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Naffziger.- Lena Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Naffziger, was born Nov. 19, 1885, at Hopedale, Ill.; died at the Mercy Hospital, Urbana, Ill., Dec. 24, 1943; aged 58 y. 1 m. 5 d.
In 1902 she moved with her parents to a farm near Fisher, Ill. Later in 1929, she moved with her parents to Foosland, Ill.
In her youth she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church, and remained faithful until death.
She is survived by her aged mother, 3 sisters and 3 brothers (Mrs. Sam Oyer and Mrs. John S. Birkey, Foosland, Ill.; Mrs. Thea Springer, Saybrook, Ill.; Alphia, Rockwell City, Ia.; Reuben, Pocohontas, Ia.; and Jesse, Foosland, Ill.), and a host of relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father and 2 brothers. She was a kind and loving daughter and sister and was especially devoted to her aged mother for whom she tenderly cared.
She was always concerned about the welfare of others. She expressed her readiness to go and said, "I commit myself to the Lord, I am ready to go any time." The funeral service was in charge of Bro. J. A. Heiser. The text used was Ps. 23:4.
Peacefully sleeping, resting at last:
The world's weary troubles and trials are past.
In silence she suffered, in patience she bore,
Till God called her home to suffer no more [1]
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1885 - 1943 (58 years)
