Arthur G. Claassen
WHITEWATER -- Arthur G. Claassen, 87,
former Potwin resident, farmer and stockman, died Tuesday (Aug. 18,
1998) in Newton.
He was born Sept. 1, 1910, in Newton to
Abraham and Elna (Blaser) Claassen. He married Ann Harder on June 8,
1945, in Whitewater. She preceded him in death Jan. 4, 1996.
He was a member of Faith Mennonite
Church in Newton. He attended Plum Grove Grade School in rural Potwin
and was a graduate of Whitewater High School. He attended one year at
Bible Institute in Los Angeles. He was former member of the Emmaus
Mennonite Church where he taught Sunday School. He also was a member
of the church board and a past chairman.
He served on the Remington USD 206
school board and was a past president. He and his wife traveled
extensively around the world and enjoyed cultures of the different
countries they traveled in.
Survivors include: three sons, Arthur
N. Claassen of Potwin, Dwight Claassen of Whitewater and Dale
Claassen of Manhattan; one daughter, Barbara Claassen of Albany,
Ore.; and eight grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by three
sisters.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Faith Mennonite Church in Newton with Pastor Vicki Penner
officiating. Burial will be in the Emmaus Mennonite Church Cemetery
in Whitewater.
Friends may call until 8:30 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Bob Lamb Funeral Home in
Whitewater. Family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home.
Memorials have been established with
Central Homecare and Hospice and Kansas Christian Home, both of
Newton in care of the funeral home.
