Obituary Collection

Beachy .- Joas, son of Simon and Mary Ann (Helmuth) Beachy, was born at Arthur, Ill., June 2, 1918; died an accidental death in a factory at Middlebury, Ind., Sept. 22, 1981; aged 63 y. On Nov. 4, 1943, he was married to Marie Troyer, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Naomi Walters, Mrs. Mary Lou Jennings, and Lois-Mrs. Dan Stimax), 5 sons (Leonard, Glenn, Dewey, Nelson, and Willard), 3 sisters (Alpha-Mrs. Noah Otto, Sovilla-Mrs. Levi Hershberger, and Nettie-Mrs. Howard Yoder), and 4 brothers (Harvey, Floyd, Clarence, and Aden). He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 25, in charge of Samuel J. Troyer and Orvin Hooley; interment in Ivens Cemetery.

Maust.- Amanda, daughter of George and Malinda (Hess) Martin, was born in Elkhart Co., Ind., Mar. 5, 1886; died at the LuAnn Nursing Home, Nappanee, Ind., Sept. 19, 1981; aged 95 y. In August 1909, she was married to Douglas Maust, who died on Sept. 12, 1959. Surviving are 3 daughters (Bernice-Mrs. Henry Short, Arvilla-Mrs. Forrest Anglemyer, and Anabel-Mrs. Lowell Hartman), one son (Herb Maust), 15 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 21, in charge of Bob Detweiler and Steve Chupp; interment in Yellow Creek Cemetery.