Kratz, Wayne N. (1913-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Jan 13 p. 8

Birth date: 1913

text of obituary:

WAYNE N. KRATZ

Wayne N. Kratz, 89, died Dec. 30, 2002, in the skilled nursing unit at Souderton (Pa.) Mennonite Homes. He was born to Sylvanus Funk and Lizzie Alderfer (Nyce) Kratz in Skippack Township.

His family moved to Souderton when he was 14 years old. He was married to Amanda L. Mininger Kratz for almost 65 years. They moved to Souderton Mennonite Homes in 1979. She died in 2000.

He was employed in various capacities in several of the local clothing industries, including the former Poole & Sons in Lansdale, where he was a supervisor.

He was a longtime member of Plains Mennonite Church in Hatfield, where he was ordained as a minister in 1949 and served in that capacity for 17 years. He was also pastoral coordinator for the 1-W units in the northeast. After moving to Souderton Mennonite Homes, he assisted with pastoral duties for a number of years.

Survivors include three children, Wayne M. and his wife, Dolores, and Laverne M. and his wife, Linda, all of Souderton, and Jane Haines and her husband, Carroll, of Eden, N.C.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Amanda; four sisters, Linda Johnson, Esther Landis, Martha Kratz and Lizzie Mae Ruth; and two brothers, Frank N. and Samuel N. Kratz.

Funeral services were held at Souderton Mennonite Homes. Burial was in Plains Mennonite Cemetery.