LAST RITES FOR HENRY NUSZ -- Henry J. Nusz, 53, El Dorado, Kansas, died Saturday. January 20 1979 in an El Dorado, Kansas hospital. His service was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 24th, in the Eden Mennonite Church at Burns, Kansas. A graveside service was at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 24th, in the Church of God Cemetery at Fairview, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby - Morris Funeral Home, El Dorado, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; his step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kelly, Enid, Oklahoma; three daughters, five brothers and five sisters. As Printed in the Hutchinson News, January 1979, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.
My dear husband, our father and brother Henry Nusz, was born May 24, 1925, to John and Sarah Penner Nusz at Orienta, Oklahoma. He suddenly departed this life and went to be with his wonderful Saviour January 20, 1979, at his home near ElDorado, Kansas while choring. Death was due to heart complications. He reached the age of 53 years, 7 months, and 26 days. He life was spent in Oklahoma and Kansas, where he received his education. At the age of sixteen, it became apparent that he had a heart ailment and was bedfast most of the next six years. During this illness, at the age of seventeen, Henry was saved and shortly afterwards was baptized. During his illness, he enjoyed helping his brothers and sisters with their school work. His father was a man of prayer and prayed often for and with his son. Henry began doing odd jobs to help regain his strength and by 1953 begun the occupation of custom harvesting. He had this occupation for nine-years. He has many friends because of his kind and patient dispostion. His Sundays were spent in worship to God. In later years were spent as a farmer and stockman. On April 13, 1968, he was united in marriage to me, Margaret Leigh Luther. This union was blessed with three daughters. We shared life's joys and sorrows for about eleven years. Henry spent many hours reading the Bible, especially enjoying the German Bible and songs. His family had high regards and respect for his sincerity. He leaves to mourn; me, his wife, and three daughters; Deborah Ann, Esther Faye, and Edna Michele, all of the home; his loving mother, Sarah and step-father, Earl Kelly, Enid, Okla; five brothers and five sisters, Aron and wife Adalai, Hutchinson, Kansas, Albert and wife Eldora, Conway Springs, Kansas, John Nusz, Eads, Colorado, Pete and wife Arlene, Wellington, Kansas, Olevia Milligan, Enid, Oklahoma, Katherine and husband Arthur Dyck, Corn, Oklahoma, Sarah and husband Paul Koop, Howard, Kansas, Hannah and husband Harry James, Pond Creek, Oklahoma, Ruth and husband Robert Blackwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and many relatives and friends. His father, a brother Manuel and a brother-in-law, Richard Milligan preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in the Eden Mennonite Church, Burns, Kansas. Burial was in the Church of God Cemetery, Fairview, Oklahoma. As printed in the Messenger of Truth, Volume 78, Number 4. Casket Bearers were: Rodney Koop, Quentin Nusz, Larry Nusz, Ron Nusz, Ken Dyck, Eldon Koop. Graveside services were at: Church of God Cemetery, Fairview, Oklahoma, January 24th, 1979 at 4:30 p.m. Singers were Eden Mennonite Choir, Payl Koop and Lloyd Smith. Ministers participating were: Rev. Vernon Koehn and Tobe Koehn. Funeral Services were held at Eden Mennonite Church, Burns, Kansas, January 24th, 1979 at 10:00 a.m.