Schrag, Leona C. Graber (1920-2007)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Jul 2 p. 8

Birth date: 1920 Oct 11

text of obituary:

LEONA C. SCHRAG

Leona C. Schrag, 86, died June 1, 2007, at Kidron-Bethel Health Care in North Newton, Kan. She was born Oct. 11, 1920, to Edward W. and Carrie (Stucky) Graber in Pretty Prairie.

On Aug. 18, 1940, she married Howard J. Schrag at First Mennonite Church in Pretty Prairie.

She was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton. She worked as a proofreader for the Pretty Prairie Times, and she also served as a church and hospital secretary in South Dakota and Idaho.

Her life with Howard was adventurous, taking them through various voluntary service assignments in Paris, British Columbia and Arizona, where she worked with people in nursing care. Their travels included the Mennonite World Conference in Amsterdam, several European countries and the Holy Land, Africa and South America. A mission tour took them to Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong. She loved painting and had a passion for health foods. During their travels she gave seminars and workshops on the benefits of health foods. Another passion was her church, where she served in many volunteer roles, including making quilts. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed the company of her family and many friends.

Survivors include her husband, Howard, of North Newton; a son, Howard and his wife, Judy, of Port Orchard, Wash.; a grandson and two great-grandsons.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Eldon W. Graber.

Services were held at Bethel College Mennonite Church.