Linscheid, Agnetha V. Tieszen (1897-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 5 Feb 1987 p. 8

Birth date: 1897

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NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Agnetha V. Thieszen [sic Tieszen] Linscheid, 89, of Reedley, Calif., died on Jan. 27 at Sierra View Homes, Reedley, where she had lived since 1979. She was the mother of Rosemary Moyer of North Newton. Graveside services were held on Jan. 29 at the cemetery in Reedley, with Ben Rahn officiating. Memorial services are scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, at First Mennonite Church, Reedley, with Ralph Bowman and Rahn in charge. A native of Marion, S.D., she taught school for several years and was a homemaker in Butterfield, Minn., and Freeman, S.D., where she also served as cook for the dining service at Freeman Junior College. Other survivors include one son, two sisters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death in 1985 was her husband, Louis H. Linscheid.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 19 Feb 1987 p. 11

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AGNETHA V. LINSCHEID

Agnetha V. Linscheid was born to Derk P. and Helena (Deckert) Tieszen near Marion, S.D., on May 19, 1897. She was baptized by her father upon confession of faith in Jesus Christ on June 1, 1914, and became a member of Bethesda Mennonite Church, Marion.

She obtained a teaching certificate from Freeman (S.D.) Junior College, after which she taught in rural schools for several years. In 1926 she graduated from Bethel College at Newton, Kan., and took one year of nurses training at Bethel Hospital, Newton.

Following her marriage to Louis H. Linscheid on Aug. 7, 1927, at Butterfield (Minn.) Mennonite Church, she and her husband joined the staff at the Bible academy in Hillsboro, Kan. Later he was called to serve his home church at Butterfield.

In 1938 the family moved to Freeman, where her husband served as pastor of Bethany Mennonite Church. For several years she was a staff member at Salem Home in Freeman and also served as a cook for the dining service at Freeman Junior College.

Growing up in a pioneer farm family, she learned the necessities of frugality and hard work, becoming an avid gardener as a way to provide food for the family.

She enjoyed good health until her activities gradually became limited due to Alzheimer's disease. In 1979, she and her husband moved to Reedley, Calif., and she became a resident of Sierra View Homes, Reedley, where she died on Jan. 27, 1987.

She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 6, 1985; six brothers, Peter, Wilhelm, Abraham, John, Derk and Benjamin; and four sisters, Maria, Helena, Susanna, (Mrs. Tobias) Becker and Eva (Mrs. Oswald C.) Krehbiel.

Survivors include a son and his wife, Allen and Georgia (Sommer) Linscheid of Reedley; a daughter and her husband, Rosemary and J. Harold Moyer of North Newton, Kan; two sisters, Anna (Mrs. Daniel A.) Becker and Amelia (Mrs. John D.) Unruh of Freeman; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were held on Jan 29, 1987, at Reedley Cemetery. A memorial service was held at First Mennonite Church, Reedley, on Feb 8.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon