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Martens, John B. (1887-1969)
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| + | • Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martens of Elkhart, Ind. found it necessary to cancel their speaking engagements in this area the past weekend and early this week because of the death of Mr. Martens' father, John B. Martens of Buhler, which occurred Saturday at Grace Hospital in Hutchinson. Mr. Martens had been scheduled to speak at the Pretty Prairie Mennonite Church on Sunday morning and the Newton First Mennonite Church on Sunday morning and the Newton First Mennonite Church on Sunday evening. Funeral services for the elder Mr. Martens were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hoffnungsau Church near Inman, of which he was a member, with Rev. Dick Rempel officiating. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of the Buhler community. Surviving are the widow, Justina; sons Harry of Elkhart, Menno of Buhler, and John of Hartsdale, N. Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Irvin R. Schmidt of Buhler and Mrs. Norman Enns of Guymon, Okla.; two brothers, one sister, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. |
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| + | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Feb 27 p. 11 <br> |
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| + | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1969 Feb 25 p. 137 |
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Revision as of 11:38, 4 August 2022
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Feb 13 p. 8
Birth date: 1887
text of obituary:
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• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martens of Elkhart, Ind. found it necessary to cancel their speaking engagements in this area the past weekend and early this week because of the death of Mr. Martens' father, John B. Martens of Buhler, which occurred Saturday at Grace Hospital in Hutchinson. Mr. Martens had been scheduled to speak at the Pretty Prairie Mennonite Church on Sunday morning and the Newton First Mennonite Church on Sunday morning and the Newton First Mennonite Church on Sunday evening. Funeral services for the elder Mr. Martens were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hoffnungsau Church near Inman, of which he was a member, with Rev. Dick Rempel officiating. He was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of the Buhler community. Surviving are the widow, Justina; sons Harry of Elkhart, Menno of Buhler, and John of Hartsdale, N. Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Irvin R. Schmidt of Buhler and Mrs. Norman Enns of Guymon, Okla.; two brothers, one sister, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Feb 27 p. 11
The Mennonite obituary: 1969 Feb 25 p. 137
