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Esau, Justina (1866-1964)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Jul 30 p. 5
Birth date: 1866 Aug 2
text of obituary:
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• Funeral services for Mrs. Justina Esau, 97, widow of Martin Esau, were held Monday forenoon at the Buhler Mennonite Brethren Church, Rev. Wm. Neufeld officiating. Mrs. Esau died Thursday at a Hutchinson hospital. She was born in South Russia and was a long-time resident of the Buhler community, residing at the Sunshine Home since 1958. The large family of survivors includes five great-great-grandchildren.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Aug 6 p. 8
text of obituary:
Buhler, Kan. — Mrs. Justina Esau, 97, oldest resident of the Sunshine Rest Home here, died July 23 in a Hutchinson hospital. Death came as the result of a fall the day before.
She was born at Sirstenverder, South Russia on Aug. 2, 1866. Funeral services were held July 27 at the Buhler M. B. Church of which she was a member.
Survivors include two sons, M. M. Esau, Buhler, and P. M. Esau, Hutchinson; and five daughters, Mrs. Margaret Wall, Reedley, Calif.; Mrs. Justina Dyck, Dinuba, Calif.; Mrs. Elizabeth Ediger and Mrs. Marie Schroeder, both of Buhler; and Mrs. Helen Siemens, Inman.