Troyer, Beulah E. Short (1920-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 May 18 p. 9

Birth date: 1920 May 29

text of obituary:

Beulah E. Troyer, 88, of Fairview, Mich., died April 6, 2009, at The Home at AuSable Valley Community. She was born May 29, 1920, to Andrew and Mary (Miller) Short in Wauseon, Ohio.

She married Levi Troyer in Wauseon on May 10, 1942, then they moved to Fairview.

She worked at Mio AuSable Schools as a cook for 14 years. She was a faithful member of Fairview Mennonite Church, and also helped pastor the Brethren in Christ church. She enjoyed sewing, she pieced several quilts for the Mennonite Central Committee relief auction, and enjoyed singing and cooking.

Survivors include her husband, Levi; five children, J. Marvin Troyer and his wife, Mary Jean, of Fairview, Rhoda Williams and her fiance, Roger Zinn, of Portland, Mich., Levina Miller and her husband, Wayne, of Newport News, Va., Roger L. Troyer and his wife, Verda, of Mantua, Ohio; and Shelia Heil and her husband, Paul, of Lancaster, Pa.; two sisters, Florence Aschliman of Archbold, Ohio, and Martha Miller and her husband, David, of Souderton, Pa.; a brother, Lawrence Short and his wife, Doris, of Archbold, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Angela; and brothers and sisters Elden, Harold, Verden, Luella, Viola, Lillie and Mary Jane.

Funeral services were held at Fairview Mennonite Church. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.