Magdalena Schrock

Magdalena Troyer Schrock was born in Holmes Co., O., on April 28, 1859; died at Chappell, Nebr., May 11, 1916; aged 57 y. 13 d. At the age of one year her parents emigrated to Elkhart Co., Ind. When 17 years old she united with the Mennonite Church. In her twentieth year she was united in marriage to Aaron Schrock. To this union were born 5 children, 1 of them dying in infancy. Three sons, Frank and Perry of Chapell and Levi of Wood River, and 1 daughter, Mrs. John Roth of Chappell, who with the husband, 2 sisters, Mrs. V. L. Schrock of Corning, Calif., and Mrs. M. D. Miller of White Cloud, Mich., 1 brother, Noah Troyer of Goshen, Ind., and 3 grandchildren are left to mourn her departure. After marriage the family moved to southern Michigan, where they resided a short time and then moved to Lagrange Co., Ind., where they lived three years. In the year 1883 they moved to McPherson Co., Kans., where they lived for three years, and then returned to Elkhart Co., Ind. In the spring of 1894 the family again came west locating in Johnson Co., Ia., where they lived until the fall of 1910, when they moved to Chappell, where the deceased passed away. The funeral services were conducted in the Mennonite Church northeast of Chappell on Monday. Services in the German language by N. E. Roth of Lexington and in English by A. E. Stoltzfus of Wood River, and by John Ernest, the home minister rendered Text, II Tim. 4:6,9, and I Cor. 15:12-23. 'Peace be with her ashes." Interment was made in the cemetery near the Mennonite Church.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 6 2023, 8:47:53 UTC