Hershberger, Glen Leroy (1921-1949)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 Apr 28 p. 1

Birth date: 1921

text of obituary:

Young Instructor At Hesston College Called Suddenly

GLEN HERSHBERGER, 28, STRICKEN WHILE CONDUCTING CLASS

Hesston, Kansas. — The Hesston community was saddened this week by the sudden passing of Glen Leroy Hershberger, 28, instructor at Hesston College and Bible school who was fatally stricken Monday afternoon while conducting a class.

Funeral services were set for Wednesday afternoon in Hess Memorial Hall, with Rev. Earl Buckwalter officiating. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Mennonite church near Hesston.

Mr. Hershberger, who was born at Tofield, Alberta, on Feb. 23, 1921, joined the Hesston faculty as science instructor in 1945. He is survived by his wife, the former Lois Diller; his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Owen O. Hershberger; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Rodgers, and three brothers, Howard, James, and John, all of Hesston.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1949 May 19 p. 3

text of obituary:

GLEN HERSHBERGER

Glenn Leroy Hershberger was born at Tofield, Alberta, Canada on Feb 23, 1921; died suddenly while teaching geometry on the afternoon of April 25, 1949 at Hesston college, Hesston, Kansas The cause was acute ventricular fibrillation. His age was 28 years, two months and two days

Glenn was conscientious, diligent, patient and dependable. From the time of his acceptance of Christ at the age of ten years, the church and her activities received his devoted service. For several years he was active in the work among the Negroes of Newton, Kansas, as well as serving two summers in Bible school work at Hannibal, Missouri. For two years he was Sunday school superintendent at the Pennsylvania congregation near Hesston.

At the age of 14 he moved with his parents to High River, Alberta, where his father was called to the ministry. In the fall of 1940 he came to Hesston college, where he graduated from the Academy department in 1941. The following fall his parents moved to Hesston and Glenn continued his work in college and graduated from Junior College in 1943. In the year 1944, he took a Bible course at Hesston.

While completing his college work at Bethel College in Newton, majoring in mathematics and science, he served as Hall Manager at Hesston college as well as teaching part time during his last year in college. He graduated from Bethel college in 1946. He spent one summer at Goshen college, Goshen, Indiana, and the summer of 1948 at Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas in graduate study.

In 1946 he was elected to the faculty of Hesston College and Bible School, where he was teaching mathematics and science when the Lord took him.

On June 30, 1946, he was united in marriage to Lois Irene Diller, to whom he was a faithful husband in devotion and companionship. To them was given a daughter Evelyn Irene, born on July 3, 1947, who died the following day.

The immediate survivors are his devoted wife, Lois: his father, Min. O. O. Hershberger, and his mother Clara Mae Brenneman Hershberger; one sister, Mrs. Lloyd Rodgers; three brothers, Howard, James and John, all of Hesston: and one grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Brenneman, also of Hesston; as well as a large number of relatives and friends.

Glenn's early and sudden death was due to a heart defect resulting from a severe heart infection, acute rheumatic fever, which he suffered at the age of 15 years. In recent years he has continued very active although restricted in physical activity and until a few weeks ago is getting along well. His heart then showed signs of failure, but responded well with rest and heart tonic.

After Easter vacation he was permitted to teach his classes, which he enjoyed doing very much, and was on duty in the classroom when the Lord took him.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the home, conducted by M. A. Yoder, and in Hess Memorial hall with Earl Buckwalter and Nelson Kauffman of Hannibal, Missouri, in charge. Burial was in the Pennsylvania Mennonite church cemetery, where services were conducted by Dr. Fred Brenneman.