Alger, John Paul (1922-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 July 5 p. 9

Birth date: 1922 Jul 4

text of obituary:

JOHN PAUL ALGER

John Paul Alger, 87, of Broadway, Va., died May 25, 2010, at Loyalton of Harrisonburg. He was born July 4, 1922, to John H. and Anna Hostetter Alger in Broadway.

He was a farmer, dairy retailer and electrician. He taught Sunday school in several West Virginia schoolhouses and was a Sunday school superintendent and song leader at Zion Mennonite Church. He served as president of Virginia Mennonite Aid Plan. He was ordained deacon in 1960 and served several congregations in the district until his retirement in 1990.

On Feb. 19, 1949, he married Retha Romaine Mishler. She preceded him in death on Dec. 21, 2009.

Survivors include a son, Victor E. Alger and his wife, Judy Y. Alger, of Broadway; a daughter, Wanda L. Alger and her husband, Scott Waples, of Spokane, Wash.; two brothers, Robert S. Alger and his wife, Ruth, of Dayton, and Ralph J. Alger of Dayton; three sisters, Catherine Lapp and her husband, LeRoy, of Morgantown, W.Va., Mildred Glick and her husband, Ike, of Alberta in Canada, and Nellie Alger of Broadway; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Retha; a daughter, Phyllis Alger; and a brother, Nelson Alger.