Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 28 - July 11, 1950 ----- page 702, 703
Wenger. --- Caroline S., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Garber) Lehman, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Sept. 17, 1860; died June 14, 1950; aged 89 y. 8 m. 27 d. She moved to Missouri with her parents at the age of five. At the age of nineteen she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and was received into the Bethel Mennonite Church by water baptism, later transferring her membership to the Mt. Zion Church. On Dec. 23, 1883, she was married to Abraham Wenger. They moved to the farm home where she spent the remainder of her life, with the exception of a few years spent in California. To this union were born 6 children (William, who died in 1904; Bessie, at home; Daniel, Aberdeen, Idaho; Jesse, Versailles, Mo.; Edward, Modesto, Calif.; Oakley, who died in 1917). Two homeless children (Gladys Edwards-Mrs. Melvin Lehman, Bellefontaine, Ohio; and McKinley Edwards, Newton, Iowa) were cared for in their home. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-seven years ago. Three brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandchildren also predeceased her. Surviving are her daughter, 3 sons, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers (Joel Lehman, West Liberty, Ohio; Edward, Fortuna, Mo.; Walter, Protection, Kans.), a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral services were held June 17 at the home at the Mt. Zion Church in charge of J. R. Shank, assisted by C. B. Driver and Leroy Gingerich. Text: Ps. 116: 15. Burial was made in the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Wenger. --- Caroline S., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Garber) Lehman, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Sept. 17, 1860; died June 14, 1950; aged 89 y. 8 m. 27 d. She moved to Missouri with her parents at the age of five. At the age of nineteen she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and was received into the Bethel Mennonite Church by water baptism, later transferring her membership to the Mt. Zion Church. On Dec. 23, 1883, she was married to Abraham Wenger. They moved to the farm home where she spent the remainder of her life, with the exception of a few years spent in California. To this union were born 6 children (William, who died in 1904; Bessie, at home; Daniel, Aberdeen, Idaho; Jesse, Versailles, Mo.; Edward, Modesto, Calif.; Oakley, who died in 1917). Two homeless children (Gladys Edwards-Mrs. Melvin Lehman, Bellefontaine, Ohio; and McKinley Edwards, Newton, Iowa) were cared for in their home. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-seven years ago. Three brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandchildren also predeceased her. Surviving are her daughter, 3 sons, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers (Joel Lehman, West Liberty, Ohio; Edward, Fortuna, Mo.; Walter, Protection, Kans.), a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral services were held June 17 at the home at the Mt. Zion Church in charge of J. R. Shank, assisted by C. B. Driver and Leroy Gingerich. Text: Ps. 116: 15. Burial was made in the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 28 - July 11, 1950 ----- page 702, 703
Wenger. --- Caroline S., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Garber) Lehman, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Sept. 17, 1860; died June 14, 1950; aged 89 y. 8 m. 27 d. She moved to Missouri with her parents at the age of five. At the age of nineteen she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and was received into the Bethel Mennonite Church by water baptism, later transferring her membership to the Mt. Zion Church. On Dec. 23, 1883, she was married to Abraham Wenger. They moved to the farm home where she spent the remainder of her life, with the exception of a few years spent in California. To this union were born 6 children (William, who died in 1904; Bessie, at home; Daniel, Aberdeen, Idaho; Jesse, Versailles, Mo.; Edward, Modesto, Calif.; Oakley, who died in 1917). Two homeless children (Gladys Edwards-Mrs. Melvin Lehman, Bellefontaine, Ohio; and McKinley Edwards, Newton, Iowa) were cared for in their home. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-seven years ago. Three brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandchildren also predeceased her. Surviving are her daughter, 3 sons, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers (Joel Lehman, West Liberty, Ohio; Edward, Fortuna, Mo.; Walter, Protection, Kans.), a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral services were held June 17 at the home at the Mt. Zion Church in charge of J. R. Shank, assisted by C. B. Driver and Leroy Gingerich. Text: Ps. 116: 15. Burial was made in the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Wenger. --- Caroline S., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Garber) Lehman, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Sept. 17, 1860; died June 14, 1950; aged 89 y. 8 m. 27 d. She moved to Missouri with her parents at the age of five. At the age of nineteen she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and was received into the Bethel Mennonite Church by water baptism, later transferring her membership to the Mt. Zion Church. On Dec. 23, 1883, she was married to Abraham Wenger. They moved to the farm home where she spent the remainder of her life, with the exception of a few years spent in California. To this union were born 6 children (William, who died in 1904; Bessie, at home; Daniel, Aberdeen, Idaho; Jesse, Versailles, Mo.; Edward, Modesto, Calif.; Oakley, who died in 1917). Two homeless children (Gladys Edwards-Mrs. Melvin Lehman, Bellefontaine, Ohio; and McKinley Edwards, Newton, Iowa) were cared for in their home. Her husband preceded her in death twenty-seven years ago. Three brothers, 4 sisters and 2 grandchildren also predeceased her. Surviving are her daughter, 3 sons, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers (Joel Lehman, West Liberty, Ohio; Edward, Fortuna, Mo.; Walter, Protection, Kans.), a number of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral services were held June 17 at the home at the Mt. Zion Church in charge of J. R. Shank, assisted by C. B. Driver and Leroy Gingerich. Text: Ps. 116: 15. Burial was made in the Mt. Zion Cemetery
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