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John Wesley Gingerich

Birth	:	8 Apr 1898 Parnell, Iowa County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Dec 1986 Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lower Deer Creek Cemetery, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5381012, -91.7985992
Description	:	JOHN W. GINGERICH John W. Gingerich was born April 8, 1898, to Henry F. and Anna M. Yoder Gingerich in Iowa County, Iowa. He died at Pleasantview Home, Kalona, on Dec; 13, 1986, at the age of 88. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized on Aug. 30, 1914, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona, where he was a faithful member all his life. On Sept. 4, 1932, he was married to Maude (Swartzendruber) Bender. They lived on their Iowa County farm until 1951, when they moved to Frytown, where he did woodworking and saw filing. He was active... Read More	JOHN W. GINGERICH John W. Gingerich was born April 8, 1898, to Henry F. and Anna M. Yoder Gingerich in Iowa County, Iowa. He died at Pleasantview Home, Kalona, on Dec; 13, 1986, at the age of 88. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized on Aug. 30, 1914, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona, where he was a faithful member all his life. On Sept. 4, 1932, he was married to Maude (Swartzendruber) Bender. They lived on their Iowa County farm until 1951, when they moved to Frytown, where he did woodworking and saw filing. He was active in the neighborhood and his church. He served many years as teacher, superintendent and Bible study leader. He was interested in church history and served for many years as conference historian for the Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference. He was instrumental in organizing the archives at the Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa, of which he was a life member. In 1973, he was appointed archivist, a position he held for seven years. He was assistant archivist until 1983. He was interested in the church here and worldwide. He attended many Mennonite conferences and mission meetings in different parts of the U.S. and Canada. For 15 years he conducted Sunday school at The University Hospital in Iowa City. He also made monthly visits to the men's reformatory at Anamosa and to the prison at Ft. Madison. His survivors include his wife, Maude; two sons, Harold R. Bender of Wellman and Daniel E. Bender of Kalona; two daughters, Beulah (Mrs. Marvin) Miller and Marianna (Mrs. Alvin J.) Miller, both of Kalona; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary A. Gingerich of Kalona. He was preceded in death by a grandson, one brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Vera Schrock and Edna M. Gingerich. He is also survived by Leroy Baker, who came to stay with him and his wife and was cared for as a member of the family. Funeral services were held Dec. 15, 1986, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite church. Burial was in the nearby cemetery.

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John Wesley Gingerich's memorial is located at: Lower Deer Creek Cemetery, Johnson County, USA.
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John Wesley Gingerich death on 13 Dec 1986 in Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.5381012
Longitude: -91.7985992

Family Members:

Parent

Henry F. Gingerich

(1866 - 1946)

Anna M Yoder Gingerich

(1871 - 1936)

Spouse

Maude Edna Swartzendruber Gingerich

(1906 - 1991)

Siblings

Vera Ellen Gingerich Schrock

(1894 - 1974)

Edna Martha Gingerich

(1901 - 1984)

Mary Ann Gingerich

(1908 - 2005)

Children

Beulah Marie Gingerich Miller

(1933 - 2020)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5346170, -91.7884060

2. Schottler Cemetery
Amish, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5348950, -91.8118270

3. Wertz Cemetery
Amish, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5486500, -91.7939000

4. Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery
Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5408300, -91.8398500

5. Brenneman Cemetery
Amish, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5166702, -91.7611084

6. West Union Mennonite Cemetery
Parnell, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5631866, -91.8408966

7. Bethel Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5835991, -91.8082962

8. Haven Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5558080, -91.7320500

9. Angels Rest Cemetery
Washington Township, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5896000, -91.7648000

10. Coffman Cemetery
English River Township, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4889045, -91.7585030

11. Frytown Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5718000, -91.7355000

12. Wassonville Cemetery
Daytonville, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4846992, -91.8317032

13. South Gingerich Mennonite Cemetery
Kalona, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5076294, -91.7227936

14. McArtor Cemetery
Holbrook, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5520134, -91.8852692

15. Sharon Bethel Cemetery
Williamstown, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5558000, -91.7086000

16. Snider Cemetery
Kalona, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4997386, -91.7196131

17. East Union Mennonite Cemetery
Sharon Center, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5258179, -91.7049484

18. Graper Farm Cemetery
Iowa City, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5904360, -91.7317740

19. North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5553017, -91.7024994

20. Windham Cemetery
Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6116982, -91.7667007

21. Wellman Mennonite Cemetery
Wellman, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4658012, -91.8478012

22. Sharon Hill Cemetery
Kalona, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4928017, -91.7071991

23. Wellman Cemetery
Wellman, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4636002, -91.8475037

24. Saint Peters Cemetery
Windham, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6091995, -91.7407990