Springer, Ben (1881-1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Nov 28 p. 10

Birth date: 1881

text of obituary:

Retired Minister Of Schowalter Villa Dies at Age 87

Rev. Ben Springer, for many years minister of the Hopedale (Illinois) Mennonite Church and since 1963 a resident of Schowalter Villa at Hesston, died Monday evening at Axtell Hospital in Newton at the age of 87.

The body will be returned to Hopedale, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Hopedale Church, with Rev. Ivan Kaufmann in charge. The Miller Funeral Home of Goessel is in charge of local arrangements.

Rev. Springer's wife Clara died last August 12.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jan 2 p. 11