Foth, Martha Lois (1945-1950)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Feb 2 p. 1

Birth date: 1945 May 21

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Parents and One Child Lose Lives In Auto Crash

JACOB FOTH FAMILY IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT NEAR HENDERSON, NEB.

Henderson, Neb. — A highway accident four miles west of here shortly after noon Sunday proved fatal to three members of a Henderson family, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Foth and their youngest child, a daughter. The father had been an Instructor at the local high school for a number of years.

The three older children in the family were seriously injured but are reported to be recovering in the hospital at Aurora. The lone occupant of the other car was also hospitalized.

According to reports of the accident here, the two cars came together with terrific force at an intersection and Mr. Foth was killed instantly. Mrs. Foth died on the way to the Aurora hospital, and the youngest child passed away sometime later.

Mr. Foth is a native of Hillsboro, Kans., and Mrs. Foth, a registered nurse, was reared at Lehigh, Kansas. They had lived at Henderson for a number of years.

Relatives in Kansas received word that funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Foth and child are to be held at the Lehigh high school on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2.

Mrs. Foth was the former Mary Plett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Plett of Lehigh. Mr. Foth’s mother and brother reside on a farm southwest of Hillsboro.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Feb 9 p. 1

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Triple Funeral Services Widely Attended

SERVICES IN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS

Hillsboro, Kans. — A large number of friends and relatives attended the two funeral services last week for Jacob W. Foth and wife, the former Mary Plett, and their daughter Martha, 4, who lost their lives in an auto accident near Henderson, Nebr. on Jan. 29.

Services were conducted at the Henderson M.B. church Wednesday forenoon with Rev. Arthur Flaming officiating. The church was filled in overflowing. Thursday afternoon services were held at the Lehigh high school auditorium, which also was not large enough to accomodate [sic] the large assembly of friends. Rev. C. F. Plett, pastor of the Springfield K.M.B. church, and Rev. J. H. Lohrenz of Hillsboro officiated. Burial was made in the Springfield cemetery.

The three Voth [sic Foth] children who survived the accident are in the hospital at Aurora, Nebr. They are Donald, 16, who suffered a broken hip; Lawrence, 12, broken left hand and severe bruises; and Mary Alice, 7, who has a broken leg. The grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Plett of Hillsboro, have moved to Henderson to care for them.

Mr. Foth, 46, formerly taught school in the Hillsboro community and at Meade, and was teaching for the 11th year at the Henderson high school. His wife, 43, was a registered nurse.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Feb 16 p. 3

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MARTHA LOIS FOTH

Martha Lois Foth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob K. Foth, was born in York, Nebr., May 21, 1945, and passed away on Jan. 29, 1950, reaching the age of four years, eight months, and eight days.

She brought much joy into her happy home of two brothers and one sister. She was a loving and obedient child, very unselfish in her playing with other children. It was not too difficult for her to adjust herself into the busy life of her parents. She was especially attached to her mother, with whom she had the privilege of going to meet her Jesus. She was shy and timid and a constant companion to her sister Mary.

Her young life came to an end in the same accident that took her mother and father. She lingered for some seven hours, never regaining consciousness. At 7:30 p. m. her soul took flight to its Maker, where she joined her father and mother.

She leaves to mourn her departure two brothers, Donald and Lawrence, and one sister, Mary Alice: Grandfather and Grandmother Foth; uncles, aunts, cousins, relatives, and friends. — The Foth and Plett families.