Wedel, Elizabeth Unruh (1883-1956)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1956 Jan 26 p. 8

Birth date: 1883 Jul 28

text of obituary:

ELIZABETH UNRUH WEDEL

Elizabeth Unruh Wedel, daughter of Tobias and Maria Unruh, was born July 28, 1883, near Dolton, South Dakota. In her early childhood she, with her parents, came to McPherson County, Kansas.

On May 23, 1899, she was baptized by Rev. Peter Balzer and received into the Canton (now Emmanuel) Mennonite Church near Galva, Kansas.

August 19, 1900, she was united in marriage to Andrew T. Wedel. To this union three children were born, two daughters who died in infancy, and one son Arnold of Ringwood, Okla.

In 1900 soon after their marriage they made the trip to Oklahoma by covered wagon. They lived with her parents for one year after which they moved to a farm owned by her parents. Here they lived for one and a half years, and then settled on a farm north of Ringwood, Okla. Here they shared the blessings and sorrows of life.

They transferred their church membership to the New Hopedale Church, Meno, Okla. In 1946, when the West New Hopedale Church was organized, she was one of the charter members and remained a faithful member until the end.

On Nov. 20, 1943, her husband preceded her in death. She stayed on the farm with her son.

On June 26, 1955, she fell and broke her hip. She was taken to the hospital and although she suffered much there was hope that she would recover. In December she began to fall and was again taken to the hospital and it was found that her hip was broken again. From this she did not recover.

On Jan. 5, 1956, at 8:39 in the evening the Lord called her home at the age of 72 years, five months and eight days. She leaves to mourn her departure, one son, Arnold, and his wife Elizabeth; one granddaughter, Mamie and her husband Orlando Jantzen of Omaha, Neb.; one brother, Henry Unruh of Custer, Wash., and many relatives and friends.