Schrag, Andrew G. (1865-1950)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Aug 3 p. 4

Birth date: 1865 May 7

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— The Review editor's father, Andrew G. Schrag, passed away in the Kingman hospital at 6:00 o'clock Tuesday evening. He was past 84 years and was bedfast as result of a stroke about two weeks ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Pretty Prairie Mennonite church, conducted by Dr. Howard G. Nyce.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Aug 10 p. 6

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ANDREW G. SCHRAG

Andrew G. Schrag, youngest son of Jacob and Katarina (Wedel) Schrag, was born May 7, 1865, in Russia, in a village five miles southwest of Dubno, Volhynia, which is now a part of Poland. He departed from this life at 6:00 o’clock on the evening of August 1, 1950, in the Kingman County Hospital at Kingman, Kansas, after an earthly sojourn of 85 years, two months and 24 days. He enjoyed normal health for the greater part of his long life and during his last illness was bedfast only about three weeks.

His early schooling and religious instruction in Russia was interrupted when, as a boy of eight years, he came to America with his parents, brothers and sisters during the large Mennonite immigration of 1874. On May 2, 1874, his father filed a homestead on a tract of land about 35 miles north of Yankton, South Dakota, in what is now the Freeman-Marion community, which became his boyhood home. It was there that he received catechetical instruction and through baptism was taken into the Salem Mennonite church.

In early manhood he came to Moundridge, Kansas, and there was married on March 4, 1886, to Freni Strausz, who preceded him in death on August 8 of last year. To this union were born 11 children, all of whom are still living. He joined the Hopefield Mennonite church and later the First Mennonite Church of Christian in Moundridge.

For 34 years the family lived on the homestead southwest of Moundridge, until 1920, when they and the then still unmarried children moved to the Pretty Prairie community, establishing a new home in Kingman county. In 1921 they joined the Pretty Prairie Mennonite church.

In his youthful years the pioneer hardships on the open prairies of Dakota made a great impact upon his impressionable mind. Although circumstances were such that he was unable to get much schooling, he later developed a great love for reading and maintained a keen interest in the trends of the time and world events.

In a letter to one of the children sometime ago he expressed his trust in the merits of the shed blood of Christ and confident hope of salvation through Him. He is the last of his brothers and sisters to be called into the life beyond.

In his latter days he lived at the home of his children, Dan and Adina Schrag, where he was also lovingly cared for until his death.

Children left to mourn his passing are, Rose, and her husband Peter P. Schrag of Pretty Prairie; Mrs. Anna Ratzlaff, Wichita; Carolina, at home; Clara, and her husband Ephraim Barth, Cheney; Sam and Amanda Schrag, Cheney; Kate and her husband Jonas D. Saner, El Dorado; Mary, and her husband, Herman Winsinger, Pretty Prairie; John and Verna Schrag of Omaha, Nebr.; Dan and Adina Schrag, Pretty Prairie; Menno and Gertrude Schrag, Newton; and Lillian and her husband, James Heathershaw, of Cheney. Surviving are also 30 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, many nephews and nieces.

Funeral services were held Thursday, August 3, at 1:00 p. m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schrag and at 2:00 o’clock at the Pretty Prairie Mennonite church. Both services were in charge of Dr. Howard G. Nyce, who spoke words of assurance and comfort from Job 5:26.

Special music was given by Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Schrag and a quartet consisting of Fred A. Krehbiel, Gilbert Graber, Victor Huxman and Lawrence Kaufman. Pallbearers were Henry Goering, J. M. Goering, Dave Schrag, Ben B. Krehbiel, Henry Stucky and Albert Graber.

The Mennonite obituary: 1950 Aug 29 p. 579