Nussbaum, Ellen (1872-1950)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Jan 4 p. 8

Birth date: 1872

text of obituary:

Aged Berne Resident Leaves Large Family

Berne, Ind. — Mrs. Ellen Nussbaum, 78, a lifelong resident of this community, was laid to rest following services at the First Mennonite chrurch [sic] here on Dec. 28, conducted by Rev. Otto E. Krehbiel. She died at her home on Christmas day after a long illness.

Mrs. Nussbaum, whose husband John Nussbaum, died in 1910, raised a family of 14 children, of whom 13 survive. A daughter died at the age of two, and a son Wesley died in 1927. Also surviving are 55 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren, making a total of 102 descendants.