Holaway - Sophia, daughter of Jacob and Rosa (Breier) Bleile, was born near Stuttgart, Germany, May 17, 1871; died Sept 6, 1957, at the LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee, Ind; aged 86 y, 3 m, 20 d.
At the age of 3 years she, with her family, came to live near Nappanee.
On November 1, 1891, she was united in marriage to Jacob Holaway.
She was a charter member of the North Main St Mennonite Church.
Surviving are 3 sons (Clarence, Nappanee; Fred J, Akron, Pa; and John J, Milford), 3 daughters (Lillie - Mrs C A Mast, and Mary - Mrs Lester Miller, both of Nappanee; and Ethel - Mrs Tillman Neuhauser, Eureka, Ill), 2 brothers (Lewis and Jesse Bleile, Nappanee), 32 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, March, 1950, and by her son, Lewis, Jan 1951.
Funeral services were held at the North Main St Church, Sept 8, with Homer F North officiating and Richard Yoder assisting. Burial in Union Center Cemetery.
Gospel Herald
Vol L, No 45
5 November 1957
At the age of 3 years she, with her family, came to live near Nappanee.
On November 1, 1891, she was united in marriage to Jacob Holaway.
She was a charter member of the North Main St Mennonite Church.
Surviving are 3 sons (Clarence, Nappanee; Fred J, Akron, Pa; and John J, Milford), 3 daughters (Lillie - Mrs C A Mast, and Mary - Mrs Lester Miller, both of Nappanee; and Ethel - Mrs Tillman Neuhauser, Eureka, Ill), 2 brothers (Lewis and Jesse Bleile, Nappanee), 32 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, March, 1950, and by her son, Lewis, Jan 1951.
Funeral services were held at the North Main St Church, Sept 8, with Homer F North officiating and Richard Yoder assisting. Burial in Union Center Cemetery.
Gospel Herald
Vol L, No 45
5 November 1957
Holaway - Sophia, daughter of Jacob and Rosa (Breier) Bleile, was born near Stuttgart, Germany, May 17, 1871; died Sept 6, 1957, at the LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee, Ind; aged 86 y, 3 m, 20 d.
At the age of 3 years she, with her family, came to live near Nappanee.
On November 1, 1891, she was united in marriage to Jacob Holaway.
She was a charter member of the North Main St Mennonite Church.
Surviving are 3 sons (Clarence, Nappanee; Fred J, Akron, Pa; and John J, Milford), 3 daughters (Lillie - Mrs C A Mast, and Mary - Mrs Lester Miller, both of Nappanee; and Ethel - Mrs Tillman Neuhauser, Eureka, Ill), 2 brothers (Lewis and Jesse Bleile, Nappanee), 32 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, March, 1950, and by her son, Lewis, Jan 1951.
Funeral services were held at the North Main St Church, Sept 8, with Homer F North officiating and Richard Yoder assisting. Burial in Union Center Cemetery.
Gospel Herald
Vol L, No 45
5 November 1957
At the age of 3 years she, with her family, came to live near Nappanee.
On November 1, 1891, she was united in marriage to Jacob Holaway.
She was a charter member of the North Main St Mennonite Church.
Surviving are 3 sons (Clarence, Nappanee; Fred J, Akron, Pa; and John J, Milford), 3 daughters (Lillie - Mrs C A Mast, and Mary - Mrs Lester Miller, both of Nappanee; and Ethel - Mrs Tillman Neuhauser, Eureka, Ill), 2 brothers (Lewis and Jesse Bleile, Nappanee), 32 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, March, 1950, and by her son, Lewis, Jan 1951.
Funeral services were held at the North Main St Church, Sept 8, with Homer F North officiating and Richard Yoder assisting. Burial in Union Center Cemetery.
Gospel Herald
Vol L, No 45
5 November 1957
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