Sperling, John C. O. (1880-1967)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1967 Aug 31 p. 5

Birth date: 1880 May 10

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• John C. O. Sperling, 87, formerly of Newton and a resident of the Prairie Sunset Home at Pretty Prairie for some years, died Aug. 24 at Bethel Deaconess Hospital here after a 10-day illness. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Pretty Prairie Mennonite Church, of which he was a member, with Rev. Peter Ediger in charge. Mrs. Sperling, the former Carrie Graber, died in 1966. Survivors include one son, Rev. Homer Sperling of Colby, four grandchildren, one brother and two sisters.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1967 Sep 28 p. 8

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JOHN C. O. SPERLING

John C. O. Sperling was born to Peter and Anna Sperling on May 10, 1880, in McPherson County, Kansas.

With his parents he attended the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church where he was instructed in the church and baptized.

On March 14, 1902 he was married to Carrie Graber. Together they shared the blessings of the Lord for 64 years, until her death in 1966.

About the year 1915 he came into a vital personal relationship with god through faith in Jesus Christ. This faith continued to sustain him to the day of his death on Aug. 25, 1967, when he quietly fell asleep in the Lord.

Dad has left behind to await the resurrection and the call of the Lord: one son, Homer and wife of Colby, Kan.; one brother, Henry of Reedley, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Hamm and Mrs. C. H. Voth, both of Buhler, Kan.; and four grandchildren, Robert, David, Richard and Carol Sperling.

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The Mennonite obituary: 1967 Oct 10 p. 615

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John C. O. Sperling, First Church, Pretty Prairie, Kan., was born May 10, 1880, and died Aug. 24.