Mennonite

Bertha Elizabeth Martin, 97, of 13436 Maugansville Road, Hagerstown, Md., passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at the Mennonite Home. Born Saturday, April 1, 1916, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Abram H. Baer and the late Amanda M....

Beaver Creek Christian Church, the Rev. Mark Curran will preach at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday on “Offering Good News.” Lay leader is Sandy Curran. Sunday school follows worship. Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor Rachel Black...

Volunteers from area Mennonite churches have been working year-round to prepare items to be sold on the Silent Auction and Live Auction of the 15th annual TriState Relief Sale Festival & Cruise-In July 19-20.   Quilters have been working at their...

Mary Louise (Horst) Horst, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., died at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Mennonite Fellowship Home in Hagerstown. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Greencastle, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. and Martha (Lehman) Horst....

Ethel May Eby, 73, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at her home. Born Friday, Dec. 22, 1939, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Jonas R. Eby and Esther L. (Sollenberger) Eby. She was employed by Sunnyway Foods in...

Mark Eldon Moyer, 92, Davidsville, went home to the Lord May 18, 2013, at  his home. Born May 26, 1920, in Grantsville, Md., the son of William H. and Mary Jaunita (Beachy) Moyer. Preceded in death by parents, sons, Timothy, William, and Stephen Arthur,...

The sixth nationwide gathering of the descendants of Jacob Hochstetler will meet July 19 and 20 in Mifflin County. After American independence, members of this Swiss German colonial family left Berks County and came to central and southwest Pennsylvania...

How could Brody Thomas have known when his mom urged him to tickle the ivories at the tender age of 5, that it could tickle his fancy in a career choice as well. Thomas, native of Springs and a sophomore at Goshen Mennonite College, recently held a...

A small Mennonite Church that opened in 1915 in central Kansas will close in June and then be torn down.     Bergthal Mennonite Church near Pawnee Rock in Barton County will hold its final service June 30. Before that, the congregation is planning a...

Elma Mae (Hershberger) Yoder, 84, Davidsville, went peacefully to be with the Lord April 25, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at Hopedale Hospital, Hopedale, Ill. Born Sept. 11, 1928, in Thomas Mills, daughter of William and Katie (Thomas)...

KALONA, Iowa — A white van, its sides covered with the words Kalona By-Ways Tours, sits parked in front of an Amish country store, a steady stream of plainly dressed men and women coming and going. "I call this the Amish Wal-Mart," tour guide...

SOUTH FORK — Paul Martin is a small, wiry man with a higher-pitched voice, sharp features and kind nature that lends him an air of a wizened old elf. Beneath a broad-brimmed black hat, he is dressed in all black, sharp as tack, even though he...