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Jacob Z. Rittenhouse

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Jacob Z. Rittenhouse

Birth
Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Aug 2002 (aged 94)
Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hatfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.25491, Longitude: -75.30499
Memorial ID
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Jacob Z. Rittenhouse (formerly of Lansdale)
DOD: August 9, 2002
POD: in the skilled nursing unit at Souderton Mennonite Homes (a resident since 1993)
Age: 94

Spouse: Ruth Hackman
Married: in October 1930

POB: Towamencin
Parents: Jacob C. and Alice Ziegler Rittenhouse

Employment: He was a pastor at the Lansdale Mennonite Church (ordained in 1942 and retired in 1993 after 51 years), and was involved in evangelistic outreach throughout the United States and Canada. He was also an accountant for Ralph's Market in Lansdale (retired after 28 years).

Additional Work: he was a founder and radio pastor of Life With God broadcasts (a ministry of Franconia Mennonite Conference) from 1962 to 1969 and he was a pioneer in Christian education, who was instrumental in the beginning stages of Franconia Mennonite School, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and LaHay Christian School

Predeceased by: three sisters, Irene Bishop (Memorial ID #11286992), Elizabeth Clemmer (Memorial ID #11317313) and Ada Clemens

Obit info published in The Mennonite Weekly Review on August 19, 2002 - Pg 11
Jacob Z. Rittenhouse (formerly of Lansdale)
DOD: August 9, 2002
POD: in the skilled nursing unit at Souderton Mennonite Homes (a resident since 1993)
Age: 94

Spouse: Ruth Hackman
Married: in October 1930

POB: Towamencin
Parents: Jacob C. and Alice Ziegler Rittenhouse

Employment: He was a pastor at the Lansdale Mennonite Church (ordained in 1942 and retired in 1993 after 51 years), and was involved in evangelistic outreach throughout the United States and Canada. He was also an accountant for Ralph's Market in Lansdale (retired after 28 years).

Additional Work: he was a founder and radio pastor of Life With God broadcasts (a ministry of Franconia Mennonite Conference) from 1962 to 1969 and he was a pioneer in Christian education, who was instrumental in the beginning stages of Franconia Mennonite School, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School and LaHay Christian School

Predeceased by: three sisters, Irene Bishop (Memorial ID #11286992), Elizabeth Clemmer (Memorial ID #11317313) and Ada Clemens

Obit info published in The Mennonite Weekly Review on August 19, 2002 - Pg 11


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