Voth, Aganetha Goertz Hiebert (1857-1933)

Christlicher Bundesbote obituary: 1933 Oct 10 p. 13

Birth date: 1857 Oct 23

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1933 Sep 20 p. 2

Aganetha Voth.

Aganetha Voth, nee Goertz, was born in Alexanderwohl, South Russia, October 23, 1857. In 1874 she immigrated with her parents to America, where they found their new home in Marion Co., Kansas. She was baptized by Elder Jacob Buller on Dec. 25, 1875, and received into membership of the Alexanderwohl church. When the Tabor church was organized in 1908, she and her husband joined that church.

She was married to Jacob P. Hiebert Jan. 3, 1880, who died in Colorado April 6, 1911. This union was blessed with 9 children, 4 sons and 5 daughters, of which 1 son and 2 daughters died in infancy. She was grandmother of 31 children, of which 6 have gone before; great-grandmother of 2.

June 9, 1915, she was married to David P. Voth and again became a member of the Alexanderwohl church. On Dec. 13, 1927, David P. Voth died. Two years later, about four years ago, she received a stork of paralysis. During these four years her youngest daughter, Elisabeth, cared for her. For the last three weeks she suffered severely until August 20, 1933, when she fell asleep at 4:30 in the morning to wake up on the eternal morning. In all her experiences in life she trusted in the Lord, and therefore was not afraid of death. She bade farewell to all her children before her departure from this life. Her age was 75 years, 9 months, 27 days.

She leaves to mourn her going: 3 sons, 3 daughters, 1 son-in-law, 3 daughters-in-law, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and many relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Aug. 23, in the Alexanderwohl church, conducted by Rev. C. C. Wedel, assisted by Rev. J. J. Banman and Rev. P. H. Unruh who was present only in writing, as he had gone to the General Conference at Bluffton, Ohio.