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Schmucker, Dena (1882-1967)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1967 Oct 19 p. 8

Birth date: 1882

text of obituary:

LEAVES LARGE FAMILY

Nappanee, Ind. — Mrs. Dena Schmucker, who died recently in the Amish settlement northwest of here at the age of 85, leaves a total of 159 descendants.

The large family includes nine children, 64 grandchildren and 86 great-grandchildren. Tobe Schmucker, a son, is superintendent of the Hope Rescue Mission in South Bend.

Also surviving in the aged widower, Eli S. Schmucker. They had been married for more than 64 years.