Krehbiel, Peter S. (1876-1961)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Aug 3 p. 6

Birth date: 1876 Apr 5

text of obituary:

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— Funeral services for Peter S. Krehbiel, 85, who died Friday in Hutchinson at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Katherine Parker, were held Monday forenoon at the Eden Mennonite Church at Moundridge. Rev. Arnold Nickel, pastor of the church officiated. Born April 5, 1876, in McPherson County, Mr. Krehbiel spent most of his life on a farm near Moundridge, moving to Hutchinson after his retirement in 1945. Immediate family members surviving are his wife, Anna; three daughters, Mrs. Katherine Parker, Hutchinson, Mrs. Anna Stucky, Moundridge, Mrs. Lydia Matthew, Alden; four sons, Phillip, Freeman, S. D., Daniel, Halstead, Peter, Hesston, John, Pretty Prairie; a sister, Mrs. Anna Voran, McPherson; 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandhildren.

The Mennonite obituary: 1961 Aug 15 p. 526