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Gingerich, Barbara Coffman Bontrager (1881-1968)
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| + | <center><h3>Native of Elkhart Dies at Age 87</h3></center> |
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| + | Elkhart, Ind. — Mrs. Barbara Gingrich [''sic'' Gingerich], native and long-time resident here, died Sept. 9 at Elkhart General Hospital at the age of 87. |
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| + | She was born here in 1881, the daughter of Bishop J. S. Coffman, well known preacher-evangelist and pioneer educator of the (Old) Mennonite Church. She was married in 1917 to J. B. Bontrager, who died in 1945. In 1948 she married D. S. Gingerich, and he died in 1957. Nieces and nephews are the only survivors. |
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Revision as of 15:09, 31 May 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Sep 19 p. 7
Birth date: 1881
text of obituary:
Native of Elkhart Dies at Age 87
Elkhart, Ind. — Mrs. Barbara Gingrich [sic Gingerich], native and long-time resident here, died Sept. 9 at Elkhart General Hospital at the age of 87.
She was born here in 1881, the daughter of Bishop J. S. Coffman, well known preacher-evangelist and pioneer educator of the (Old) Mennonite Church. She was married in 1917 to J. B. Bontrager, who died in 1945. In 1948 she married D. S. Gingerich, and he died in 1957. Nieces and nephews are the only survivors.
Mrs. Gingerich was a member of the Prairie Street Mennonite Church.
