Peters, Arthur H. (1908-1980)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1980 Aug 28 p. 8

Birth date: 1908 Apr 25

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

Services for Arthur H. Peters of Walton, who died in Newton Aug. 24 at the age of 72, were held at the First Mennonite Church of Newton, Aug. 27, by Andrew R. Shelly. In addition to his wife, Anna (Dyck), whom he married in 1942, survivors include a son Walter of Minot, N.D.; daughter Kathleen (Mrs. Shingo) Kijinami of Westfield, N.J.; brother Herman J. Peters of Walton; sisters Anna Schroeder of Wamego and Linda Janzen of Newton; and two grandchildren.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1980 Sep 25 p. 11

ARTHUR H. PETERS

Arthur Henry Peters, the youngest of eight children of Abraham and Anna Enz Peters, was born Apr. 25, 1908 near Walton, Kan. He died Aug. 24, 1980 at the age of 72.

During his first years the family attended Tabor Mennonite Church near Goessel, and later they joined the First Mennonite Church of Newton, where he remained a member until his death.

He started elementary school the year Walton School was built, and continued 12 years there, graduating from Walton High School in 1927. He and his brother Herman purchased the home place and worked as grain farmers and cattlemen until their retirement a few years ago.

In 1942 he married Anna Meta Dyck of Laird, Sask., who was a graduate of Bethel Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, Newton. He served in a non-combatant role with the U. S. Army in the South Pacific. After his discharge he returned to Olympia, Wash., where their daughter Kathleen was born in 1946. Shortly thereafter the family returned to the Kansas farm where their son Walter was born in 1950.

He was active in a number of local civic and community organizations.

Due to their health, Arthur and Anna had spent the last five winters in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he spent much of his time working with his son Walter in the beekeeping business.

His wife appreciated Arthur as a loving partner who had cared for her since the onset of her arthritis in 1952. His family and friends remember him as a smiling and friendly person who loved nature and people.

Surviving are his widow of rural Walton; son Walter and wife Kara Lynn of Minot, N. D.; daughter Kathleen and husband Shingo Kajinami of Westfield, N. J.; sisters Anna Schroeder of Wamego and Linda Jansen of Newton; and brother Herman of Walton.