Mellie Kathryn Hostetler

Hostetler. - Mellie Kathryn, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Troyer, was born near Garden City, Mo., Dec. 22, 1868; died at Silverton, Oreg., Aug. 5, 1945; aged 76 y. 7 m. 13 d.

On Dec. 18, 1892, she was united in marriage to Wallace Kauffman, who preceded her in death in 1899. On Feb. 19, 1916, she was united in marriage to M. H. Hostetler, who passed away in May, 1936.

She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter (Mrs. Grace Burck, Canby, Oreg.), one sister (Mrs. Melinda Kauffman, Hubbard, Oreg.), one grandson, 3 stepdaughters, 5 stepsons, and many other relatives and friends.

She accepted Christ as her personal Saviour during a series of meetings conducted by the late J. S. Coffman and was lifelong member of the Mennonite Church. During her last illness she realized she could not get well and looked forward with joy to leaving this earthly tabernacle and entering the eternal habitations of the redeemed.

Funeral services were held Aug. 7 at the Ringo Funeral Home, Woodburn, Ore., in charge of Paul N. Roth, assisted by Chester Kauffman. Text, II Tim. 4:6-8. Interment was made in the Zion Cemetery.

Gospel Herald, September 7, 1945, page 438

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Hostetler. - Mellie Kathryn, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Troyer, was born near Garden City, Mo., Dec. 22, 1868; died at Silverton, Oreg., Aug. 5, 1945; aged 76 y. 7 m. 13 d.

On Dec. 18, 1892, she was united in marriage to Wallace Kauffman, who preceded her in death in 1899. On Feb. 19, 1916, she was united in marriage to M. H. Hostetler, who passed away in May, 1936.

She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter (Mrs. Grace Burck, Canby, Oreg.), one sister (Mrs. Melinda Kauffman, Hubbard, Oreg.), one grandson, 3 stepdaughters, 5 stepsons, and many other relatives and friends.

She accepted Christ as her personal Saviour during a series of meetings conducted by the late J. S. Coffman and was lifelong member of the Mennonite Church. During her last illness she realized she could not get well and looked forward with joy to leaving this earthly tabernacle and entering the eternal habitations of the redeemed.

Funeral services were held Aug. 7 at the Ringo Funeral Home, Woodburn, Ore., in charge of Paul N. Roth, assisted by Chester Kauffman. Text, II Tim. 4:6-8. Interment was made in the Zion Cemetery.

Gospel Herald, September 7, 1945, page 438* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 13 2023, 11:12:48 UTC