Horst, Margaret S. (1893-1970)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Oct 22 p. 8

Birth date: 1893 Jul 4

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- Miss Margaret Horst, 77, a resident of the Schowalter Villa at Hesston since 1965, died there on Oct. 14. Miss Horst was born near here in 1893. From 1919 to 1943 she was employed as desk librarian and supervisor of girls at Hesston College, and from 1935 to 1943 she was matron of a girls home in Reading, Pa. She leaves a brother Paul S. Horst, of South Gate, Calif. Funeral services were held Saturday forenoon at the Whitestone Mennonite Church. Rev. Peter B. Wiebe, pastor of the Hesston Mennonite Church, officiated.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Nov 26 p.11

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MARGARET S. HORST

Margaret S. Horst, daughter of Michael E. and Mary (Stauffer) Horst, was born near Newton, Kan. on July 4, 1893; died at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, Kan., on Oct. 14, 1970.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and five brothers. She is survived by one brother, Paul S. Horst of South Gate, Calif., one sister-in-law, Anna Horst, Hesston, many nephews and nieces, and a host of friends.

Her family moved from rural Newton to the Peabody community when she was a small child. She attended school in this community and graduated from Peabody High School in 1914. She then spent several years teaching rural school in the Peabody community.

In the fall of 1918 she entered Hesston College as a college freshman. The years after her graduation from Hesston College were spent on the staff at the college as librarian, matron of the girls’ dormitory, and dean of women.

After leaving Hesston she spent several years teaching rural school near Glendive, Mont. While teaching here she was called to go to Reading, Pa. to serve as house mother in a home for working girls. Here she faithfully served until an accident resulting in a broken hip made it impossible for her to continue.

In 1950 she returned to Kansas and made her home in Wichita. She placed her membership in the Eureka Gardens Church where she gladly used every opportunity to serve in every way she could.

She left Wichita to make her home at Harper, Kan. where her sister, Mrs. Mary Kuhns, was living. Here she found many ways to be of service to others. One of these was to live as a companion to women who were unable to live alone. Due to failing health, it became necessary for her to move to Hesston where on Sept. 1, 1965, she made her home with the Schowalter Villa family.

She was a living testimony of love and devotion with a constant flow of kindness and thoughtfulness to all who touched her life. With prayerful loving concern she followed the lives of all for whom she was ever responsible. She lived the life of trust she felt. One of her last statements was, “It is so wonderful to pull the curtain back and take a look into glory and feel those heavenly breezes.” “In quietness and confidence shall be my strength” was one of her favorite quotes.

She was a member of the Hesston College Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held in the Whitestone Mennonite Church with her pastor, Rev. Peter Wiebe, in charge. Rev. John Duerksen had the devotions and rendered a beautiful tribute to her life. She was buried beside her parents in the Catlin Mennonite Cemetery near Peabody.