Butler County, Kansas
Amstutz, Lenna W., 83, homemaker, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
rural Whitewater.
Survivors: daughters, Ramona Busnitz of Elbing, Aleda Berry of Topeka, Lori Flory of Davison, Mich.; brother, Ottis
Augsburger of Ottawa, Ohio; sister, Wilma Wischmeier of Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren. Memorials have been
established with Berean Academy, Elbing, and Wheatstate Manor, Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 March 1996)
Berg, Dorothy M., 95, retired Axtell Hospital bookkeeper, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002. Visitation with family 6 to
7:30 p.m. Friday; service 2 p.m. Saturday, both at Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Rodney of Newton, James of Colby, Chester of Topeka; sister, Margie Johnson of McPherson; 11 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren. Memorial established with Gideons Memorial Bible Program.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 Jan 2002)
Burkholder, Dr. Harold D., 86, retired president and professor at Grace University, died Sat., Jan. 15. Visitation 7 to 9
p.m., Thursday, at the Bob Lamb Funeral Home, in Whitewater. Memorial service 1:30 p.m., Friday, Berean Academy
in Elbing, KS.
Survivors: wife, Lola Burkholder of Hesston; sons, John Burkholder of Wichita, and Jared Burkholder of Omaha, Neb.;
daughters, Ann Larson of Central City, Neb., Fayth Boeker of Omaha, Neb., Cindy Wiens of Elbing, Kan., and Barbara
Busenitz of Benton, Kan.; sister, Telsa Diller of Bluffton, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 13 great- grandchildren.
Dr. Burkholder received degrees from the Moody Bible Institute, the Reformed Episcopal Seminary, and Pepperdine
University. He was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by the Reformed Episcopal Seminary in 1953.
Dr. Burkholder was a founder, Dean of Men, President and Professor of Grace University in Omaha, NE. He was involved
with the senior citizen Kids Klub, and the Whitewater Ministerial Alliance. Memorials have been establis hed with
Grace University, 1311 S. 9th St., Omaha, Neb. 68108; and Gospel Missionary Union Media, 10000 N. Oak, Kansas City,
Mo. 64155.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 19 Jan 2000)
Burkholder, Marie (Dyck), 82, retired Mennonite General Conference secretary and overseas financial officer, died Tuesday,
Jan. 14, 1997. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Dr. Harold of Elbing; stepsons, John of Wichita, Jared of Omaha; stepdaughters, Anne Larsen
of Central City, Neb., Faythe Boeker of Meade, Barbara Busentz of Benton, Cynthia Wiens of Bamako Mali, West Africa;
20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 16 Jan 1997)
Busenitz, Ben, 83, retired farmer and stockman, died Saturday, July 15, 2000. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30
p.m. Tuesday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; graveside service 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Cemetery; memorial
service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Emilie; sons, Laverne of Germany, Eldon of Clio, Mich., Clarence of Peabody, Lester, Sam both
of Newton,Tim of Inman,; daughters, Elvina Schmidt of Goshen, Ind., Della Loewen of Newton, Sharon Graber of Waterloo,
Iowa; brother, Arthur of Benton; sister, Elizabeth Unruh of Hillsbor o; 31 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Memorials have been established with Berean Academy and Biblical Ministries Worldwide.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 17 July 2000)
Esther W. (Wiebe) Busenitz, 67, homemaker, died Wednesday, March 21, 1990. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
rural Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Leroy of Elbing, Dennis of Newton, Milton of Laurel, Neb.; daughters, Carolyn VanZandt of Wichita,
Judy Harms of Elsie, Neb., Phyllis Ranfeld of Whitewater; brothers, Alfred Wiebe of Burns, the Rev. Edward Wiebe
of Rockford, Ill., Waldimar Wiebe, Richard Wiebe, both of Whitewater, the Rev. Bill Wiebe of Okeene, Okla.; sisters,
Hilda Regier of Newton, Emilie Busenitz of Whitewater, Gladys Wiebe of Elbing; 11 grandchildren. Memorial has been
established with Gideons International. Lamb- Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 March 1990)
Busenitz, Frank W., 85, retired farmer and stockman, died Wednesday, May 20, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus
Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater. Survivors: wife, Hester; son, Wendell of Omaha; daughters, Kathleen Veer of
Lawrence, Marilyn Reimer of Newton; brother, Walter of Whitewater; sister, Frieda Entz of Elbing; six grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Berean Academy, Elbing, and Grace College of the
Bible, Omaha. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 May 1992)
Busenitz, Frieda H., 85, formerly of Whitewater, homemaker, died Wednesday, March 29, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Saturday,
Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater. Survivors: sons, Allen of West Lafayette, Ind., Glenn of Roanoke, Ill., Elwyn,
Gerald, both of Newton, Harold of Whitewater, Lowell of Houston; daughter, Elva Kelton, brother, Willard Regier,
both of Newton; 24 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Navigators c/o Allen Busenitz and Newton
Bible Christian School Building Fund. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 March 1995)
Busenitz, Hester Edith, 83, homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: son, Wendell of Omaha; daughter, Marilyn Reimer of Newton; brother, Carl Claassen of Sun Lakes, Ariz.;
six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Grace University and Berean Academy.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 October 1996)
Martha M. Busenitz, 71, homemaker, died Thursday. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Richard of Whitewater, Calvin of Wichita; daughters, Marjorie Wiens of Meade, Irene Unruh of Naperville,
Ill.; brother, Herman Voth of Whitewater; sisters, Ann Penner of Peabody, Helen Claassen of Whitewater; nine grandchildren.
Memorial has been established with Ivan Deckert Mission Fund, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater. Lamb Mortuary,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 Nov 1985)
Busenitz, Susie W. (Ortmann), 63, homemaker, died Friday, May 1, 1992. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural
Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Walter; sons, Robert L. of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Stephen, Ethan, Jonathan, Earl, all
of Whitewater, Mark of Hulett, Wyo., Reuben of Busby, Mont.; daughters, Fern Busenitz of Winnetka, Ill., Elizabeth
Pearce, Pearl Busenitz, both of Whitewater, Juanita Funk of Omaha, Lillian Busenitz of Lincoln, Neb.; mother, Elizabeth
Ortmann of Wolf Point, Mont.; brother, Henry Ortmann of Wolf Point, Mont.; sisters, Ruth Roth of Wamego, Martha
Harmon of Omaha; 25 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Wycliffe Bible Translators and Berean
Academy. Lamb- Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 2 May 1992)
WILLIAM L. BUSENITZ, 80, of Whitewater, farmer and stockman, died Friday, Aug. 26, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Emmaus
Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Emma; sons, William of Potwin, Gilbert of Madison, Ga., Arnold of Valley Center, Robert of Benton,
Herbert of Whitewater, David of Topeka; daughters, Helen Busenitz of Ecuador, Thersa Ortmann of Wolf Point, Mont.,
Emma Becker of Minneapolis, Minn., Kady Schubert of Omaha, Christian Busenitz of Nigeria; brothers, Vernon of Whitewater,
Arthur of Benton; sisters, Justina Regier of Elbing, Margaret Thiessen of Newton, Hedwig Wiebe of Burns, Elizabeth
Unruh of Hillsboro; 42 grandchildren; one great- grandchild. Memorial has been established with Source of Life
Mission Printing Press Fund, Madison, Ga. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 August 1988)
Claassen, Ann L. (Harder), 81, homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Faith Mennonite Church, North
Newton.
Survivors: sons, Arthur of Potwin, Dwight of Whitewater, Dale of Manhattan; daughter, Barbara Claassen of Albany,
Ore.; brothers, Gus Harder of Benton, Walter Harder of Newton, Gerhard Harder of Whitewater, Arthur Harder of Olathe,
Harold Harder of El Dorado; sisters, Martha Dyck of Normal, Ill., Elsie Regier of Newton, Esther Wiebe of Whitewater,
Ella Harnly of Manheim, Pa.; eight grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Mennonite Central Committee.
Visitation 1-8:30 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 Jan 1996)
POTWIN WILL REMEMBER ARNOLD CLAASSEN AS HUMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Arnold Claassen may be remembered as the Patriarch of Potwin. He had a deep interest in local history, and his memory
was unparalleled.
Mr. Claassen, who died Wednesday evening of a heart attack in his rural Whitewater home, was a human encyclopedia
of Potwin. He cataloged important dates, numbers and events most of his life. Local students sometimes sought him
out for information for school projects. He had kept logs of precipitation, temperature and such since 1948.
"At any time that he was called on for help, he was more than willing to be right there and help you,"
said Joyce Allen, a member of the Potwin City Council. "He was just very knowledgeable, personable and kind
to all he came in contact with."
Mr. Claassen knew Potwin like no one else did and would entertain people with stories and photos of early Potwin.
He also was interested in local education, banking and politics.
''If an issue came up in the community that he thought someone needed to take a stand on he'd write politicians,"
said his nephew Olin Claassen.
A third generation farmer, Mr. Claassen and his two brothers, Walter and Herbert, produced and sold seed across
the country from the Whitewater-Potwin area.
''They shipped seeds to carnation farms in Washington and Hershey farms in Pennsylvania," Ralph Claassen said.
"He kept a copy of all his correspondence. I think he also sold seeds to Adolph Rupp," the legendary
University of Kentucky basketball coach.
In 1952, when he was 49, a tractor accident resulted in the amputation of Mr. Claassen's right leg above the knee.
He was later fitted for a wooden leg but remained physically active.
''He still climbed silos and haymows," Ralph Claassen said.
Last summer, his two sons farmed the land but he was always involved.
When he wasn't working on the farm, he was telling stories about old Potwin.
''He could go back and name when something had happened 30, 40, 50 even 70 years ago," Ralph Claassen said.
"I wasn't always sure that he was right, but he usually gave concrete answers."
Other survivors include his widow, Ida; son, Glenn of rural Potwin; daughter, Gwendolyn Claassen of Owasso, Okla.;
brother, Ernest G. of Whitewater; sisters, Esther Wiebe, Elsie Claassen, Hilda Entz, Edna Regier, all of Whitewater;
and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Emmaus Mennonite Church. A memorial has been established with the Back
to the Bible Radio Ministry, Lincoln, Neb. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary has charge.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Feb 1991)
Claassen, Arthur G., 87, farmer and stockman, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1998. Visitation 7-8:30 p.m. today, Bob Lamb Funeral
Home, Whitewater; service 2 p.m. Saturday, Faith Mennonite Church, Newton.
Survivors: sons, Arthur N. of Potwin, Dwight of Whitewater, Dale of Manhattan; daughter, Barbara Claassen of Albany,
Ore.; eight grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Central Homecare & Hospice and Kansas Christian
Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 August 1998)
CARL J. CLAASSEN, 90, of rural Whitewater, farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1989. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite
Church, rural Whitewater.
Survivors: son, Dr. Milton of Newton; daughter, Virginia of Japan; brothers, Ernest, Arnold, both of Whitewater;
sisters, Martha Wiebe, Esther Wiebe, Elsie Claassen, Hilda Entz, Edna Regier, all of Whitewater; four grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. Memorials have been established with the American Bible Society and the Commission of Overseas
Missions General Conference Mennonite Church. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 January 1989)
ELISE CLAASSEN, of Whitewater, 86, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Carl; son, Dr. Milton of Newton; daughter, Virginia Claassen of Whitewater; brother, Cornelius
Regier of Hesston; four grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Mennonite General Conference and Wheat
State Manor Nursing Home, Whitewater. Lamb Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 May 1985)
Claassen, Ernest G., 101, farmer, died Friday, Sept. 27, 1996. Service 11 a.m. today, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: daughters, Edith Graber of St. Louis, Mo., Marian Franz of Washington, Joan Jones of Fresno, Calif.;
sisters, Esther Wiebe, Elsie Claassen, both of Whitewater, Edna Regier of Newton; nine grandchildren. Memorial
has been established with Mennonite Central Committee. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Sept 1996)
WHITEWATER - Henry Theodore Claassen, 98,
retired farmer/stockman of Whitewater, died Thursday (May 4, 2006) at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.
Family visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Emmaus Mennonite Church in Whitewater. Burial will be in the Emmaus Church Cemetery.
Pastors Rodney Crowell and Bill Wiebe will officiate.
On March 10, 1932, he married Elsie Claassen.
Survivors include wife Elsie of Whitewater; a son, Alvin Claassen of Whitewater; a daughter Wynona Entz of Whitewater;
brothers, David Claassen of Peoria, Ill., Curt Claassen of Berne, Ind., Daniel Claassen of Whitewater and Melvin
Claassen of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Memorials are with Gordon Claassen with Medical Ambassadors Interational in care of Wheat State Manor or the funeral
home.
Lamb Funeral Home in Whitewater is in charge of arrangements.
(The Newton Kansan ~ 8 May 2006)
Jane E. (Entz) Claassen, 87, homemaker, died Saturday, April 22, 1989. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
Whitewater.
Survivors: son, Donovan of Whitewater; daughter, Marla Hoffman of Euless, Texas; sisters, Louise Entz of Whitewater,
Anna Lapenas of Dayton, Ohio; three grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Berean Academy of Elbing.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 24 April 1989)
Claassen, Marie, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998. Service 2:30 p.m. Friday, Grace Community Church.
Survivors: husband, Walter; son, Norman of Peabody; daughters, Eileen Knaussman of Emporia, Jean Krehbiel of Hesston;
brother, Tommy Jackson of Brownsville, Texas; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Grace Community Church. Petersen Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 29 January 1998)
Claassen, Walter W., 91, farmer, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Service 10 a.m. Monday, Grace Community Church.
Survivors: son, Norman of Peabody; daughters, Jean Krehbiel of Hesston, Eileen Knaussman of Emporia; brothers,
Curt of Berne, Ind., Daniel, Donald, Henry, Orlando, all of Whitewater, Melvin of Council Bluff, Iowa; sister,
Marie Stucky of Elbing; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorial has been
established with Grace Community Church. Petersen Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 May 2000)
Rebecca N. (Harder) Craft, 32, Manhattan, died Monday, Sept. 25, in Manhattan, the result of A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's Disease.)
She was born, Dec. 8, 1967, in El Dorado, the daughter of Harold and Frances (Burnham) Harder.
She attended grade school in Cassody and graduated from Berean Academy in 1985. She attended Biola College in La
Marada, Calif., and graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in physical therapy. She worked in schools
and with disabled children. In 1996, she received her MS in kinesiology from Kansas State University. She was employed
by Geary County Rehabilitation services as a physical therapist.
On Aug. 10, 1996, she married David Craft at the Emmaus Mennonite Church near Whitewater. He survives.
Other survivors include her parents, Harold and Frances Harder of El Dorado; and four brothers, Cliff Harder, Moscow,
Russia, and Gary, Tim, and Chuck Harder all of El Dorado; and 14 nieces and nephews.
Rebecca was an active member of Faith Evangelical Free Church and taught Sunday school for many years. She enjoyed
cycling, water skiing and working with children.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Emmaus Mennonite Church near Whitewater, with Pastor
Rodney Crowel officiating. Burial will follow in the Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery. A memorial service will
be at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Faith Evangelical Free Church in Manhattan.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Faith Evangelical Free Church in Manhattan, or the Becky Harder Memorial
at Berean Academy in Elbing. Contributions may be left in care of the Bob Lamb Funeral Home, 216 S. Main, Whitewater,
67154.
(The Manhattan Mercury ~ 27 Sept 2000)
POTWIN - Dahlenberg, Mildred, 76, died
July 21, 2004. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater; memorial service 11 a.m. Friday,
Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: husband, William "Bill"; sons, Bill, Jon; daughters, Catherine Kleine, Sharon Unrein; brother,
Eldon; sister, Wilma Friesen; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/22/2004.
Dieck, Abraham "Abe," 82, retired farmer, died Saturday, June 2, 2001. Visitation with
family 6 to 8 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary; interment 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery;
memorial service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: sisters, Ann Dieck, Marguerite Dieck both of Colorado Springs, Helen Fryhover of Hutchinson, Elsie Hiebert
of Galva. Memorial established with Wheat State Manor.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 5 June 2001)
Dieck, Carl, 72, farmer, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 1996. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery;
2:30 p.m., Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: brother, Abraham of Whitewater; sisters, Anna, Marguerite, both of Colorado Springs, Helen Fryhover
of Hutchinson, Elsie Hiebert of Galva. Memorial has been established with Wheat State Manor Nursing Home. Lamb-Nutter
Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 Jan 1996)
HELENE JUSTINA (BERG) DIECK, 90, of Whitewater, homemaker, died Friday, April 1, 1988. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Emmaus Mennonite
Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Abraham, Carl, both of Whitewater; daughters, Ann, Marguerite, both of Colorado Springs, Helen
Fryhover of Hutchinson, Elsie Hiebert of Galva; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Wheatstate Manor Nursing Home, Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 3 April 1988)
Dieck, Marguerite Ruth, 72, of Colorado Springs, formerly of Whitewater, retired teacher, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002. Visitation
with family 6 to 8 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary; graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church
Cemetery; memorial service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: Elsie Hiebert of Galva, Ann Dieck of Colorado Springs, Helen Fryhover of Hutchinson. Memorial established
with Wycliff Bible Translators.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 August 2002)
Arthur P. Dyck, 66, retired farmer, died Saturday, June 8, 1991. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: wife, Wanda; daughter, Sharon Hiebert of Halstead; brothers, Walter of Albuquerque, Herbert of Washington,
Kan.; sisters, Gertrude Schmidt, Louise, both of North Newton, Esther Schmidt, Linda, both of Wichita, Irene Claassen
of Holmesville, Neb.; six grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Halstead Hospital. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 June 1991)
KAETE JUSTINA DYCK, 75, of Whitewater, retired Frederic Remington High School librarian, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1987.
Service 7 p.m. Thursday, Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton.
Survivors: brothers, Walter Dyck of Essex Junction, Vt., Arthur Dyck of Whitewater, Herbert Dyck of Manchester,
Mo.; sisters, Gertrude Schmidt of Newton, Louise Dyck of Whitewater, Esther Schmidt, Linda Dyck, both of Wichita,
Irene Claassen of Holmesville, Neb. Memorial has been established with the Bethel College Library. Lamb Mortuary
& Chapel, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 1 Sept 1987)
Dyck, Mariann, 85, retired hospital housekeeper, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000. Visitation with family 6:30 to
8 p.m. Sunday, Petersen Funeral Home; graveside service 9 a.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery, Whitewater;
memorial service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Newton Bible Church.
Survivors: son, Willis of Newton; daughter, Virginia Cook of Denver; brother, Paul Rempel of Manhattan; sister,
Lula Klaassen of Newton; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Memorials have
been established with Source of Light and Mail Order Bible Study.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Sept 2000)
Eck, Selma Kathryn, 79, homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 20, 1995. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: daughters, Patricia Entz of Valley Center, Kathy Entz of Whitewater, Margery Barkman of Dallas; sister,
Dora Claassen of Whitewater; seven grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Memorial has been established with
the Crossroads Youth Center, Big Rock, Ill. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 22 Nov 1995)
Edward W. Entz, 77, farmer-stockman, died Monday, Jan. 20, 1992. Service 2 p.m today, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Lillian; son, Bruce of Hillsboro; daughter, Lynnette Gill of St. Petersburg, Fla.; brothers, Gus
of Peabody; Willie of Whitewater; sister, Anna Busenitz of Newton. Memorial has been established with Gideons International.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 Jan 1992)
Entz, Gustav W. "Gus," 84, farmer and stockman, died Monday, July 25, 1994. Service 10 a.m.
Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater.
Survivors: sons, Clifford of Peabody, Elwood of Wichita; daughters, Lucille Diller of Upland, Ind., Annabelle Wells
of Axtell, Neb.; brother, Willie of Whitewater; sister, Anna Busenitz of Newton; 12 grandchildren. Memorial has
been established with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 28 July 1994)
Helen Entz, 86, homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 10, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural
Whitewater.
Survivors: brother, Gus of Peabody, Willie of Whitewater, Ed of Benton; sister, Anna Busenitz of Newton. Memorial
has been established with World Impact, Wichita. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 January 1992)
Hilda M. Entz, 81, homemaker, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1992. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: sons, Wayne, Harris, Eldon, all of Whitewater, Eugene of Phoenix; daughters, Janice of Whitewater, Rosalyn
Covert of Austinburg, Ohio; brother, Ernest Claassen of Whitewater; sisters, Esther Wiebe, Elsie Claassen, both
of Whitewater, Edna Regier of Newton; 14 grandchildren. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 Feb 1992)
JOHN ENTZ, 79, of Whitewater, farmer and stockman, died Monday, May 12, 1986. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Emmaus
Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Hilda; sons, Wayne, Harris, Eldon, all of Whitewater, Eugene of Phoenix; daughters, Janice of
Whitewater, Rosalyn Covert of Jefferson, Ohio; brothers, Gus of Peabody, Willie of Whitewater, Ed of Benton; sisters,
Helen of Whitewater, Anna Busenitz of Newton; 13 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Berean Academy,
Elbing. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 14 May 1986)
Louise M. Entz, 72, homemaker, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Gus; sons, Clifford of Peabody, Elwood of Wichita; daughters, Lucille Diller of Upland, Ind.,
Annabelle Wells of Axtell, Neb.; brothers, Edward Busenitz of Newton, Frank and Walter Busenitz, both of Whitewater,
Ben Busenitz of Dinuba, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Albert Entz of Whitewater; 11 grandchildren. Memorial has been established
with Far Eastern Broadcasting Co., c/o Emmaus Mennonite Church. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 May 1985)
Louise H. Entz, 86, retired teacher, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
rural Whitewater.
Survivor: sister, Anna Lapenas of Dayton, Ohio. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 23 January 1991)
MARIE ENTZ, 83, of Whitewater, homemaker, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: brothers, John, Willie E., both of Whitewater, Gus W. of Peabody, Ed W. of Benton; sisters, Helen of
Whitewater, Anna Busenitz of Newton. Lamb Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 8 Jan 1986)
HELEN RUTH EPP, 88, of Newton, former Whitewater resident, retired Bethel Hospital nursing sister, died Monday,
June 16, 1986. Service 10 a.m. Thursday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: brother, John of Whitewater; sisters, Anna M. Wiebe of Elbing, Marie Wiebe, Emilie Harder, Agathe Wiebe,
Agnes Regier, all of Whitewater. Memorial has been established with Emmaus Mennonite Church for missions. Lamb
Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 June 1986)
Esau, Victor John, 83, retired farmer and stockman, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30
p.m. Friday, Bob Lamb Funeral Home. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: brothers, Harold of Enid, Okla., Elbert of Whitewater, Paul of Jackson, Minn.; sister, Elma Esau of
North Newton. Memorials established with Mennonite Central Committee and Back To the Bible.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 March 2003)
Fast, Martha Gertrude, 80, died Monday, June 4, 2001. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: sisters, Marie Lang of Hutchinson, Margarethe Van Zandt of Wichita, Ella Lake of Lake City. Memorial
established with Florence Health Care Center, Florence. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 June 2001)
Flora, Carl, 75, of Kingsland, Texas, formerly of Whitewater, retired school teacher, died Monday, Dec. 9, 1996.
Service 2 p.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: wife, Edna; sons, Richard of San Antonio, Ed of Sedgwick, Robert of Las Cruces, N.M., David of Fayetteville,
N.C., Dennis of Burnett, Texas; 11 grandchildren. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 12 Dec 1996)
Harder, Daisy E., 75, homemaker, former Augusta resident, died Tuesday, March 12, 1996. Service 3 p.m. Friday, Penwell-Gabel
Funeral Home.
Survivors: husband, Albert; son, David of Osage City; daughters, Judy of Boulder, Colo., Linda Wasley of Burbank,
Calif.; two brothers; two sisters; five grandchildren.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 15 March 1996)
Harder, Elise J., 95, homemaker, died Monday, April 8, 1996. Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Friendly Acres Chapel.
Survivors: sons, Willis of North Newton, Don of Whitewater; daughters, Elna Dick of Buhler, Lois Nattier of Newton;
12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchild ren. Memorials have been established with Mennonite Central Committee and
Friendly Acres Nursing Home. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 9 April 1996)
WHITEWATER - Harder, Ellen M., 88, retired
registered nurse who worked at Wesley Hospital for many years, died July 16, 2004. Service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lorraine
Avenue Mennonite Church, Wichita.
Survivors: nephews & nieces: Steven, David & Mark Harder, Barbara Thomsen, Janice Schoen; several cousins.
Lamb Funeral Home.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 7/19/2004.
Harder, Emilie (Epp), 92, homemaker, died Thursday, April 16, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural
Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, John S.; son, Edgar of Whitewater; daughters, Linda Harder of Whitewater, Elsrieda Harder of
Salina; brother, John Epp Jr. of Whitewater; sisters, Agatha Wiebe, Agnes Regier, both of Whitewater; three grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Gospel Missionary Union and Child Evangelism Fellowship.
Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 18 April 1992)
Emma Harder, 99, homemaker, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 1988. Service 9 a.m. today, Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural
Whitewater.
Survivors: sisters, Minna Wiens of Newton, Sarah Wiebe of Omaha. Lamb- Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 August 1988)
Harder, Frances Elizabeth, 73, homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church,
Whitewater.
Survivors: husband, Harold; sons, Cliff of Moscow, Russia, Gary, Tim, Chuck all of El Dorado; sister, Charlene
Peterson of San Diego; 14 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Berean Academy. Bob Lamb Funeral Home,
Whitewater.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 11 October 2000)
Harder, John L., 64, truck driver, died Sunday, July 28, 1996. Private service.
Survivors: sons, John of Denver, Tyler of Topeka; brothers, Bud of El Dorado, Bill Gale of Wichita; sisters, Hildy
Ely of Clearwater, Margaret Tilley of Andover, Donice Chapman of Brookings, S.D., Donna Reqnary of Wellington;
six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Memorial has been established in lieu of flowers with the Via Christi
Charity Care Fund Foundation.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 30 July 1996)
Harder, John S., 91, retired farmer, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1993. Services have been held.
Survivors: son, Edgar of Whitewater; daughters, Linda Harder of Whitewater, Elfrieda Harder of Salina; three grandchildren;
four great- grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the General Conference Mennonite Missions and Wheat
State Manor. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 20 February 1993)
NEWTON - Harder, Linda Marie, 73, retired
nurse and missionary, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005. Visitation with family 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Lamb Funeral
Home, Whitewater; service 2 p.m. Friday, Emmaus Mennonite Church, Whitewater.
Survivors: brother, Edgar Harder of Whitewater; sister, Elfrieda Harder of Salina.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 2/2/2005.
Harder, Waldo, 81, retired farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1999. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Bethel College Mennonite
Church, Newton; 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Survivors: sons, Steven of New Mexico, David of California, Mike of Kansas; daughters, Barbara Thomsen, Janice
Schoen, both of New Mexico; sister, Ellen of Whitewater; 10 grandchildren. Memorials have been established with
Bethel College Mennonite Church and Mennonite Central Committee. Bob Lamb Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 January 1999)
JANZEN, MARIE J.
REGIER FRANTZ
Janzen, Marie J. Regier Frantz, 97, retired missionary, died Monday, Dec. 12, 1994. Services 10
a.m. Wednesday, Emmaus Church Cemetery, rural Whitewater, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Bethel College Mennonite Church.
Survivors: husband, B.H.; sisters, Minna Regier of Evanston, Ill., Margaret Regier of Newton. Memorials have been
established with the Bethel College Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church Overseas Missions.
Petersen Funeral Home.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 13 December 1994)
Klaassen, Elmer H., 82, retired farmer, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997. Service 2:30 p.m. today, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivor: brother, Waldo of Whitewater. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 26 April 1997)
Klaassen, Olga, 83, homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Emmaus Mennonite Church.
Survivors: brother, Waldo Klaassen, Elmer Klaassen, both of Whitewater. Memorial has been established with Mennonite
Central Commission. Lamb-Nutter Mortuary.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 7 Nov 1992)
Klaassen, Rolland, 82, formerly of Whitewater, farmer, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002. Visitation with family 6:30 to
8 p.m. today, Lamb-Nutter Mortuary, Whitewater; graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery,
rural Whitewater; memorial service 4 p.m. Saturday, First Mennonite Brethren Church, Wichita.
Survivors: wife, Mildred; sons, Duane of Denver, Calvin of Whitewater, Myron of Wichita; daughter, Sandra Beck
of San Diego; brother, Herman of Newton; ten grandchildren. Memorial established with Search of Light Ministry.
(Wichita Eagle ~ 6 September 2002)
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