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November 1936 David Cornelius Unruh David was born in a small village, Antonofka, Russian Poland, outside of Ostrog, Volhynia, Russia. When he was about two years old, his father, Cornelius Unruh, died, leaving mother with 3 sons. Then in 1874 they left Russia, and with many others immigrated to America and settled in McPherson County, Kansas, where under the hardships of pioneer life he grew to manhood. David married Susie Voth about 1889 in Lone Tree, Kansas. She was born about 1865 in Russia and died 1893 in McPherson County, Kansas. This union was blessed with one daughter and two sons. The daughter died in infancy. After sharing joys and sorrows somewhat over three years, his wife was called to the better world, leaving him and two sons bereft. November 9, 1895, he was married to me, Helena Nightingale, the now sorrowing widow. To this union were born five sons and 5 daughters. Our efforts to make a living for the family found us living in different parts of Kansas, and the winter of 1900-01 was spent in Minnesota, then back again to Kansas. November 1915 we moved from Greensburg, Kansas to our farm near Chickasha, Oklahoma, where we have resided since. We were baptized and added to the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, by Minister A. G. Ensz, January 18, 1914. October 18 he woke up about 4 o'clock in the morning and he and mother talked until about 5:30. When he arose he stepped to the floor and fell down saying he had such a headache, mother should help him back to bed, for he feared he had a paralytic stroke. After this he was unable to speak and soon fell asleep from which he did not awake anymore, at 12:10 p.m. he breathed his last, reaching the age of 65 years, 7 months, eleven days. Father has left us and we sorrow, hardly being able to believe that he is gone, and our only consolation is that he has gone home. He leaves to mourn, his widow, Helena [Nightingale] Unruh seven sons, Albert, Leslie, Clyde, Walter and Clarence; five daughters; Mary, Anna, Carrie, Pearl, and Rosetta twenty-five grandchildren, one great grandchild, two brothers; Jacob and Tobias four step-brothers: Henry, Peter, John, Fred Ratzlaff; and many relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, October 22, 1936. After a short service in the home the remains were taken to the Plainview church where despite the steady rain a large number had gathered, including many relatives and friends from different parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. Brother minister Reuban Koehn spoke words of consolation and prayed in the home; he also opened services in the church. Minister Brother Carl Dirks chose for text 1 Samuel 20: 3 - the last clause ...as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. And 1 Corinthians 15: 21, 22 - For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. The remains were laid at rest in the nearby cemetery. We express our heartfelt thanks to all for their sympathy and kindness shown us in our bereavement and loss. |
December 17, 1956 Cornelius Peter "Neil" Unruh Cornelius Peter Unruh "Neil" was born April 26, 1891 in McPherson County, Kansas to David C. and Susie [Voth] Unruh. Most of his childhood was spent in this area of Kansas. In his later teens he took a job on the Greenleaf Ranch, working there until he broke a leg in an accident with a horse. After his leg mended he went to Wisconsin and while there married Setta Clara Michels. Their first child, Fleure, was born in Wisconsin. In 1917 they moved to California where their other children Anieta and David were born.Setta Clara Michels Neil received his diploma in business, becoming a Certified Public Accountant. He worked at many jobs that required the use of figures. Some of the jobs recalled were with Metropolitan Life Inc., doing bookkeeping for a bakery as well as being a route man.Setta Clara Michels During World War !! he worked in aircraft production. During the last years of his life he raised chicken fryers for market.Setta Clara Michels He is remembered as being a kind and gentle man who never spoke evil of anyone. |
November 5, 1896 Ada [Nightingale] Unruh My wife, our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ada Nightingale Unruh, was born November 5, 1896, to Andrew and Helena Nightingale in McPherson County, Kansas. She passed from this life on January 4, 1982, having reached the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 30 days. She spent the first several years of her life and received her schooling in McPherson County. In the year 1910 her parents decided to move to a farm near Verden, Oklahoma, where she grew to womanhood, enjoying life in a Christian atmosphere. In 1914 she was convicted of God to forsake her sinful life, and she gave heed to the call of God, accepted the proffered grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and found peace with the Lord. Upon the confession of her faith she was baptized by Minister Daniel Holdeman, becoming a member of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, to which faith she remained faithful her whole life. In the evening of February 16, 1919, she gave her hand in marriage to me, Edward Unruh, in the parental home. We shared the joys and sorrows of life two months less than sixty-three years. She was a true and devoted wife to me until her end. After our marriage we moved to a farm in this community, where we began life's struggle, making a living and rearing our family. It took real effort to make ends meet living on a rented farm, and Mother did her part well. To us were born nine children. We lost our first four children, three of which died in infancy. and Zelda, who died of diphtheria at the age of 4 years, 8 months, and 9 days. This saddened our hearts, but we had the consolation of meeting again. On February 24, 1922, the Church called us to a greater service. Our responsibility increased, and sacrifices Ada had to make increased. We became more prayerful to have the grace to stand. Mother's health had not been so good for a few years. She had a heart complication, but with medical assistance her health improved, and she was able to perform her duties and enjoy them. Sunday morning, January 3, in our morning worship, we felt the Lord draw so near. In our prayer together we especially felt God's nearness and received such a blessing and comfort in the Holy Ghost. We did not realize that the next day, January 4, at about 4:00 p.m., the summons would come with a massive heart failure. Shortly thereafter, with a faint bye-bye, she left us. We mourn her passing but are assured that she was ready to meet the Master. She leaves me, her husband; five children: Inez and husband John Zeiset; Jesse and wife Dorothy; John and wife Marcella; Josie and husband Darvin Smith; Eldon and wife Lela; nineteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; two brothers: Elmer Nightingale of Verden, Oklahoma; and Henry Nightingale of Chickasha, Oklahoma; two sisters: Amanda, Mrs. Alferd Schmidt of Verden, Oklahoma; and Eva, Mrs. Walter Koehn, of Rich Hill, Missouri. Funeral services were held in the Plainview Congregation, Chickasha, Oklahoma, January 7, 1982, with Min. Glen Nightingale and Min. Robert Schmidt in charge. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery with Min. John Nightingale in charge. |
March 10, 1987 Clyde Jinnings Unruh Clyde Jinnings Unruh was the ninth child of David Cornelius Unruh and the seventh child of Helena [Nightingale Unruh. Clyde had two step brothers, Cornelius Peter "Neil" and Edward. He was born in Greensburg, Kansas on Christmas Eve of 1910. It was easy for family to forget about his birthday with it being the day before Christmas. He was almost four years old when his family moved to a farm outside of Chickasha, Oklahoma. They traveled by covered wagon. They had a two story house that never saw a coat of paint. The children walked to Sandlin School which was about a half mile down the road. It was a one room country school that continued until the late 1950's. They spoke Dutch with a hint of German and Russian mixed in. Really believe it is a form of German with some Dutch mixed in. They were a happy family and enjoyed being together. Clyde met Maggie Koehn, who lived about two miles away. From some of the things said of the past; it seems like they walked a lot to meet others of their age group. Clyde left home in 1932 and purchased 80 acres from his dad. Clyde and Maggie were married 7 July 1933. They had started building a house on the farm just past the creek that ran through the property. Dad worked in the late summer months at the cotton gin in Verden and farmed. Dad liked pecans and had planted five pecan trees and they were growing very nicely, he was looking forward to the harvest from those trees but health made it necessary for us to move. He had developed brown lung from working in the cotton gin. If he wanted to live he would have to find some other work to do; and eighty acres was not enough to provide for his family. We had driven to Oregon to see dad's brother Les and his family in Malin the early summer of 1948. We went again in 1950. On February 14, 1952 our belongs were sold at an auction and a trailer was filled with what we were keeping, like clothes, cooking items, bedding had been placed in the refrigerator and shipped by rail; and we left Verden, Oklahoma, bound for Malin, Oregon where Les had a house on some property that we could live in. Life changed for us with the move to Oregon. We didn't have family surrounding us like before. We were "poor Okies" and didn't know how to speak properly. Two years after moving Dad came into the house and told Mom to pack the bags we were driving to Oklahoma in the morning. Bags were packed and off we went. It was so good to be with family again. Dad missed his family and when things reached a certain point or it was just a longing to see family off we went. Dad passed from this life into the arms of his heavenly father the morning of March 11, 1987 |
© Chickasha Express~Star Chickasha, Oklahoma 8 August 2004 Maggie [Koehn] Unruh Funeral service for Maggie Koehn Unruh, age 95, of Ashland, Oregon, formerly of Verden, Oklahoma, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2004, in the First Baptist Church of Verden. Rev. Johnny Wray will officiate. Maggie Koehn Unruh went to her eternal home on August 5, 2004, at her home in Ashland, Oregon. She was 95 years old. She had been in failing health for several years. Maggie was the first of nine children born to Jonas and Amanda (Schmidt) Koehn in Chickasha, Oklahoma, on July 31, 1909. On July 8, 1933, Maggie married Clyde J. Unruh, and they built a home outside of Verden, Oklahoma. Three children completed this family, Don, Phyllis and Barbara. In February of 1952 the family moved to Malin, Oregon. Clyde went home to be with the Lord in March of 1987, and shortly afterwards Maggie moved to Ashland. Because of failing health, Barbara moved in with her and cared for mother until her death. Maggie is survived by her son Don and his wife Ruth of Malin, Oregon, and daughters Phyllis and husband Don Krueger of Yelm, Washington, and Barbara of Ashland, Oregon; eight grandchildren, Karen Rassmussen, Portland, Oregon, David Unruh, Medford, Oregon, Steve Unruh, Malin, Oregon, Paul Unruh, Abilene, Texas, Julia Unruh, Malin, Oregon, Brent Krueger, Washington, D. C., Nathan Krueger, Palm Beach, Florida, and Shauna Baalman of Everett, Washington; six great grandchildren, Daniel and Eric Rassmussen, Jacquelyn and Shelby Unruh, Briauna and Grace Baalman; sisters Della Jantz, Foley, Alabama, and Maurene Base, Anadarko, Oklahoma; brothers Claude and Vernon Koehn of Galva, Kansas. Maggie was preceded in death by her husband Clyde, a granddaughter, Kalani, her parents, Jonas and Amanda Koehn, brothers, Leo and Melvin Koehn, and sisters, Lenora Koehn and Lydia Andress. Interment will be in the Plainview Mennonite Cemetery of Verden. Services will be under the direction of the McRay's Verden Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the hospice organization of your choice. |
August 19, 2014 Jesse Unruh My husband, our father, grandfather, and great grandfather Jesse Unruh, was born on August 28, 1926 to Edward and Ada [Nightingale] Unruh. His early years were spent on the family farm learning to till the fields with both horse drawn as well as mechanized equipment. Much of his communication was in a Dutch dialect in which he was fluent. He could seven name the harness parts for horse in Dutch. He spoke of often helping his mother in the kitchen, and in his older years renewed his acquaintance with the kitchen and was an excellent cook. He received his education at the Sandlin School, attending the eight years required at the time. Math and History were two of his favorite subjects. He, his brothers, sisters and friends would walk across the fields together to the school located one mile north. After graduating from the eighth grade, and as a young man he worked with the rural electrification program, building electric lines to bring electricity to rural areas as well as wiring homes for the new convenience. In the year of 1942 during a series of revival meetings in which Ervin Harms and Jacob Yost were the evangelists, Dad felt the call of God. He yielded his heart to the Lord and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite on February 1, 1942 by Minister Ervin Harms. Dad didn't travel far to meet our mother. They grew up across the road from one another and spent their your years as neighbors; all the children from both families often playing together or walking the roads singing. They were married July 17, 1949 at the Plainview Mennonite Church, with the reception following in the evening in Mother's parental home. God blessed their home with two sons. Around 1959 or 1960 Mom and Dad both dreamed a very vivid dream the same night. Although the dreams differed slightly, the message was largely the same. As time went on, God led them to sponsoring children and eventually adopting their three daughters. In retrospect, they realized the import of the dreams had been fulfilled. Dad enjoyed family and friends. As children, during our growing up years, we often visited our grandparents, uncles and aunts, and friends. We have many happy memories of those times! Dad was a carpenter for most of his life. Woodworking was something he enjoyed and had more than a usual talent for it. He built many homes in the surrounding area taking care that the work was done properly. He worked hard to provide a living for his family, beginning as a small farmer and having chickens to sell eggs. In later years he took up farming on a larger scale and dairying, as well as continuing to do carpenter work. Though he worked hard, money was never the top priority; he taught us the value of turning the other cheek, When customers for whom he worked refused to pay, he quietly took the loss and didn't pursue collection. Dad and Mom enjoyed life together on a farm until moving to Chickasha an October 2009. Dad loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and they were always welcome. The grandchildren were a joy to him! One of the highlights of Dad's life were two trips to Nicaragua. Dad and Mom celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on July 17th of this year. He leaves his precious wife, Dorothy, two sons, Steve and wife Anita [Nightingale], Phillip and wife Tamara (Bush); three daughters; Soonie and husband Allen Unruh, Shilly and husband DeVern Schmidt, Janifer and husband Douglas Unruh. One foster daughter, Dana and husband Steve Sternlof. Twelve grandchildren: Tiffany Barrera and husband Joel, Brian Unruh and wife Erin, Bryson Schmidt and wife Ashley, Lance Unruh and wife Mandy, Nolan Schmidt and wife Renee, Megan Unruh, Kara Smith and husband Troy, Craig Unruh, Jeremy Unruh, Austin Schmidt, Zachary Unruh and Jessica Unruh. Eleven great-grandchildren. Two sisters: Inez Zeiset and Josie Smith and husband Darvin; One sister-in-law: Winnie Smith and husband Marvin; one brother-in-law: Willie Smith and wife Geneva. He is preceded in death by his parents, a stillborn sister, and infant brother, Cornelius Unruh; two sisters: Laura Unruh and Zelda Unruh; two brothers: John Unruh and Eldon Unruh. Memorial service was at the Plainview Mennonite Church, Chickasha, Oklahoma Saturday, August 23, 2014; interment in the Plainview Cemetery, Chickasha, Oklahoma. |
© Chickasha Express~Star Chickasha, Oklahoma 3 April 2005 Makenzi Gaile Unruh Makenzi Gaile Unruh, infant daughter of Martin and Kimberly Unruh, of Chickasha, OK, was born and died on Friday, October 1, 2004, in Oklahoma City, OK. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. in the Plainview Mennonite Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Schmidt officiating. Makenzi is survived by her parents, Martin and Kimberly; a sister, Amber Unruh, of the home; four brothers, Austin, Trey, Nil, and Case Unruh, all of the home; grandparents Gilbert and Jean Unruh, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and Dale and Donna Unruh, of Lazbuddie, Texas; great grandparents Milton and Madesta Giesbrecht, of Montezuma, Kansas, and Esther Unruh, of Montezuma, Kansas Interment will be in the Plainview Mennonite Cemetery, under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. |
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