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Gerber, Lena (1882-1970)
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Pandora, Ohio. — Miss Lena Gerber, 88, a missionary to China for more than 30 years and former resident of this community, died April 11 at the Crow Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Pandora, Ohio. — Miss Lena Gerber, 88, a missionary to China for more than 30 years and former resident of this community, died April 11 at the Crow Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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| − | A native of Switzerland, Miss Gerber came to this community with her parents and seven brothers and sisters in 1891. As a young woman she worked in an orphanage near Cleveland and took training in a hospital there. After receiving further training at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, she left in 1911 for Honan Province in North China. There she served on the staff of the China Mennonite Mission as a representative of the Missionary Church Association. Her work included teaching in an orphanage and translating and compiling of Chinese textbooks. She continued on the field until 1947. |
+ | A native of Switzerland, Miss Gerber came to this community with her parents and seven brothers and sisters in 1891. As a young woman she worked in an orphanage near Cleveland and took training in a hospital there. After receiving further training at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, she left in 1911 for Honan [''sic'' Henan] Province in North China. There she served on the staff of the China Mennonite Mission as a representative of the Missionary Church Association. Her work included teaching in an orphanage and translating and compiling of Chinese textbooks. She continued on the field until 1947. |
A brother Adolph of Detroit, Mich., nieces and nephews are the only survivors. |
A brother Adolph of Detroit, Mich., nieces and nephews are the only survivors. |
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 25 August 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Apr 23 p. 6
Birth date: 1882
text of obituary:
Long-Time Missionary To Northern China Dies in Indiana
Pandora, Ohio. — Miss Lena Gerber, 88, a missionary to China for more than 30 years and former resident of this community, died April 11 at the Crow Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, Ind.
A native of Switzerland, Miss Gerber came to this community with her parents and seven brothers and sisters in 1891. As a young woman she worked in an orphanage near Cleveland and took training in a hospital there. After receiving further training at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, she left in 1911 for Honan [sic Henan] Province in North China. There she served on the staff of the China Mennonite Mission as a representative of the Missionary Church Association. Her work included teaching in an orphanage and translating and compiling of Chinese textbooks. She continued on the field until 1947.
A brother Adolph of Detroit, Mich., nieces and nephews are the only survivors.
