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IV-12-3

Mennonite Board of Missions

Personnel Files, Overseas, 1899-1984

3 Boxes (Large)

RESTRICTED

Introduction

            These three boxes contain files for all of the people who completed an overseas assignment with MBM before 1985.  All of the files are arranged alphabetically rather than chronologically.  Some of these people also did Voluntary Service assignments in North America (usually before their overseas assignment).  The information from the VS assignment is also included in their folder.  Women who served with MBM when they were single are listed under their married name, when their married name is known.  Information for couples that served together is filed together.  In cases where one person died and the other remarried, information for all three is included in the file if all three worked for MBM.

            These files include applications, reference summaries, doctrinal statements, personnel information sheets, missionary candidate summary sheets, pictures, letters written by workers, Selective Service forms, newspaper articles about workers, correspondence having to do with difficulties encountered while in service, and other relevant material.

            These files were prepared by Deborah Byler, Diana Cook and Joanna Good.  They were deposited in the archives in 2001 by Barbara Eichhorn, Corporate Secretary of the Executive Office

 
Box Listing
 
Amstutz-Hower                                                Box 1
Hunsberger-Rohrer, Awilda                            Box 2
Rohrer, Marjory-Zuercher                                Box 3
 
Inventory
 
Box 1 (Large)
 
A
 
Amstutz, Clifford W and Lois E (Blosser), 1962-67, 1976-79
Araujo, Ann (Carpenter), 1965-71
Ashley, Cecil A and Margaret P (Brubacher), 1960-81
 
B
 
Bardell, Larry L, 1967-68
Bauer, Evelyn F (Showalter) and Royal H, 1949-52
Bauman, Ruth B, 1975-77
Beachy, Ada B (Miller) and Moses A, 1960-69
Beachy, Jonathan W and Ruth L (Miller), 1973-1978
Beare, George H and Ida (Swartzendruber), 1926-51
Becker, Gladys M (Weaver) and Henry D, 1936-39, 1948-59
Beckler, Larry L, 1972-74
Bergey, Grace S, 1963-66
Bergey, Leonard E,1976-78
Beyler, Elizabeth A,1969-71
Birky, Fanni (Marner) and Wilbur, 1977-78
Blosser, Eugene E, 1949-82 and Louella (Gingerich), 1947-82
Blough, James A and Marva J (Stutzman), 1965-72
Borntrager, Larry J, 1967-69
Brenneman, Clair Y and Donna Faye (Gingerich), 1964-67
Brenneman, Fred S and Millie (Page), 1934-41
Brenneman, Mary Jane, 1959-71
Brenneman, Rowena and Timothy H, 1938-45
Bridge, Clinton D, 1965-67
Brunk, Aldine C, 1912-47 and Eva (Harder), 1908-47
Brunk, Dorothy (Metzler) and Lawrence R, 1949-78
Burkhard, Jacob, 1900-06 and Mary (Yoder), 1900-15
Burkholder, John R and Susan E (Herr), 1954-57
 
C
 
Christophel, Paul J, 1974-76
Chupp, William Jr, 1965-67
Cofman, Eileen L H (Pells) and John E, 1954-67
Conrad, Nancy (Hernley) and Paul L, 1951-67
Cressman, Una, 1940-59
 
D
 
Detweiler, Bertha and Irwin R, 1902-04
Detweiler, Mary A (Wenger), 1921-38
Diener, Carrie (Yoder) and Daniel, 1961-63
Dietzel, Arnold J and Wilmetta D (Weaver), 1948-53
 
E
 
Eisenbeis, Anette A (Kaufman) and Larry D, 1968-78
Erb, Elizabeth S, 1946-71
Esch, Christian D, 1910-33 and Mina (Brubaker), 1910-44
 
F
 
Farrow, Frank E and Susan (Boehm), 1977-81
Fisher, Evelyn M (Burck) and Lloyd J, 1963-69
Flisher, Arvilla E (Miller) and Jacob H, 1952-75
Fly, Mark L and Ruth Ann (Ziegler), 1974-76
Friesen, Charles Richard, 1970-72
Friesen, Gene Weldon and LuEtta C (Horsch), 1968-71
Friesen, Genevieve (Yoder) and John A, 1939-81
Friesen, Menno M and Shirley J (Penner), 1969-74
Friesen, Peter A, 1907-41 and Florence (Cooprider) (2nd wife), 1916-41 and Helena (Hiebert) (1st wife), 1907-21
 
G
 
Gascho, John E, 1969-71
Gehman, Dora M (Shantz), 1931-40
Gingerich, Cyril K, 1969-68 and Carol A (Erb) (2nd wife), 1975-81 and Ruth E (1st wife), 1961-68
Gonzales, Beulah M (Litwiller), 1947-51
Good, Ellis E and Mary Ellen (Mullet), 1967-70
Good, Mary M, 1920-52
Graber, Harvey and Miriam, 1967-77
Graber, Joseph D and Minnie R (Swartzendruber), 1925-42
Graber, Lena, 1944-79
Grasse, Anthony Meryl and Sladys S (Landis), 1964-66
Grasse, Elizabeth C (Stover) and John M Jr, 1954-63
Greaser, Lawrence H and Mary Annabelle (Troyer), 1953-65
Groff, Thelma (Miller) and Weyburn W, 1946-64
Groh, Cora I (Gingerich) and Harold D, 1957-60
Guengerich, Ronald D and Ruth M (Lapp), 1968-71
 
H
 
Halder, Nancy J (Kinsinger), 1973-75
Hallman, Beatrice I (Hershey) and William E, 1937-69
Hansen, George M, 1965-68
Hartley, Mary K (Gerber), 1961-63
Haury, Rosemary E (Wiebe), 1979-81
Heatwole, Cheryl L (Miller) and Glendon L, 1970-73
Heatwole, Mary Ethel, 1968-69
Heiser, Betty L (Zehr) and Donald J, 1956-70
Helmuth, David R and Naomi J (Ketcham), 1961-73
Herr, Elnore M (Birkey) and Kenneth L, 1972-74
Hershberger, Ezra S and Orpha (Cooprider), 1938-44
Hershey, Alta (Good) and Lester T, 1947-79
Hershey, Lester Eugene and Millicent A (Guengerich), 1975-81
Hershey, Mae E (Hertzler) and Tobias K, 1917-48
Hertzler, Martha C, 1968-69
Hochstedler, Rachael M (Troyer) and Robert I, 1970-72
Holderman, Calvin and Frances, 1940-46
Holsopple, Mary J, 1929-36
Horst, Laurence M and Marian E (Messner), 1969-78
Hostetler, Alvin, 1952-58 and Goldie L (Hummel) (2nd wife), 1948-58 and Emma H (Christner) (1st wife), 1952-55
Hostetler, Darrel M and Marian S (Brendle), 1963-66
Hostetler, David E and Rosanna (Yoder), 1955-69
Hostetler, Ida (miller) and Silvan Jay, 1928-49, 1957-64
Hostetler, Jeanette M (Shepherd) and Keith M, 1963-66
Hostetler, Rickey L, 1971-73
Hostetler, Ruby E, 1953-60
Hower, Florence B (Goodman) and royal J, 1957-60
 
Box 2 (Large)
 
Hunsberger, Erma K, 1966-68
Hunsberger, Vera (Hallman), 1923-29
Huston, Lois M (King), 1973-75
 
I
 
Ingold, John D and Margaret A (Miller), 1961-63
 
J
 
Jeli, Dianne L (Emmert), 1976-77
 
 
 
 
Box 2 (Large) continued
 
K
 
Kanagy, Adella (Brunk) and Lee H, 1951-73
Kanagy, Minnie, 1925-38
Kaneko, Chieko and Hiroshi, 1969-73
Kauffman, Dennis W and Rose M (Yousey), 1974-77
Kaufman, Betta Lee (Bender) and Willis M, 1963-66
Kaufman, Faith Carol (Glick), 1951-61
Kaufman, Jaes N, 1904-34, 1945-48 and Lillie S (Shenk) (2nd wife), 1945-48 and Elsie (Drange) (1st wife), 1908-34
Keeler, Mary Ellen, 1974-76
Kehl, Alice L, 1956-71
Kiereta, Ruth M (Bean) 1947-56
King, Duane J, 1972-73
King, Kenneth E and Laura Ann (Shenk), 1976-77
King, Nellie M (Zook) and samuel M, 1936-53
Kissell, Novelda F (Thomas) and Richard M, 1955-69
Kniss, Betty M (Martin) and Mark A, 1959-73
Kniss, Edna Elizabeth (Luther) and Lloy A, 1926-42
Koppenhaver, John H and Ruth D (moyer) 1948-59, 1977-78
Kratz, Dorothy A (Schrock) and James D, 1960-67
Kuhns, Dennis R, 1967-69
Kuhns, Joyce L (Eberly), 1965-70
 
L
 
Lambright, Janice M (Hartzler) and Warren D, 1968-70
Lantz, David Parke and Lillie (Forrey), 1921-47
Lapp, George J, 1905-45 and Fannie H (Hershey) (2nd wife), 1913-45 and Esther E (1st wife), 1905-17
Lapp, Mahlon C, 1901-23 and Sarah, 1901-42
Lauver, Florence B (Beiler) and William G, 1921-45
Lauver, Jacob Paul and Lois M (Swihart), 1945-57
Leatherman, Miriam (Detweiler) and Quintus, 1952-69
Lederach, John Paul, 1978-82 and Wendy S (Liechty), 1980-82
Lehman, Hilda Elizabeth (Hirschler) and Lavern Louise, 1960-63
Lehman, John E an dMargaret F (Swope), 1959-61
Lehman, Lydia (Liechty) and Martin C, 1906-30
Leichty, Roland W, 1972-74
Lichti, Maria, 1955-56
Liechty, Leah and Simon, 1957-62
Lind, Anne (Lehman) and Dan M, 1968-80
Litwiller, Ada (Ramseyer) and Nelson J, 1925-67
Litwiller, John T and Mary A, 1953-56
 
M
 
Mariano, Mildred E (Eichelberger) 1955-69
Martin, Grace L, 1962-65
Martin, Ruth E (Nussbaum), 1954-55
Martin, Stella Marjorie (Shantz), 1947-70
Massanari, Anna Kay, 1950-73
Mc Cammon, Don M and Dorothy (Snapp), 1947-58
Miller, Anna Lois (Longanecker) and Elmer S, 1958-63
Miller, Cecil D and Judith A (Dorsing), 1962-64
Miller, Clara R (Hershberger) and Truman W, 1965-67
Miller, Ella May (Weaver) and Samuel E, 1941-52
Miller, Ernest E and Olive ruth (Blosser) 1921-63
Miller, Glen R, 1962-63
Miller, James and Pauline (miller), 1966-69
Miller, Mabel S, 1949-60
Miller, Ruth Ann, 1965-67
Miller, Stanley W, 1971-73
Milne, Freda M (king) and Robert W, 1955-76
Mitchell, Lydia Ellen (Schertz), 1905-18
Mosemann, Anna (Burkhart) and Clyde R, 1954-63
Moyer, Carson M and Ellen (Martin), 1959-67
Moyer, Doris B, 1974-76
Moyer, Marie M, 1949-73
Mumaw, Charles D and Marjorie L (Slabaugh), 1977-79
Myers, Dallas D, 1968-70
Myers, Nancy J (Eash), 1965-67
 
N
 
Nachtigall, Grace (Kauffman) and Wilbur G, 1949-52
Nafziger, Berniece M (Landis) and Mervin D, 1958-66
Nebel, Lydia Caroline, 1965-67
Neuenschwander, Arthur P and Cheryl A (Yoder), 1973-74
Nissley, Addona and Mary E (Stauffer), 1956-71
Nitzsche, Wayne A, 1975-77
Nofziger, Donald D and Vietta K (Cender), 1963-66
 
O
 
Oberly, Evelyn (Linhoss) and Walter L, 1957-58
Ozuzu, Joan F (Sauder), 1964-67
 
P
 
Page, Alice (Thut) and William B, 1899-1900
Pellman, Hubert R and Mildred (Kauffman), 1974-75
Penner, Elizabeth, 1950-55
Petersheim, Sarah L, 1974-76
 
R
 
Reed, Kenneth D, 1966-69
Reimer, Linda B, 1947-52
Ressler, Jacob A, 1899-08 and Lina (Zook), 1903-08
Ressler, Rhoda M, 1953-73
Ressler, Ruth, 1953-73
Rich, Elaine (Sommers) and Ronald L, 1973-79
Richard, Sue C (Schlatter) and Wesley D, 1963-82
Richards, Emma E (Sommers) and Evan Joe, 1954-66
Ringler, Ada N (Hartzler), 1925-38
Ritchie, Evelyn R (Kinsinger), 1955-68
Rohrer, Anna L, 1947-63
Rohrer, Awilda G (Miller) and Maynard C, 1958-61
 
Box 3 (Large)
 
Rohrer, Marjory E (Yoder), 1964-68
Rolon, Dorcas E (Yoder) and Samuel, 1968-70
Ropp, Kenneth E, 1967-69
Ruibal, Edna M (Good), 1944-60
Rupp, Peter L, 1977-79
Rutt, Jacob L and Mary (Herr), 1925-53
 
S
 
Saito, Esther I (Reesor), 1957-65
Santiago, Patricia A (Brenneman), 1955-56
Sawatsky, Alice B (Leichty) and Peter, 1954-76
Schwartzentruber, Earl D and Genevieve M (Leichty), 1961-73
Sears, Earl R and Jane L (Falb), 1977-78
Shank, Charles L and Crissie C (Yoder), 1915-19
Shank, Josephus W, 1917-50 and Seleva N (Gamber) (2nd wife), 1943-50 and Emma E (Hershey) (1st wife) 1917-41
Shantz, Harold and Sandra M, 1961-64
Shantz, Mabel (Cressman), 1950-59
Shenk, Byron S and Finney, Inez Elaine (Yeakley), 1966-69
Shenk, Karen Moshier and Steven C, 1957-71
Sherer, Alonzo H and Kathryn L (Summers), 1956-59
Shetler, Dorothy M (Yoder), 1957-71
Shirk, Elsie K (Groff) and Samuel Allen, 1951-63
Shirk, Susan Darlene, 1972-74
Shoup, Mary Ellen, 1966-77
Showalter, Anna (Yoder) and Ray E, 1957-61
Showalter, Virginia, 1952-58
Sieber, Alice A (Mast) and Floyd M, 1948-84
Smucker, Ernest E and Mary I (Liechty), 1976-77
Smucker, Ralph R, 1920-37, 1947-50, 1961-62, and Fannie (Shantz) (2nd wife), 1961-62, and Alma A (Albrecht) (1st wife), 1920-37
Snider, James H and Janice E (Lambke), 1963-66
Snyder, Delbert W and Lela F (Kropf), 1965-68
Snyder, Elvin V and Mary A (Fretz), 1928-47, 1953-64
Snyder, Florence A, 1962-65
Snyder, Marion O, 1960-1978 and Egda A (Schipani) (2nd wife), 1960-78, and Barbara J (Snyder) (1st wife), 1960-64
Snyder, Ophia E (Sevits) and Royal, 1949-72
Sommers, Merle M and Boling, Kathy M (Wyse), 1958-1968
Springer, Clara B (Unzicker) and Elmer R, 1946-57
Springer, Ellwyn Keith and Kathleen R (Newcomer), 1971-1973
Stalter, Anna M, 1905-27
Stauffer, James robert and Mary Evelyn (Buckwalter), 1964-66
Stayrook, Carol E (Hooper) and Miller F, 1957-59
Stephenson, Doris D (Swartzentruber) Snyder, 1947-58
Stetter, Lila R (Thomas) and Robert M, 1958-71
Stewart, Judith K (Boshart), 1971-73
Stoddard, Martha (Bender), 1962-68
Stoltzfus, Hilda (Mast) and Mahlon, 1952-61
Stoltzfus, John B, 1958-61
Stuckey, Keith R, 1969-72
Stuckey, Randall J, 1972-74
Stucky, Ruth K (Gamber), 1958-67
Styer, Elizabeth R (Brenneman) and James B, 1970-72
Swartz, David L, 1970-75
Swartz, Hilda M (Bender) and Merlin L, 1967-70
Swartzentruber, A Orley and Jane (Willey), 1951-1958
Swartzentruber, Amos and Edna (Litwiller), 1924-63
 
T
 
Taylor, Beth A (Burkhalter), 1971-73
Thelin, Nelda M (Rhodes), 1962-69
Torres, Altagracia A (Gonzalez) and Neftali, 1974-77
Troyer, Byron Nortell and Elda E (Kauffman), 1946-53
Troyer, Dana O and Verna (Burkholder), 1946-49
Troyer, Don L, 1970
Troyer, George D and Kathryn (Sommers), 1923-36, 1946-67
 
V
 
Vogt, Esther (Kulp) and Milton C, 1927-68
 
W
 
Wambold, Isabel L, 1970-72
Warye, John H and Nellie M (Yoder), 1921-1924
Weaver, Carl W and Sharon J (Swartzendruber), 1976-79
Weaver, Christine P, 1947-51
Weaver, Edwin I and Elizabeth Irene (Lehman), 1935-1971
Weber, Edna (Bowman) and Lewis S, 1931-1949
Weber, George and Lena (Frey), 1965-68
Weirich, Ronald K and Vicki L (Randolph), 1976-78
Welty, Dean, 1966-68
Wenger, Anna Frances (Zimmerman) and Marion R, 1974-76
Wenger, Faith A (Landis) and James R, 1966-75
Wenger, Glen F, 1964-66
Wenger, John R and Lucille (Mayer), 1965-76
Wenger, Robert D and Roach, Marjorie A (Brenneman), 1966-69
Widmer, Gladys C, 1951-81
Wilson, Gerald A and Roma J (Weldy), 1961-65
 
Y
 
Yoder, Adeline K (Amstutz) and David D, 1965-71
Yoder, Arlin D and Mary Lou (Freeman), 1965-80
Yoder, Curtis A, 1974-76
Yoder, Esther R (Miller), 1973-74
Yoder, Fyrne (Miller) and Jonathan G 1937-79
Yoder, Kenneth L, 1964-66
Yoder, Marie A, 1947-51
Yoder, Mary Ellen, 1959-73
Yoder, Michael L, 1969-71
Yoder, Rhea, 1948-59
Yoder, Sarah J, 1972-74
Yoder, Schrock, Marcia A, 1973-75
 
Z
 
Zehr, Betty (Strong) and Ralph D, 1965-68
Zuercher, Robert D and Mellinger, Marianne 1977-81
 
 
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