Gertrude "Gertie" Hooley (Yoder)

Hooley, -- Gertrude, daughter of Valentine and Catherine (Schrock) Yoder, was born Sept. 6, 1865 in Lagrange Co., Topeka, Ind.; passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Troyer, Feb. 23, 1951, after a prolonged illness of cerebral arteriosclerosis; aged 85 y. 5 m. 22 d. She accepted Christ as her personal Saviour in 1884, and united with the Town Line Conservative Church, Shipshewana, Ind. Later she transferred her membership to the Forks Mennonite Church of which she was a faithful member and attended services as long as health permitted. She was married to Joseph Y. Hooley March 1, 1884. He preceded her in death three and one-half years ago. She is survived by 4 sons and 4 daughters (Levi, Noah, and Ora, Shipshewana; Menno, Topeka, Ind.; Lydia-Mrs. Elmer Murray, Gasport, N. Y.; Beulah-Mrs. Adam Burkholder, Pettisville, Ohio; Kathryn-Mrs. Aaron Albrecht, Middlebury, Ind.; and Luella-Mrs. Paul Troyer, Elkhart, Ind.), 57 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, 5 brothers (Tobias, Daniel V., Moses V., Topeka, Ind.; Joseph E., Goshen, Ind.; and Lee L., Shipshewana), and other relatives and friends. One great-grandchild, 1 daughter-in-law, 2 brothers, father and mother preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Luella, by John E. Gingrich and at the Forks Mennonite Church by Malvin Miller and E. C. Bontrager. Burial in the Bontrager Cemetery.

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via daughter Luella Gertrude Troyer (born Hooley) by SmartCopy: Oct 8 2014, 17:26:22 UTC