Hiebert, Henry John (1941-1955)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Dec 1 p. 6

Birth date: 1941 Apr 8

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— Funeral services were conducted at the Walton Mennonite Church on Wednesday afternoon for Henry John Hiebert, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Hiebert, who suffered an accidental gunshot wound on Thanksgiving Day. The youth had gone hunting at the Hiebert home near Walton and was in the yard showing his father a squirrel he had shot when the .22 calibre rifle went off as he set it down. The bullet struck a tooth and lodged in the head. The unconscious young man was taken to the Bethesda Hospital in Goessel and then to the Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, where doctors performed surgery in an unsuccessful effort to save his life. He passed away Sunday evening. Surviving are the parents and four sisters of the home, and the grandparents, Jacob Hiebert of Walton and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Schmidt of Goessel. The family formerly lived in the Goessel community, and burial was made in the Goessel church cemetery.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Dec 15 p. 8

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HENRY JOHN HIEBERT

Henry John Hiebert, son of Henry S. and Hazel Schmidt Hiebert, was born on April 8,1941, in the Bethel Deaconess hospital, Newton, Kan.

Henry John received his early grade school education in Goessel school and later came to Walton where he graduated from the Walton Grade school. He was a freshman in the Walton High school. He attended the Walton Mennonite church, where his parents are members. Since October he had been taking catechism instruction and was faithful and sincere in his studies.

On Thanksgiving Day he went hunting and came home happy about the results, but by a mishap he was accidentally shot in the left cheek, resulting in a fractured skull. He was rushed to the Bethel Deaconess Hospital, remaining unconscious until Sunday night at about 9:30 p. m., when he went to his eternal Home. He reached the age of 14 years, seven months and 19 days.

He leaves to mourn his parents and four sisters, Nancy Marlene, Mary Sue, Donna Lou, and Cheryl Ann; his grandparents, Jacob Hiebert of Walton and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Schmidt of Goessel; uncles and aunts, cousins, together with all the schoolmates and many friends. He will be missed by all.