Klassen, Gerhard Johann (1888-1971)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1971 Sep 16 p. 8

Birth date: 1888

text of obituary:

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— Funeral services for Gerhard Joh. Klassen, 83, of Hillsboro were held Friday morning, Sept. 10, at the Hillsboro, M. B. Church, with Rev. Marvin Hein officiating. Mr. Klassen died Sept. 7 at Salem Hospital there. He was a native of South Russia where he served as a teacher and minister before coming to the United States in 1926. From 1926 to 1935 he engaged in a spiritual ministry and custodial work at the Bethesda Hospital and Home in Goessel, and later operated a store at Elbing. Among the survivors are his widow, Sarah; three sons, George of Buhler, Pete of Whitewater, and Bennie of Elbing, three daughters, Mrs. Arthur B. Wall of Newton, Mrs. Glenn Plank and Mrs. Ned Plank, both of Wichita; and 18 grandchildren.

The Mennonite obituary: 1971 Nov 9 p. 672