Home > United States of America > Kansas > Harvey County > Zimmerdale > Eastlawn Cemetery > Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber

Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber

View larger map

1 / 3

2 / 3

3 / 3

❮ ❯

Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber

Birth	:	8 Jan 1931 Beaver Crossing, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	20 Feb 2016 Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Eastlawn Cemetery, Zimmerdale, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.1151100, -97.3902900
Description	:	In Margie's obituary her father is listed as Elbert Nathaniel. Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber, 85, died Saturday (Feb. 20) at Newton Medical Center in Newton, of pneumonia. Margie was born Jan. 8, 1931, at the home of her parents, Clara Burkey Hostetler and Elbert Nathaniel Hostetler, near Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm, the middle of five sisters, with one older brother. She attended a one room school, District 80 in Seward County, through the eighth grade, then Hesston Preparatory School in 1946 and 1947, where she met Wayne Swartzendruber, of St. John, Michigan. After graduation,... Read More	In Margie's obituary her father is listed as Elbert Nathaniel. Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber, 85, died Saturday (Feb. 20) at Newton Medical Center in Newton, of pneumonia. Margie was born Jan. 8, 1931, at the home of her parents, Clara Burkey Hostetler and Elbert Nathaniel Hostetler, near Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm, the middle of five sisters, with one older brother. She attended a one room school, District 80 in Seward County, through the eighth grade, then Hesston Preparatory School in 1946 and 1947, where she met Wayne Swartzendruber, of St. John, Michigan. After graduation, and a summer class in Seward, Nebraska, she was the teacher for one year at a rural school, not far from her parents' home. She and Wayne married on May 27, 1950, at the West Fairview Mennonite Church. Soon after their marriage, the couple moved to Aibonito, Puerto Rico, to join the VS unit there, and Margie taught kindergarten children in La Plata for two years. In 1952, they moved to Hesston where the first of their three children, a son, was born. A daughter followed in 1953 and a son in 1958. As a homemaker, Margie encouraged her children's imaginative play with the Baby Boom kids on North Weaver Street in group enterprises. Margie enjoyed picnics and creek splashing at "Spangler's Grove" and Harvey County Park West, drives in the country, sometimes to the Flint Hills and swimming at Pete's Puddle. Throughout their lives, Margie and Wayne were friends and sponsors to Spanish¬-speaking persons. Margie taught English to several of them and she was a persuasive advocate for people in need. They became foster parents to Nai Nyan, a young Laotian boy, for several years. Margie started a pre¬school in her home in 1967 that became one of the roots of the Hesston Community Child Care. She graduated from Hesston College in 1973, then completed a bachelor of science degree in elementary education at Bethel College in 1976. From 1975 to 1977 she was co-¬director and teacher at Community Play School in North Newton. She remained focused on small children throughout her life. Even in her last months she was alert to small children and they responded to her. In 1983, Wayne and Margie moved from North Weaver in Hesston to the "Truck and Duck Farm" east of town on 96th, where they enjoyed gardening and hosting family and friends for 16 years. In 1997, they moved from their country home to South Weaver Street and became part of that neighborhood. In 2013, Margie moved to Schowalter Villa where she continued to be a part of the community until her final illness. Margie was baptized at the rural West Fairview Mennonite Church as a teenager. In Kansas, she attended the Pennsylvania Mennonite Church, at the present site of Eastlawn Cemetery, later Whitestone, and she remained a faithful member until her death. She participated in the Autumn Heirs Sunday school class and served as Sunday School superintendent. She was a devoted teacher to small children in Sunday School for years. She also helped organize and support a Hispanic congregation that met at Whitestone in the 1980s and 1990s. Margie dedicated much of her life to caring for children. She was a founder of the Hesston Community Child Care and served as a teacher and director. After retirement, she took responsibility for laundry and dining duties part-time, and when she could no longer do that (due to Alzheimer's), she faithfully walked from home to the child care to feed the bunnies. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, in 2008; her brother Eldon Hostetler; and sisters Edith Reed and Leila DeVoe; brothers-in-law Bob Swartzendruber, Levi Troyer and Robert Phelps; son-in-law, David Leo Ledgere; nephews, Randy Craig, George Swartzendruber and Benton Reed. She is survived by her sons, of Halstead and of Sterling Heights, Michigan; and her daughter and husband, of Newton; sisters of Hesston, and of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; granddaughter, of Centreville, Virginia; grandson of Kalamazoo, Michigan.; in-laws of Hesston, of Valley Center, of Henderson, Nebraska, of Hesston. She also had 27 nieces and nephews, or niblings, seven grandchildren by marriage; and one great-grandson. There are two more great ones on the way! Following a graveside service for the family at Eastlawn Cemetery on March 19, a memorial service will be held at Whitestone Mennonite Church at 11 a.m., with luncheon provided after the service. There is a memorial "Margie Fund" for the Hesston Child Care. Contributions may be mailed to 441 Neufeld Drive, Hesston, KS 67062 or received at the memorial service. The family expresses deep gratitude to everyone at Schowalter Villa for caring for Margie in her last three years, to the staff at Newton Medical Center for their care in her last three days, to the people of Whitestone for caring about her for many years and making her memorial possible, and to all of you who remember her with your words, cards and in your thoughts and prayers. To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published in The Kansan on Mar. 17, 2016. Contributor: Anonymous (47760662) [names of living removed]

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber's memorial?
Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber's memorial is located at: Eastlawn Cemetery, Zimmerdale, Harvey County, USA.
When did Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber death?
Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber death on 20 Feb 2016 in Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Margie Lu Hostetler Swartzendruber's memorial?
Latitude: 38.1151100
Longitude: -97.3902900

Family Members:

Parent

Elbert Henry Hostetler

(1889 - 1971)

Clara Burkey Hostetler

(1905 - 1998)

Spouse

Wayne Herbert “Druber” Swartzendruber

(1928 - 2008)

Siblings

Wilma Jane Hostetler Phelps

(1925 - 2021)

Eldon Eugene Hostetler

(1926 - 2014)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Eastlawn Cemetery
Zimmerdale, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1151100, -97.3902900

2. Church of God of The Firstborn Cemetery
Emma Township, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0940100, -97.4269800

3. Highland Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1440540, -97.3531320

4. Whitestone Mennonite Church Columbarium
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1458950, -97.4297920

5. Hesston Cemetery
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1448900, -97.4402400

6. Faith Mennonite Church Columbarium
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0672700, -97.3547700

7. Bethel College Columbarium
North Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0730000, -97.3420000

8. Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church Columbarium
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0663870, -97.3486940

9. Meridian Cemetery
McPherson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1741028, -97.3904722

10. Boot Hill
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0426220, -97.3343410

11. Shalom Mennonite Church Memory Garden
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0429870, -97.3316650

12. Farnsworth-Cook Cemetery
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1233600, -97.4992200

13. Garden Valley Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1232147, -97.4998856

14. Greenwood Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0443993, -97.3249969

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0419006, -97.3277969

16. Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0275002, -97.4075012

17. Knopp Cemetery
West Branch Township, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2003140, -97.3540140

18. Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
McPherson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2027400, -97.4362500

19. Garden View Mennonite Church Cemetery
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0874400, -97.5128900

20. Garden Community Church Cemetery
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1225900, -97.5188600

21. Schoenthal Cemetery
Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1875000, -97.2994003

22. Church of God of the Firstborn Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0142400, -97.4073500

23. Royer Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0139008, -97.4068985

24. Tabor Mennonite Church Cemetery
Goessel, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2037582, -97.3233719