Klassen, Oliver Paul (1917-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 25 Jun 1987 p. 12

Birth date: 1917

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Funeral services for Oliver Paul Klassen, 68, of North Newton, were held June 19 at Koerner Heights Church of the Mennonite Brethren, Newton, with Michael Moser and Harold Graber officiating. Burial was in the Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery, Elbing. A retired truck driver, Klassen died June 16 at Axtell Christian Hospital. Survivors include his wife, the former Rosella Friesen; two sons, David P. of Newton and Alan L. of Elkhorn, Neb.; three daughters, Marjorie E. Snyder of Augusta, Lena M. Woolverton of Denton, Texas, and Rosanne K. Hayes of Moundridge; one brother, Jacob H. of Winfield; one sister, Louella Gray of Fresno, Calif.; and his stepmother, Agathe Klassen of Newton.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon