed away Sunday afternoon at the Bethel home for aged, where he had made his home for the past two years. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Mennonite church, Deer Creek, Okla., where he had served as pastor from 1912 to 1926. He was born at Gruenstadt, Germany on Nov. 16, 1869. During his long service in the ministry, Rev. Lichti also serve as pastor of the Zion church at Lucien, Okla. and the Mennonite church of Medford, Okla. For many years he was a member of the Emergency Relief Board, of which he was secretary and later chairman. He is survived by two sons, Milton C. and Elmer J. Lichti of Deer Creek, and two daughters, Mrs. Edward D. Schmidt of Wichita and Mrs. Albert Jantzen of Oraibi, Ariz.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Nov 29 p. 9