Obituary

Ella Ruth Flickinger, 102 1/2, homemaker, died Friday May 1, 2009. She was born October 22, 1906, to John J. and Lydia Zerger Schwartz. On June 28, 1925 she married Jacob Joseph Flickinger. He died March 3, 1965. Survivors include: sons, Larry, David and Ronald; brother, Alfred Schwartz; sisters, Clara Gerber, Erma Albrecht, Millie Clark and Leora Hansen; 35 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 47 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Mennonite Church, Halstead. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Halstead Cemetery, Halstead. Memorials to the MCC or American Cancer Society.