Lingenfelder, Jacob H. (1886-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 May 3 p. 6

Birth date: 1886 Nov 6

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— The sudden passing of Jacob H. Lingenfelder, 69, well-known resident of the North Newton community, came as a shock to his many friends here. He was taking part in a Sunday afternoon program in the Fellowship Hall of the Bethel College Church, arranged especially for members over 70 when he suddenly collapsed and died within a few minutes. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon in the Bethel College Chapel, Rev. Harold Buller and Dr. J. H. Langenwalter, officiating. Mr. Lingenfelder, former mayor of north Newton, farmed near Hanston, Kan. for a number of years. He had recently been in the hospital for treatment of a heart ailment. Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Penner, whom he married in 1945; two daughters by a previous marriage, Mrs. Max Regier of Newton and Mrs. Horace Edmonds of Anthony; one sister, two brothers and nine grandchildren.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 May 31 p. 8

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JACOB H. LINGENFELDER

Jacob H. Lingenfelder was born Nov. 6, 1886, in Mussbach, Germany, the son of John and Katherine Bauer Lingenfelder. His parents immigrated to western Kansas when he was an infant and he grew up near Hanston, Kansas.

He was married to Suzanne Kathryn Miller in 1912 and two daughters, Malinda and Berniece, were born to this union. In 1942 he retired from the farm and moved to North Newton, Kansas, where Mrs. Lingenfelder died in 1943.

He was married to Helen Penner on Nov. 11, 1945.

He had many interests in campus activities, ranging from building of homes to being mayor of North Newton for 10 years. In the last years his special interest was the building of the new Bethel College Mennonite church. It was here that he passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 29, from a heart attack. The place and circumstances of his homegoing were beautiful and of such a nature which is not given many who depart this life. He was called while serving in the church which he helped build and which he loved. The occasion of the service was at a gathering of the older members of the church for which a short inspirational program had been planned. Sitting on a chair and playing on his harmonica, "Face to Face," he quietly slumped over and peacefully slipped away to meet his Saviour face to face.

"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Max (Malinda) Regier of Newton, and Mrs. Vincent (Berniece) Edmonds of Anthony; one sister, Mrs. Fred Overton of Jetmore; two brothers, Gustav of Burdett and Phillip of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted May 2 in the Bethel College Chapel, with Rev. Harold W. Buller and Dr. J. H. Langenwalter officiating. The a cappella choir sang "O Power of Love" and "My God and I." Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.

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The Mennonite obituary: 1956 Jun 5 p. 376

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JACOB H. LINGENFELDER, of North Newton, Kansas, and member of the Bethel College Mennonite Church, was born in Mussbach, Germany, November 6, 1886, and died while taking part in a program at the church, April 29, 1956.