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Plett, Cornie D. (1950-1968)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Jun 27 p. 2
Birth date: 1950
text of obituary:
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A head-on collision of two trucks early in May claimed the lives of Cornie D. Plett, 18, and Jacob A. Bartsch, 32, both of whom were residents of Quellen Colony in Mexico. Plett, who was single, was a member of the Evangelical Mennonite Church (Kleingemeinde); Bartsch belonged to the Reinlaender Old Colony Mennonite Church. Bartsch's survivors include his widow, the former Maria Dueck, and five children. The accident occurred on the highway between Torreos and Galtillo in Mexico.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Jun 27 p. 12
text of obituary:
Two members of the Kleingemeinde settlement near Cuauhtemoc, Mexico were instantly killed in a head-on truck collision some weeks ago, it has been learned here.
Largely attended funeral services for Cornie D. Plett, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Plett, and Jacob A. Bartsch, 32, father of five children, were conducted in the settlement on May 12. Ministers C. D. Reimer and Ben P. Loewen gave stirring messages.
The two victims had taken a truck load of hogs to Monterrey and were returning with a load of cotton seed when their truck collided with a speeding semi-trailer between Satillo and Torreon. The driver of the semi-trailer was killed also.