Goertzen, Pauline Schmidt (1898-1958)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Oct 9 p. 6

Birth date: 1898 Sep 20

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— Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Tabor Mennonite Church for Mrs. Pauline Goertzen, 60, wife of Daniel S. Goertzen, who died early Saturday at the Bethesda Hospital in Goessel. The services were in charge of Rev. James Waltner, the pastor. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Goertzen leaves two sons, one daughter, three grandchildren, one brother and three sisters.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1958 Oct 16 p. 10

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MRS. DANIEL S. GOERTZEN

Mrs. Daniel S. (Pauline) Goertzen, our beloved wife and mother, departed this life at Goessel, Kansas on Oct. 4,1958,at 3:45 a. m. to be forever with her Lord. She was born in Marion County, Kansas to Maria Unruh Schmidt and Peter J. Schmidt on Sept. 20, 1898.

She grew up in the Greenfield community and attended the Goessel Preparatory School. She attained the age of 60 years and two weeks. Although she had not always been in the best of health, her death came unexpectedly after suffering a severe stroke.

She was baptized into the fellowship of the Tabor Mennonite Church, rural Newton, on May 24,1917, by Rev. Peter H. Richert. She remained an active member of this church until the time of her death. She was especially active in the Tabor Sewing Society and the past few weeks were spent in helping to select rugs for the church. She eagerly looked forward to the day when the rugs and new organ would be present in our church.

On March18, 1919, she was united in holy wedlock to Daniel S. Goertzen. Their 39 years of wedded life were spent on a farm in Marion County, Kansas. This home was blessed with three children and she devoted her life to the task of being a Christian wife and mother. She was always willing to sacrifice anything for her husband, children, and grandchildren.

She was an inspiration to all of us, as she read her Bible faithfully. She had many favorite Scripture passages, and we trust that her teaching and training may live in our hearts as a memorial to her life.

She leaves to mourn her sudden passing and to remember her life of faith, her husband; two sons, Homer R. and wife Viola of Buhler, and Eldon A. and wife Susie, Walton; one daughter, Gladys, of the home; three grandchildren, Brenda, Stanley, and Debra Goertzen; one brother, Albert Schmidt of rural Newton; three sisters, Mrs. Henry (Martha) Goertz, Mrs. John (Anna) Koehn, and Mrs. Peter R. (Luise [sic Louisa]) Schmidt, all of Newton, and many relatives and friends.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.”