DORA VOTH
1921 - 2017
Obituary
Dora Justine (Harder) Voth, 96, of
Newton, passed away at Parkside Home in Hillsboro on Wednesday (Sept.
27, 2017). She was born April 11, 1921, in Newton to Helen (Richert)
and Henry H. Harder. She spent her early years in Newton, graduating
from Newton High School in 1939. That same year she began her career
as a legal secretary.
She was a member of the First Mennonite
Church from 1937 and was active in the choir, playing piano and organ
and teaching Sunday School. She was very well read, enjoyed knitting
scarves for missions, doing crossword puzzles, working on her
genealogy, emailing on her computer and, above all, loved being with
her family.
Dora married Herman R. Voth on May 16,
1947. They began their lives together in Newton, later moving to
Wichita, then to Whitewater and returning years later to live in
Newton.
They had two sons, James (Barbara) Voth
of Henderson, Nebraska, and Thomas (Pamela) Voth of Hillsboro; five
grandchildren: Kristen Voth of Wichita, Benjamin (Anna) Voth of
Wichita, Rebekah Voth of Denver, Erin (Christopher) Hutson of Wichita
and Kathryn (Joshua) Ens of Hillsboro. Dora also had five
great-grandchildren: Eden Hutson, Jude Hutson, Amelia Voth, London
Ens and Hollis Voth.
She was preceded in death by her
husband; her parents; and two brothers, Albert Harder and Ernest
Harder.
Services will take place on Friday
(Oct. 6, 2017), with a graveside service at 9:30 a.m. at Greenwood
Cemetery in Newton and a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at the First
Mennonite Church in Newton.
Memorials are for the Newton Public
Library and Good Shepherd Hospice in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
