Voran, Dallas C. (1920-2002)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2002 Oct 25 p. 2; 2002 Oct 28 p. 10; 2002 Oct 29 p. 2

Birth date: 1920 Jul 29

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Nov 4 p. 8

text of obituary:

DALLAS C. VORAN

Dallas C. Voran, 82, of North Newton, Kan., died Oct. 24, 2002, at Kidron Bethel Village. He was born July 29, 1920, to Fred and Edith (Graber) Voran on a farm near Belmont.

He graduated from Belmont High School in 1938. He majored in music at Bethel College in North Newton, graduating in 1943. He received his master's degree in social science from the University of Minnesota and University of Chicago.

He worked in Civilian Public Service in Florida and Mississippi, 1943-46. He served with Mennonite Central Committee for 10 years. During his service he worked with Church World Service and was sent to China in 1946 to coordinate shipments of food, clothing, and medical equipment for distribution to refugees. In 1951 he served with the United Nations for relief work in Korea.

He worked most of his 40-year career for the U.S. State Department Agency for International Development in the Far East. His tours of duty took him to Laos, Thailand, India, Bangladesh and the Philippines. He also had an assignment in the Washington, D.C., AID office working with refugee populations, community development and population control.

After his mandatory retirement in 1985, he accepted seven short-term consultations to the Mauritius islands, Zambia, Liberia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.

He was a member of Kingman Mennonite Church.

Survivors include a brother, Paul of Hutchinson, and two sisters, Mary Gaeddert of North Newton and Helen Voth of Newton.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert.

Memorial services were held at Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton. Burial was in Kensington Gardens Crematory in Wichita.