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Ewert, Henry J. (1893-1970)

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''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1969 Dec 30 p. 793
 
   
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Birth date: 1893 Mar 8
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<center><h3>HENRY J. EWERT</h3></center>
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An earthly sojourn stretch over 76 years, eight months, and 28 days ended when Henry J. Ewert died in the Freeman (S. D.) Community Hospital the morning of Dec. 6, 1969, after a brief illness. It began when he was born March 8, 1893, in McCook County about five miles northeast of Dolton, S. D. to Julius and Julianna (nee Zafft) Ewert. He was the youngest of 11 children. All except one sister preceded him in death.
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As a child he attended Riverside elementary school a half mile from the family home. As a boy he had to take his part along with older brothers and sisters and the parents in conquering the virgin prairie. He often recalled how he headed [''sic''] cattle to keep them out of the growing crops. This took priority over school attendance and he did not take seventh and eighth grade studies.
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After his father and mother had both died and the family home was dissolved in 1912, he went with two sisters to the State of Washington, to which two other married sisters had already moved.
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Two years later he returned to South Dakota, and although already 21 years of age, he enrolled as a freshman in Freeman Academy. During the school years 1916-17 and 1917-18 he attended the Bethel Academy in Newton, Kan. In the spring of 1918 schooling was interrupted by his being drafted into the army. He finally graduated from Freeman Academy in the spring of 1923. The following year he continued his education by attending Freeman Junior College.
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When drafted into the army he was assigned to Camp Fremont in California. Having heard that one of the prime motivations for his father’s immigration to this country from Poland was to escape military conscription for his sons, and having been taught that it was contrary to the teaching of the Bible for a Christian to bear arms, he declared himself a non-combatant. He often related his experiences in the army, including the abuses he endured as a result of having taken this stand. Through the years he continued to be an advocate of the Mennonite Church's historic position and teaching on non-participation in war.
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On June 27, 1917 he and Mary Tieszen were married. One daughter, Othielia, was born to this marriage. Mary died Jan. 3, 1920. On Oct. 28, 1923 he and Lena Tiahrt were married. Three sons Marvin, Eldon, and Milton, were born to this marriage.
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After living in Freeman and Dolton after his second marriage the family home was established on a farm two miles northeast of Dolton. The farm home was given up in a move to Freeman in the spring of 1968.
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Christian faith and life and activities related to the church were of great importance to him. He was baptized by Elder Derk Tieszen and received as a member the Bethesda Mennonite Church on June 9, 1912. In 1929 his membership was transferred to the Bethel Mennonite Church, where it remained until his death. In the church he served as song leader and choir director. He also served as Sunday school superintendent and for many years he was Sunday school teacher, a service he continued to the time of his death.
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He served on the board of directors of Freeman Junior College for several years. He was member of the board of directors of the Salem Home for the Aged at the time when the initial development of the home took place.
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The family will always remember him as one who did not turn back from toil, early or late. He was a faithful husband and good father, with a sincere concern for the spiritual as well as the temporal welfare of his family.
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Members of the immediate family who survive him are the widow and Eldon of Freeman; Othielia, Mrs. Henry Fransen, and her husband and two sons and two daughters of St. Catharines, Ontario; Marvin and wife Eleanor and two sons of Newton, Kan.; and Milton and wife Joan, one daughter and two sons of Modesto, Calif. In addition he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Agnetha Franz of Odessa, Wash., numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
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Funeral services were conducted at the Bethel Mennonite Church of Marion, S. D. on Dec. 9, with Rev. August Ewert, pastor, conducting the service. Burial was in the Rosehill Cemetery northeast of Dolton.
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''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1969 Dec 30 p. 793
   
   

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Feb 19 p. 11

Birth date: 1893 Mar 8

text of obituary:

HENRY J. EWERT

An earthly sojourn stretch over 76 years, eight months, and 28 days ended when Henry J. Ewert died in the Freeman (S. D.) Community Hospital the morning of Dec. 6, 1969, after a brief illness. It began when he was born March 8, 1893, in McCook County about five miles northeast of Dolton, S. D. to Julius and Julianna (nee Zafft) Ewert. He was the youngest of 11 children. All except one sister preceded him in death.

As a child he attended Riverside elementary school a half mile from the family home. As a boy he had to take his part along with older brothers and sisters and the parents in conquering the virgin prairie. He often recalled how he headed [sic] cattle to keep them out of the growing crops. This took priority over school attendance and he did not take seventh and eighth grade studies.

After his father and mother had both died and the family home was dissolved in 1912, he went with two sisters to the State of Washington, to which two other married sisters had already moved.

Two years later he returned to South Dakota, and although already 21 years of age, he enrolled as a freshman in Freeman Academy. During the school years 1916-17 and 1917-18 he attended the Bethel Academy in Newton, Kan. In the spring of 1918 schooling was interrupted by his being drafted into the army. He finally graduated from Freeman Academy in the spring of 1923. The following year he continued his education by attending Freeman Junior College.

When drafted into the army he was assigned to Camp Fremont in California. Having heard that one of the prime motivations for his father’s immigration to this country from Poland was to escape military conscription for his sons, and having been taught that it was contrary to the teaching of the Bible for a Christian to bear arms, he declared himself a non-combatant. He often related his experiences in the army, including the abuses he endured as a result of having taken this stand. Through the years he continued to be an advocate of the Mennonite Church's historic position and teaching on non-participation in war.

On June 27, 1917 he and Mary Tieszen were married. One daughter, Othielia, was born to this marriage. Mary died Jan. 3, 1920. On Oct. 28, 1923 he and Lena Tiahrt were married. Three sons Marvin, Eldon, and Milton, were born to this marriage.

After living in Freeman and Dolton after his second marriage the family home was established on a farm two miles northeast of Dolton. The farm home was given up in a move to Freeman in the spring of 1968.

Christian faith and life and activities related to the church were of great importance to him. He was baptized by Elder Derk Tieszen and received as a member the Bethesda Mennonite Church on June 9, 1912. In 1929 his membership was transferred to the Bethel Mennonite Church, where it remained until his death. In the church he served as song leader and choir director. He also served as Sunday school superintendent and for many years he was Sunday school teacher, a service he continued to the time of his death.

He served on the board of directors of Freeman Junior College for several years. He was member of the board of directors of the Salem Home for the Aged at the time when the initial development of the home took place.

The family will always remember him as one who did not turn back from toil, early or late. He was a faithful husband and good father, with a sincere concern for the spiritual as well as the temporal welfare of his family.

Members of the immediate family who survive him are the widow and Eldon of Freeman; Othielia, Mrs. Henry Fransen, and her husband and two sons and two daughters of St. Catharines, Ontario; Marvin and wife Eleanor and two sons of Newton, Kan.; and Milton and wife Joan, one daughter and two sons of Modesto, Calif. In addition he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Agnetha Franz of Odessa, Wash., numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.

Funeral services were conducted at the Bethel Mennonite Church of Marion, S. D. on Dec. 9, with Rev. August Ewert, pastor, conducting the service. Burial was in the Rosehill Cemetery northeast of Dolton.


The Mennonite obituary: 1969 Dec 30 p. 793

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