Swartzendruber, A. Lloyd (1903-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Sep 30 p. 8

Birth date: 1903 Nov 23

text of obituary:

A. LLOYD SWARTZENDRUBER

A. Lloyd Swartzendruber, 98, of Harrisonburg, Va., died Sept. 8, 2002, at Oak Lea Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 23, 1903, to Daniel B. and Anna Guengerich Swartzendruber at Echo Dell Farm near Kalona, Iowa.

He graduated from Kalona High School and was superintendent of Mennonite Children's Home in Kansas City, Kan., from 1937 to 1946. He was ordained into the ministry at East Union Mennonite Church of Kalona in 1944. In 1951, he served a year as chaplain in Germany as part of the Pax program. He then returned to East Union church and taught in the local public school system.

He was moderator of Iowa-Nebraska Conference, served on the General Mission Board of the Mennonite Church and on the board of overseers of Hesston (Kan.) College. He also taught Bible at Iowa Mennonite School.

He moved to the Harrisonburg area in 1969, where he was part-time chaplain of Virginia Mennonite Home. He was a member of Park View Mennonite Church.

On May 23, 1926, he married Mary Eimen, who preceded him in death in 1980. On June 13, 1981, he married Alda Lehman, who preceded him in death in 1991.

Survivors include two sons, H. Dwight Swartzendruber of Scottsdale, Ariz., and J. Paul Swartzendruber of Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; a daughter, Ruby Lehman of Harrisonburg; three stepsons, Mark Lehman and Timothy Lehman, both of Harrisonburg, and Luke Lehman of Bergton; two stepdaughters, Kathryn Good of Harrisonburg and Rachel Brunk of Bowie, Md.; 10 grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and 22 step-great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at Park View Mennonite Church.