Isaac, Jeannette Irene Rutschman (1921-2004)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2004 Oct 18 p. 2

Birth date: 1921 Jan 11

'Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Nov 15 p. 12

text of obituary:

JEANNETTE ISAAC

Jeannette Irene (Rutschman) Isaac, 83, of Whitewater, Kan., died Oct. 15, 2004, of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born Jan. 11, 1921, to David and Elise (Zuercher) Rutschman at Newton.

She graduated from Whitewater High School and the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It was at BIOLA that she met Frank Isaac, who sang in a quartet with her brother, Laverne. They were married on July 5, 1942, and resided in California for several years.

In 1949, they moved to the Zuercher homestead near Whitewater to help her father with the farm. They worked together on that farm for more than 50 years.

At an early age, she accepted Christ as her Savior, was baptized and became a lifelong member of the Swiss Mennonite Church of Whitewater. A committed Christian, she served the Lord with a sweet and humble spirit in such endeavors as the Gideons, Berean Academy, the Grace Missionary Home, church choir, Missionary Circle and teaching vacation Bible school and Sunday school.

An excellent homemaker and caregiver, she always put the needs of her family first and prayed for them daily.

Survivors include four children, Gary Isaac and his wife, Jean, of Newton, Sherry Fisher and her husband, Norm, of Prairie Village, Nancy Klassen and her husband, Stephen, of Mountain Lake, Minn., and Cindy Kurr and her husband, Gary, of Newton; a brother, Laverne Rutschman of North Newton; and 10 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; a sister, Evelyn Langenegger; and brothers Waldo, Orrin, Henry and Pete.