Swartzendruber, Edwin Dale (1924-2003)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 June 30 p. 2

Birth date: 1924

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Aug 18 p. 8

text of obituary:

EDWIN SWARTZENDRUBER

Edwin Dale Swartzendruber, 78, of Hesston, Kan., and formerly of Olds, Iowa, died June 27, 2003, at Schowalter Villa from complications of a stroke suffered in November 2002. He was born Oct. 10, 1924, to Lloyd and Ethel (Yohn) Swartzendruber near Wayland, Iowa.

He married Lucille Roth on June 6, 1948.

He lived almost his entire life in the Olds/Swedesburg area of Iowa, relocating to Lakeside Village in Hesston in February.

He enjoyed farming along with driving an 18-wheeler and over the years hauled a wide variety of loads. He also enjoyed reading and getting to know people. He was a lifelong member of Sugar Creek Mennonite Church of rural Wayland, where he served in various capacities.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille; three daughters, Connie Ganger and her husband, David, of Elkhart, Ind., Donna Swartzendruber and her husband, Richard, of Wellman, Iowa, and Debra Roth and her husband, Clark, of Hesston; a sister, Mary Widmer of Goshen, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

He was preceded in death by twin grandchildren, Paige and Eliot Roth. Memorial services were held at Schowalter Villa and at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. Burial was in the Sugar Creek Cemetery.