GOSHEN, IN. -- Agnes R.C. Schertz, 94, of Goshen died Sunday, December 6, 2020 just one month after her husband of 61 years, Wayne, died. Her death was due to a combination of dementia, COVID and isolation from family, but was mostly due to a broken heart.
Agnes grew up in Kansas and lived through the Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and the death of her mother when she was just four years old. This formed her into the scrappy, tough woman that she was. As a young adult, her eyes were opened to the world as she served with the Mennonite Church in Jordan doing refugee relief work.
She enjoyed reading, which may be why teaching children to read brought her great satisfaction. She began her 32-year teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in Kansas, continued in Illinois, and then taught in Goshen Community Schools.
Agnes was happiest around her children and grandchildren, and when traveling the world with her husband.
She is survived by her children, Kahlil (Rachel) Schertz, Mona (Bill) Seaver; grandchildren: Ellie (Josh Yoder) Schertz, Isaac Schertz, Nate Seaver, Ryan Seaver; and four of her 12 siblings.
Memorials may be directed to Mennonite Central Committee for human relief work in Jordan and around the world.
Due to public health concerns, a memorial service will be held at a later date when family and friends can safely gather.
Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com. Please visit the photo gallery on that site where the family has placed many photos.
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Agnes grew up in Kansas and lived through the Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and the death of her mother when she was just four years old. This formed her into the scrappy, tough woman that she was. As a young adult, her eyes were opened to the world as she served with the Mennonite Church in Jordan doing refugee relief work.
She enjoyed reading, which may be why teaching children to read brought her great satisfaction. She began her 32-year teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in Kansas, continued in Illinois, and then taught in Goshen Community Schools.
Agnes was happiest around her children and grandchildren, and when traveling the world with her husband.
She is survived by her children, Kahlil (Rachel) Schertz, Mona (Bill) Seaver; grandchildren: Ellie (Josh Yoder) Schertz, Isaac Schertz, Nate Seaver, Ryan Seaver; and four of her 12 siblings.
Memorials may be directed to Mennonite Central Committee for human relief work in Jordan and around the world.
Due to public health concerns, a memorial service will be held at a later date when family and friends can safely gather.
Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com. Please visit the photo gallery on that site where the family has placed many photos.
YODER-CULP FUNERAL HOME
GOSHEN, IN. -- Agnes R.C. Schertz, 94, of Goshen died Sunday, December 6, 2020 just one month after her husband of 61 years, Wayne, died. Her death was due to a combination of dementia, COVID and isolation from family, but was mostly due to a broken heart.
Agnes grew up in Kansas and lived through the Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and the death of her mother when she was just four years old. This formed her into the scrappy, tough woman that she was. As a young adult, her eyes were opened to the world as she served with the Mennonite Church in Jordan doing refugee relief work.
She enjoyed reading, which may be why teaching children to read brought her great satisfaction. She began her 32-year teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in Kansas, continued in Illinois, and then taught in Goshen Community Schools.
Agnes was happiest around her children and grandchildren, and when traveling the world with her husband.
She is survived by her children, Kahlil (Rachel) Schertz, Mona (Bill) Seaver; grandchildren: Ellie (Josh Yoder) Schertz, Isaac Schertz, Nate Seaver, Ryan Seaver; and four of her 12 siblings.
Memorials may be directed to Mennonite Central Committee for human relief work in Jordan and around the world.
Due to public health concerns, a memorial service will be held at a later date when family and friends can safely gather.
Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com. Please visit the photo gallery on that site where the family has placed many photos.
YODER-CULP FUNERAL HOME
Agnes grew up in Kansas and lived through the Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, and the death of her mother when she was just four years old. This formed her into the scrappy, tough woman that she was. As a young adult, her eyes were opened to the world as she served with the Mennonite Church in Jordan doing refugee relief work.
She enjoyed reading, which may be why teaching children to read brought her great satisfaction. She began her 32-year teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in Kansas, continued in Illinois, and then taught in Goshen Community Schools.
Agnes was happiest around her children and grandchildren, and when traveling the world with her husband.
She is survived by her children, Kahlil (Rachel) Schertz, Mona (Bill) Seaver; grandchildren: Ellie (Josh Yoder) Schertz, Isaac Schertz, Nate Seaver, Ryan Seaver; and four of her 12 siblings.
Memorials may be directed to Mennonite Central Committee for human relief work in Jordan and around the world.
Due to public health concerns, a memorial service will be held at a later date when family and friends can safely gather.
Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com. Please visit the photo gallery on that site where the family has placed many photos.
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