Gerber, Catherine,. daughter of Peter and Marie (Lichty) Stoll; born Oct. 24, 1865, at Fort Wayne, Ind.; died Nov. 6, 1958, at her home in Olds, Alta., after a long illness; aged 93 y. 13 d. Married to Noah Gerber at Wheatland, Mo., on Oct. 9, 1884. He died Nov. 3, 1937. Surviving are 4 children (Mary- Mrs. S. E. Benedict, Olds, Alta.; Louise- Mrs. J. Tannehill, Billings, Mont.; C. J. Gerber, Wakarusa, Ind.; and P. E. Gerber, Yachats, Oreg.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Burl Allen, Osceola, Mo.; and Mrs. Bert Allen, Roundup, Mont.), 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren, and 30 or more children that she mothered or raised part of their lives. She was the last remaining resident of what used to be the Mayton Mennonite congregation, where her late husband had been the deacon. She was a member of the West Zion Mennonite Church, Carstairs, Alta. Funeral services at the United Missionary Church, Olds, Alta., Nov. 9, were in charge of Peter Dyck and Linford D. Hackman; burial in Mayton Cemetery.
Gospel Herald VOL LII #4--January 27, 1959
Gospel Herald VOL LII #4--January 27, 1959
Gerber, Catherine,. daughter of Peter and Marie (Lichty) Stoll; born Oct. 24, 1865, at Fort Wayne, Ind.; died Nov. 6, 1958, at her home in Olds, Alta., after a long illness; aged 93 y. 13 d. Married to Noah Gerber at Wheatland, Mo., on Oct. 9, 1884. He died Nov. 3, 1937. Surviving are 4 children (Mary- Mrs. S. E. Benedict, Olds, Alta.; Louise- Mrs. J. Tannehill, Billings, Mont.; C. J. Gerber, Wakarusa, Ind.; and P. E. Gerber, Yachats, Oreg.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Burl Allen, Osceola, Mo.; and Mrs. Bert Allen, Roundup, Mont.), 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren, and 30 or more children that she mothered or raised part of their lives. She was the last remaining resident of what used to be the Mayton Mennonite congregation, where her late husband had been the deacon. She was a member of the West Zion Mennonite Church, Carstairs, Alta. Funeral services at the United Missionary Church, Olds, Alta., Nov. 9, were in charge of Peter Dyck and Linford D. Hackman; burial in Mayton Cemetery.
Gospel Herald VOL LII #4--January 27, 1959
Gospel Herald VOL LII #4--January 27, 1959
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