Bargen, Anna J. Balzer (1869-1953)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Aug 6 p. 5

Birth date: 1869 December 13, S. Russia
Date of Death: 1953 July 25, Mt. Lake, Minnesota

text of obituary:

Pioneer Settler Died at Mt. Lake

Mt. Lake, Minn.—Funeral services for Mrs. Anna J. Bargen, 83, widow of Jacob I. Bargen and pioneer settler here, were held at the First Mennonite church of Mountain Lake on July 28. Rev. I. J. Dick officiated. She died July 25 at the Bethel hospital here.

Mrs. Bargen, the former Anna Balzer, was born in South Russia in 1869 and came to this country in 1878. The family pioneered in a sod house north of Mt. Lake. She was active in church and community work, serving as president of the Bethel Hospital Aid Society from 1915 to 1932.

Surviving are five children, 12 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. A. A. Penner of Mt. Lake and Mrs. C. B. Janzen of Fontana, Calif.

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
Gnadenfeld, S. Russia
Daughter of Jacob and Susanna (Ediger) Balzer
Married Jacob Isaac Bargen 1888 October 28
Teacher, homemaker -- Mt. Lake, Minnesota

Bethel alumni note:

Photo holdings:
See Jacob Balzer (1835-1911) for family photo
See Aganetha (Balzer) Penner for photo with sisters

Sources:
Bargen-Neufeld Gen. p. 7 & 16
Grandma Profile #31431
Find A Grave 30643421