Schmidt, Ruth E. (1894-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 12 Mar 1987 p. 8

Birth date: 1894

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Funeral services for Ruth E. Schmidt, 92, of Newton, were held on March 6 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater, with James Voth officiating. A member of the Bethel Deaconess Hospital Auxiliary, Newton, she died on March 3 at that hospital. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include one son, Olin W., of Newton; one daughter, Gladys Harms of Whitewater; one sister, Lillian Tangeman of Hesston; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, Arthur, preceded her in death in 1961.