Bertha Gaeddert Penner
HESSTON -- Bertha Gaeddert Penner, 99,
a homemaker, died Sunday (Nov. 21, 1999) at Schowalter Villa in
Hesston.
She was born Dec. 27, 1899, on a farm
near Moundridge to David and Agatha (Regier) Gaeddert. She married
Frank Penner March 18, 1928, in Inman. He preceded her in death Oct.
26, 1998.
She was a member of Hoffnungsau
Mennonite Church near Inman.
She lived in Moundridge and Inman area
until 1960, moving to Newton and then to Hesston in 1982.
Survivors include: one son, Milferd
Penner of Inman; two daughters, Marvella Ratzlaff of Moundridge and
Rachel Schmidt of Lawrence; 12 grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church with the Rev. Dean Linsenmeyer
officiating. Burial will be in the Hoffnungsau Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the church.
Memorials have been established with
Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church in care of Miller Funeral Home in
Hesston.
