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There remain to mourn her departure, her husband, two sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, two
brothers four sisters and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services held at the home Bro. Henry Wyse and at the Central Mennonite church by Bro. P. L.
Frey and Bro. E. B. Frey. Burial in Pettisville cemetery.
A loving mother so gentle and kind,
What a wonderful memory she left behind.
Long days, long nights she bore in patience.
Till God Himself, who knew what was best,
Took her home to give her rest.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks to relatives and neighbors who assisted us in any way during
the long illness and death of our wife and mother.
Amos Burkholder and Family.
Ida Beck
Ida, daughter of the late Chris. and Mary Beck was born in Fulton county, near Pettisville, Ohio, July
15, 1880. Late in the evening of October 14, 1943, she was struck by a motorcycle 1 ½ miles south of
Archbold, 0., and thereby met with instant death, aged 63 yrs., 2 mos., 30 days. She lived with her
parents on the farm until 1930 when she with her father moved to Pettisville, 0. About 7 years later her
father died after which a niece, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy and their family lived with her until the
time of her death. Her sudden passing has come as a severe shock to her relatives as well as the
entire community. In her youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour and
was by baptism received into the Mennonite church and often spoke of the need of being fully
prepared to meet the Lord before the last moments come.
Being without family responsibility of her own she was very a helpful among her relatives and in
the neighborhood. She is survived by two brothers, Peter of Pettisville; Samuel of Leo, Ind., three
sisters, Mrs. Chris. Miller and Mrs. Harmon Short of Archbold and Mrs. Wm. Lantz of Pettisville and
many other relatives and friends. Her parents and one sister, Barbara Burkholder, and two infant