Entz, Frieda Voth Regier (1885-1949)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Jul 7 p. 1

Birth date: 1885 Jun 12

text of obituary:

Widely Known Worker Called Away in Death

FRIEDA REGIER ENTZ DIED AT BETHEL HOSPITAL JUNE 30

Funeral services for Mrs. Frieda Regier Entz, 64, widely known Women's Missionary Association leader in the General Conference, were held at the First Mennonite church of Newton at 5:30 Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. D. J. Unruh and Rev. J. E. Entz. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

Mrs. Entz died at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital early Thursday morning, June 30, after having been ill of heart trouble for about one year.

Born at Mission

A daughter of the late Missionary and Mrs. H. R. Voth, Mrs. Entz was born at the Darlington, Okla., mission on June 12, 1885. Through her father she came into possession of some of the rarest relics and records of Indian life existing in America. Her first husband, John G. Regier of Newton, died in 1930 and in 1934 she was married to G. B. Entz, who now survives. Among the close relatives surviving are also her mother, three brothers and five sisters. For about 35 years she served as a Sunday School teacher in the First Mennonite church of Newton, of which she became a member soon after her first marriage. She contributed liberally to a number of benevolent institutions here and elsewhere and was active in Mennonite relief and mission work.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Jul 21 p. 3

text of obituary:

FRIEDA REGIER ENTZ

Frieda Regier Entz, daughter of H. R. and Barbara Baer Voth, was born on the mission field at Darlington, Okla. on June 12, 1885. She died at the age of 64 years and 18 days on June 30, 1949 at the Bethel Hospital.

Early in childhood she lost her mother and younger sister at Darlington. Later she spent ten years on the mission field with her parents among the Hopis of Arizona, where her second mother died in 1901. After this the family made their home in Newton and Frieda attended Bethel College.

In 1905 she was baptized and received into the Bethel College church.

She was married to John G. Regier on May 11, 1908. A son was born to this union who died soon after birth.

At the time of her marriage she transferred her church membership to the First Mennonite Church of Newton of which she was an active member until her illness and death.

Her husband, John G. Regier, passed away after a lengthy illness on June 13, 1932. The following two years she made a home for three Russian refugee girls.

On Nov. 6, 1943 she was united in marriage to Gerhard B. Entz, who now deeply mourns her departure.

Her love and devotion to the cause of missions was instilled early in life and with great interest and joy she gave herself to this cause, serving almost 30 years as treasurer of the Women’s Missionary Association of the General Conference. The church and Sunday School were near and dear to her heart, as well as all conference activities.

In April of last year she suffered a heart attack and spent five months in the hospital. Then for some eight months she was at home, only to return to the hospital on May 28. Though she wanted to be with her dear ones a while longer she had the definite premonition she would not again be able to leave the hospital. She prayed much and was resigned to God's will and leading.

In spite of all the thoughtful and loving care of doctors and nurses, death came quickly and quietly in fulfillment of her prayer and the many verses she and mother repeated at leave-taking the evening before.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Entz is survived by her mother and the following brothers and sisters: Albert Voth of Clarinda, Iowa. Esther Frantz of Newton; Martha Dyck of Moundridge, Edna Voth, who is in Europe; Herman, Eldon, Waldo Voth and Wanda Goertz, all of Wichita; Hilma Biesterfeld of Lawton, Okla; and Norma Mingenback of McPherson. She also leaves a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

The Mennonite obituary: 1949 Jul 12 p. 11
The Mennonite obituary: 1949 Dec 20 p. 7