Voth, Mary S. (1864-1952)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1952 Oct 16 p. 6

Birth date: 1864 Jan 30

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— Miss Mary S. Voth, aged resident of the Bethesda Home at Goessel, died at the Home on Wednesday. Oct. 8. Funeral services took place Friday afternoon at the Tabor Mennonite church. Rev. H. B. Schmidt in charge. Miss Voth was a lifelong resident of Marion county, and had lived at the Bethesda Home for the past 14 years. She was 88 years of age.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1952 Nov 27 p. 9

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MARY S. VOTH

Mary S. Voth, daughter of Jacob and Helena Schmidt Voth, was born January 30, 1864, in the village Gnadenthal, South Russia. In 1874 she came with her parents, brothers and sisters to America and settled in Marion county, Kansas; here she worked hard and endured all the hardships of pioneer life.

On August 19, 1883, she was baptized upon the confession of her faith by Elder Jacob Buller and received into the fellowship of the Alexanderwohl church. When the Tabor church was organized in 1908 she transferred her membership there, and remain [sic] a faithful member until her death. .

She enjoyed good health until about 16 years ago when rheumatism began to form in her feet and made walking difficult. For about the last 10 years she was not able to walk at all, but had to sit in her chair or bed. During these last years she suffered much pain in her feet. She spent these 16 years in the home for the aged or Bethesda hospital in Goessel. Oft times she expressed the wish that she would like to go home and be with Jesus. Often during the night when she could not sleep she recited songs and Bible verses; one of her favorite songs was: “Mein Schifflein geth zu Ende Dem Friedenshafen zu.”

On October 7 she was brought back into the hospital again, and at 8 o’clock on the morning of October 8, 1952, she softly went to sleep, and she now beholds what she here believed.

All of her brothers and sisters have preceded her in death. The bereaved ones she leaves behind are her nephews and nieces, as well as other relatives and friends. She reached the age of 88 years, eight months and seven days.