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Zweiacher, John (1871-1963)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1963 Mar 21 p. 7
Birth date: 1871
text of obituary:
Early-Day Oklahoma Settler Dies
Corn, Okla. — Funeral services for John Zweiacher, 92, a resident of the El Reno and Geary communities for about 50 years, were held March 13 at the First Mennonite Church of Geary, with Rev. Henry Hege officiating.
A resident of the Corn Home for Aged for the past two years. Mr. Zweiacher died March 10 at the Clinton hospital.
He was a native of Canton Bern, Switzerland, and in 1888 came to Berne, Ind. There he was married to Emma A. Lehman in 1893. Last fall the couple observed their 69th wedding anniversary. They moved to the El Reno, Okla. area in 1911 and to the Geary community in 1920.
Survivors include the aged widow, of the local home for aged, four daughters, six sons, 27 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
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