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Mervin Merlin Troyer

Birth	:	9 Feb 1919 Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA
Death	:	11 Mar 2016 Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2900300, -97.9669000
Description	:	Obituary: Mervin Troyer, 97, passed to his heavenly reward at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Mervin was born Feb. 9, 1919 near Jet, Oklahoma to Samuel J. and Iva Miller Troyer. The eldest of four children, which included Maurine and twins Wilbur and Wilma, he spent the first eleven years in Oklahoma. They attended the Milan Valley Mennonite Church. Mervin attended the Jet consolidated school through grade five. In 1930, the family moved to a farm west of Harper, KS, near Crystal Springs. Mervin completed his elementary education in a one room country school, Nebo, in... Read More	Obituary: Mervin Troyer, 97, passed to his heavenly reward at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Mervin was born Feb. 9, 1919 near Jet, Oklahoma to Samuel J. and Iva Miller Troyer. The eldest of four children, which included Maurine and twins Wilbur and Wilma, he spent the first eleven years in Oklahoma. They attended the Milan Valley Mennonite Church. Mervin attended the Jet consolidated school through grade five. In 1930, the family moved to a farm west of Harper, KS, near Crystal Springs. Mervin completed his elementary education in a one room country school, Nebo, in 1933. Four years later, he graduated with the 1937 class of Harper High School. The following winter he attended six weeks of Short Term Bible School at Hesston College. After moving to Kansas, the family attended the Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church east of Harper and later in Harper. In his early teens he committed his life to Christ and was baptized. He continued an active member at Pleasant Valley after marriage, serving on several boards and committees. He served for a time as Superintendent of the Primary-Junior Sunday School Department and also as a youth Sunday School teacher. He greatly enjoyed working with the children and youth of the church. After high school graduation, Mervin helped his parents on the farm and spent three fall corn and bean harvest seasons working on a farm in Arthur, IL. On July 28, 1940, he married Dorothy King in Arthur, IL. Mervin and Dorothy lived in Arthur for one year after their marriage and he worked as a shipping clerk for Progress Manufacturing, Company. In 1941 they moved to a farm near Duquoin, Kansas, where they welcomed children to their small rural home: [a daughter], Harlan Dale, who died at the age of two, and twins [sons]. The farm mostly produced wheat and some other small grains and some livestock including cows and Berkshire hogs. Mervin was very involved in the care of son Harlan, who was born handicapped and required several surgeries and hospitalizations. While the children were in elementary school, he supplemented his farm income by driving the Grandview Grade School bus. After 18 years they moved to the family farm west of Harper, where he enjoyed farming for another 22 years. In 1982, Mervin and Dorothy left the farm to live in Harper where they stayed until 1989. They then moved to Hesston, to an apartment at Schowalter Villa. Several years after his wife's death, Mervin moved to Assisted Living and later to Health Care at Schowalter Villa. In retirement Mervin enjoyed working in the yard and gardening, often sharing garden produce with neighbors and friends. He spent hours doing woodwork projects, making tops and toys, or making chair risers for Villa residents and doing miscellaneous projects for Villa staff and the child care. He especially enjoyed working with children on craft projects, games, and just watching them play outside his window. Mervin was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dorothy in 2001, son Harlan Dale, grandson Darin Troy Stutzman, great granddaughter Courtney Marie Troyer, great great grandson Mikel Lee Maxim and his sister, Wilma Mast. He is survived by children: [Private]; grandchildren, [Private]; 20 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, with the family receiving friends from noon until service time at Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Harper. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Schowalter Villa Good Samaritan Fund, in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston. Contributor: Marcia BB (48173650) [names of living removed]

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Mervin Merlin Troyer's memorial is located at: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harper, Harper County, USA.
When did Mervin Merlin Troyer death?
Mervin Merlin Troyer death on 11 Mar 2016 in Hesston, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.2900300
Longitude: -97.9669000

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel J. “Sam” Troyer

(1893 - 1956)

Spouse

Dorothy Arvilla King Troyer

(1918 - 2001)

Siblings

Mabel Maurine Troyer Zimmerman

(1922 - 2019)

Wilbur Donald Troyer

(1924 - 2017)

Children

Harlan Dale Troyer

(1948 - 1950)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Harper, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2900300, -97.9669000

2. Christian Cemetery
Harper, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2686005, -98.0061035

3. Christian Apostolic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2686111, -98.0063889

4. Harper Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2963982, -98.0180969

5. Star Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.3203230, -97.9310890

6. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2797012, -97.8949966

7. Runnymede Cemetery
Runnymede, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3574410, -97.9296580

8. Pioneer Cemetery
Harper, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2388190, -98.0392030

9. Hillsdale Cemetery
Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3708000, -98.0121994

10. H and S Cemetery
Freeport, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2388992, -97.8302994

11. Freeport Cemetery
Freeport, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2033005, -97.8572006

12. Crystal Springs Mennonite Cemetery
Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2533570, -98.1269210

13. Melvin Cemetery
Harper, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2894530, -98.1393240

14. Duquoin Cemetery
Duquoin, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3756300, -98.1124300

15. Forest Park Cemetery
Anthony, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1469002, -98.0192032

16. Spring Grove Cemetery
Anthony, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1514015, -98.0580978

17. Lutheran Cemetery
Conway Springs, Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3568800, -97.7797600

18. Argonia Cemetery
Argonia, Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2728004, -97.7556000

19. Stitch Cemetery
Bennett Township, Kingman County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4234000, -97.8076700

20. Singer Cemetery
Bluff City, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1241989, -97.8555984

21. Rago Cemetery
Rago, Kingman County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4587600, -98.0743900

22. Upchurch Cemetery
Norwich, Kingman County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4730988, -97.8722000

23. Morris Center Cemetery
Sumner County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1699982, -97.7466965

24. Saint Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
Bluff City, Harper County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1105042, -97.8231277