Neufeld, Laura Ann Pankratz (1941-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Aug 8 p. 8

Birth date: 1941 Mar 8

text of obituary:

LAURA A. NEUFELD

Laura Ann Neufeld, 64, of Olathe, Kan., died July 25, 2005, after an 11-year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was born March 8, 1941, to Peter and Anna Pankratz at Mountain Lake, Minn., and grew up on a farm near there.

She met her future husband, Edward of Inman, while both were in Mennonite Voluntary Service in Hagerstown, Md. They were married June 9, 1961.

A member of Rainbow Mennonite Church of Kansas City for many years, she served there in a number of capacities, including as a deacon, chair of Women's Fellowship and as a member of the choir.

Survivors include her husband, Edward; two daughters, Kimberly Adwell and her husband, Mark, and Monica; a son, Jason; three brothers, Marlin, Loren and Robert; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Helen Gazda.

Memorial services were held at Rainbow Mennonite Church.