Klaassen, Frederick (1895-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 25 Jun 1987 p. 12

Birth date: 1895

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

● Funeral services for Frederick Klaassen, 92, now of Newton and formerly of rural Whitewater, are scheduled for June 25 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, rural Newton. James Voth will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Whitewater, Klaassen was a retired farmer who had lived at Bethel Home for the Aged, Newton, the past two years. Survivors include one son, Melvin of Whitewater; one sister, Edna Ferguson of Wichita; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Hanna Harms, preceded him in death in 1975.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2 Jul 1987 p. 8

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

● Frederick Klaassen, a former rural Whitewater resident and retired farmer, died June 22 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital at age 92. He had lived at Bethel Home for Aged, Newton, the past two years. Funeral services were held June 25 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater, with James Voth officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include one son, Melvin of Whitewater; one sister, Edna Ferguson of Wichita; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Hanna Harms, preceded him in death in 1975.