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Lydia E Bontrager Petersheim

26 Feb 1868 – 30 Jan 1945

Birth26 Feb 1868
Death30 Jan 1945
CemeteryEast Union Mennonite Cemetery
Sharon Center , Johnson County , Iowa , USA
Added byTerry L Westmoreland on 07 Apr 2012
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Bio

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 47 - February 23, 1945 - pages 958, 959. Petersheim. --- Lydia, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth Troyer Bontrager, was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Feb. 26, 1868; passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. W. Yoder, Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 30, 1945; aged 76 y. 11 m. 4 d. On Nov. 29, 1887, she was united in marriage to Gideon Petersheim, who passed away in 1930. She leaves one daughter (Maude - Mrs. S. W. Yoder, of Kalona), one son (Rolla, of Kalona), 5 brothers (Daniel, of Kalona; David, Sarasota, Fla.; Elmer, Washington, Iowa; Joseph, Wakarusa, Ind.; and William, Cedar Rapids, Iowa), one sister (Mrs. L. D. King, West Liberty, Ohio), 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. After their marriage they lived on the Petersheim homestead in Sharon Township until the fall of 1910, when they retired and moved to Kalona. After the death of her husband, she made her home with her daughter. She accepted Christ in her youth and united with the East Union Mennonite Church, being a faithful and devoted member, and a regular attendant as long as health permitted. Funeral services were held at the East Union Church Feb. 2, in charge of her pastor, D. J. Fisher. Burial was made in the East Union Cemetery.

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