Umble, Anna Lois Kurtz (1915-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Mar 28 p. 8

Birth date: 1915 Feb 13

text of obituary:

ANNA LOIS UMBLE

Anna Lois Umble, 90, died March 1, 2005. She was born Feb. 13, 1915, to Jacob and Rebecca Kurtz of Morgantown, Pa.

On Jan. 2, 1935, she married Omar K. Umble. She joined him on the Umble family farm at Atglen, Pa., where they lived and worked harmoniously side by side, living out their Christian faith in the church and community.

She was an active member of Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen, where for 40 years she taught the ladies' Sunday school class. She also taught the Bible school class about the Apostle Paul and his missionary journeys because she had great admiration for him and his calling. She was the epitome of Prov. 31:10-31 in many ways by skillfully sewing garments and quilts for the needy at sewing circle, and by living a life of generosity and hospitality that reached far and near as she hosted numerous international students, served Meals on Wheels and did home care for elderly folks in the community. Her home was a place of welcome and warmth to all who entered, and one seldom left without some kind of blessing or gift.

Survivors include three children, Fred Umble and his wife, Reba, of New Holland, Betty Lou Buckwalter and her husband, Robert, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Wendell Umble and his wife, Sue, of LacLaBiche, Alta.; five sisters, Ida Glick, Susanna Umble, Linda Bush, Fannie Yoder and Martha Stoltzfus; two brothers, Omar Kurtz and Stephen Kurtz; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Omar; and an infant daughter, Virginia Sue.

Memorial services were held at Maple Grove Mennonite Church.