Cornelius E. Hochstedler was born in Holmes County, Ohio, January 27, 1847; died in Howard County, Indiana, June 30, 1910. He had been in poor health for some time, and continued to grow worse until an operation was performed on Wednesday, a day previous to his death, by a specialist from Indianapolis, and it was discovered that he was suffering from a cancerous condition of the stomach. He was a member of the old order Amish Church and was ordained to the ministry some 30 years ago, and later ordained to the office of bishop, in which capacity he served as a good shepherd. His wife and one son and one daughter preceded him to the Spirit world. He leaves 3 sons, 3 daughters and 3 brothers to mourn his departure. The funeral was held at the home on Sunday, July 3, and attended by a large concourse of people. Services were conducted by Eli Mast of Goshen, Indiana, from John 5:24-30, William Yoder of Nappanee, Indiana, from I Corinthians 15:35-58, and Moses Yoder, one of the home ministers. His age was 63 years, 5 months, 3 days.
Cornelius E. Hochstedler was born in Holmes County, Ohio, January 27, 1847; died in Howard County, Indiana, June 30, 1910. He had been in poor health for some time, and continued to grow worse until an operation was performed on Wednesday, a day previous to his death, by a specialist from Indianapolis, and it was discovered that he was suffering from a cancerous condition of the stomach. He was a member of the old order Amish Church and was ordained to the ministry some 30 years ago, and later ordained to the office of bishop, in which capacity he served as a good shepherd. His wife and one son and one daughter preceded him to the Spirit world. He leaves 3 sons, 3 daughters and 3 brothers to mourn his departure. The funeral was held at the home on Sunday, July 3, and attended by a large concourse of people. Services were conducted by Eli Mast of Goshen, Indiana, from John 5:24-30, William Yoder of Nappanee, Indiana, from I Corinthians 15:35-58, and Moses Yoder, one of the home ministers. His age was 63 years, 5 months, 3 days.
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