Hilda Mae Bestvater
Hilda Mae Bestvater, 82, died Sunday
(Sept. 13, 1998) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis
Campus.
She was born July 26, 1916, in Marion
to Henry and Mabel (Speckman) Hett. She married Frank Bestvater Sept.
20, 1942, at Marion. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 1995.
They lived at rural Canton until moving
to Newton in 1973. She was a former member of the H.D.U. in McPherson
County and was a member of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near
Goessel.
Survivors include: two sons, James
Bestvater of Wichita and William Bestvater of Belton, Mo.; one
daughter, Erna Mae David of Lyons; two half-brothers, Roger Hett of
California and Wayne Hett of Cherryvale; one half-sister, Nadine
Duffy of Collins, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by two daughters, Helen Ewing and
Mabel Gish.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church with the Revs. James Dunn
and Mark Wiens officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery
near Newton. Friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Miller
Funeral Home in Goessel.
Memorials have been established with
National Kidney Foundation and the American Cancer Society in care of
the funeral home.
1916 - 1998 (82 years)