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Balzer, Herbert (1913-1930)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1930 Oct 15 p. 7
Date of Birth: 1913 December 25, Kansas
Date of Death: 1930 October 10, Kansas
text of obituary:
Herbert Balzer, 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Balzer of Bethel college campus died at Bethel hospital at eleven o'clock Friday night following an illness of ten days of pneumonia. Had Herbert lived until Christmas day he would have been seventeen years old.
Besides his parents he leaves four sisters, Mrs. Carl Friesen of Beatrice, Neb., Mrs. John Voth of the Bethel college campus, Mrs. Will Schroeder who resides on the home place on Goessel route, and Mrs. Frank Manning who is enroute to Africa in company with her husband to do missionary work. One sister and four brothers have preceded him in death.
MLA Personal Photos Collection
Biographical note:
Goessel, Kansas
Son of Heinrich P. and Helena (Frey) Balzer
Bethel alumni note:
Photo holdings:
Individual (12 infant) -- 1914
With niece, Leonaroe G. Friesen -- 1923 North Newton
See Heinrich P. Balzer 1923 family photo
Sources:
See Heinrich Baltzer Genealogy, p. 121
Grandma Profile #281681
Find A Grave 10807776
Infant photo from Mildred (Voth) Schenkel
Photo with Leonore Friesen from Marie J. (Regier) Frantz Janzen 1986