Andrew Nachtigall
1928 - 2016
Obituary
Dr. Andrew Nachtigall, 87, died July
30, 2016, at the Presbyterian Manor in Newton. He was born Dec. 9,
1928, to John and Matilda Hofer Nachtigall in Freeman, South Dakota,
the third of four children.
He graduated from Freeman High School,
Tabor College and the University of Kansas School of Medicine (1959).
Andrew became board certified in Pediatrics in 1971. He worked at the
Bethel Clinic in Newton beginning in 1964 and entered retirement in
1995.
On Dec. 26, 1958, he married Adena
Doerksen. She died Sept. 2, 1997. They had four children: Andrew
Michael, Mark, Marie and Karen.
After his graduation from medical
school, Andrew and Adena, a registered nurse, served with the
Mennonite Central Committee in a medical capacity in Indonesia for
three years.
Andrew was a committed Christian from
his youth, serving his church and volunteering with local charitable
organizations. These included the homeless shelter, Heartland
Pregnancy Care Center, CASA Child Advocacy agency, Health Ministries
and he was a member of Kiwanis civic club.
Andrew was preceded in death by his
parents and two siblings, Alfred Nachtigall and Alice Ulrickson.
He is survived by his four children and
their families: Andrew Michael (Melinda) and their children Adam,
Lora and Hannah, Hesston; Mark (Kathy) and their children Elizabeth,
John and Daniel, McPherson; Marie Nachtigall, Newton; Karen (Mark)
Stahl and their children William and Ann, Kokomo, Indiana; his
sister, Mary Graber, Goessel; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be held on Thursday
(Aug. 4, 2016) from 1 to 8 p.m. at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home,
with the family greeting friends from 5 to 6 p.m.
Burial will be held Friday (Aug. 5,
2016) at 10:30 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton.
Memorial Services will be held at 3
p.m. Friday at Koerner Heights Church of The Mennonite Brethren.
Memorials may be made to Koerner
Heights Church or Heartland Pregnancy Care Center, in care of the
funeral home at 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Friends may sign the book online and
read the obituary at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
