Lehman - Mable, daughter of Aaron and Emma (Lechlitner) Berkey, was born near Wakarusa, Ind, Feb 28, 1892; departed this life at the Goshen Hospital following surgery, Jan 25, 1957; aged 64 y, 10 m, 27 d.

On July 26, 1911, she was united in marriage to Martin Lehman, who died in 1945.

To this union were born 4 daughters (Bertha - Mrs Cloyd Kauffman, Middlebury, Ind; Pauline - Mrs Albert Hochstetler, Syracuse, Ind; Erma - Mrs Harry Munson, and Betty Lehman, both of Goshen).

Also surviving are 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 7 sisters (Edith - Mrs Calvin Newcomer, Sacramento, Calif; Beulah - Mrs Jesse Reed, Wakarusa, Ind; Wilma - Mrs George Newcomer, Salem, Oreg; Florence - Mrs Ray Letherman, Wakarusa, Ind; Clara - Mrs O C Overholser, Elkhart, Ind; Mary - Mrs Vernon Harter, Wakarusa; Golda - Mrs Earl Bruse, Elkhart), besides many other relatives and friends.

One brother preceded her in death.

She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her youth and was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church in charge of R F Yoder, assisted by F E Freed.

Gospel Herald
Vol L, No 13
26 March 1957

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Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs Mabel Lucretia Lehman, 64, a native of Harrison township and a lifelong resident of the county, who died at 4:30 am Saturday at Goshen General Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. Mrs Lehman had been in ill health for six months.

Mrs Lehman was born Feb 28, 1892, and married Martin Franklin Lehman July 26, 1911. He preceded her in death.

Mrs. Lehman was an employee of the Maynard Hoover poultry processing plant at New Paris until Jan 1

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs Cloyd (Bertha) Kauffman, Middlebury, Mrs Albert (Pauline) Hostetler near Syracuse, Mrs Harry (Erma) Munson, Goshen and Miss Betty Lehman, Goshen; eight grandchildren four great-grandchildren; and seven sisters, Mrs Calvin Newcomer, Sacramento, Calif, Mrs Jesse Reed, Mrs Ray Leatherman, and Mrs Vernon Harter, all of Wakarusa, Mrs George Newcomer, Salem, Ore, Mrs O C Overholser, Elkhart and Mrs Earl Bruse, also of Elkhart.

Services were held at the Yellow Creek Mennonite church, the Rev Ray Yoder and the Rev Francis Freed officiating. Burial was in the Yellow Creek cemetery.

Wakarusa Tribune
30 Jan 1957