Hofstetter, -- Abraham C., son of Christian and Anna (Zuercher) Hofstetter, was born Dec. 16, 1868, in Canton, Berne, Switzerland; died of a failing heart and pneumonia March 29, 1952, at the Dunlap Memorial Hospital, Orrville, Ohio; aged 83 y. 3 m. 13 d. He came to this country at the age of 12 with his parents and lived in the community near Dalton, Ohio ever since. On Feb. 27, 1913, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Kratzer, who preceded him in death in 1949. Surviving are 6 children (George, Luella-Mrs. Clarence Nussbaum, and Clayton, Dalton, Ohio; Walter, Orrville, Ohio; Jacob, Apple Creek, Ohio; Peter, Salem, Oreg.; John Dalton, Ohio, and Simon, Kidron, Ohio), one sister (Mary Ann, Kidron, Ohio), and many other relatives and friends. Two brothers (Christian and David) and one sister (Anna-Mrs. Reuben Lehman) preceded him in death. He accepted Christ in his youth and joined the Mennonite Church. He remained faithful to his Saviour and active in his church. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Kidron Ohio Mennonite Church by Reuben Hosfstetter, Allen Bixler, and Isaac Zuercher on April 1. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
Hofstetter, -- Abraham C., son of Christian and Anna (Zuercher) Hofstetter, was born Dec. 16, 1868, in Canton, Berne, Switzerland; died of a failing heart and pneumonia March 29, 1952, at the Dunlap Memorial Hospital, Orrville, Ohio; aged 83 y. 3 m. 13 d. He came to this country at the age of 12 with his parents and lived in the community near Dalton, Ohio ever since. On Feb. 27, 1913, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Kratzer, who preceded him in death in 1949. Surviving are 6 children (George, Luella-Mrs. Clarence Nussbaum, and Clayton, Dalton, Ohio; Walter, Orrville, Ohio; Jacob, Apple Creek, Ohio; Peter, Salem, Oreg.; John Dalton, Ohio, and Simon, Kidron, Ohio), one sister (Mary Ann, Kidron, Ohio), and many other relatives and friends. Two brothers (Christian and David) and one sister (Anna-Mrs. Reuben Lehman) preceded him in death. He accepted Christ in his youth and joined the Mennonite Church. He remained faithful to his Saviour and active in his church. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Kidron Ohio Mennonite Church by Reuben Hosfstetter, Allen Bixler, and Isaac Zuercher on April 1. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.
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