Unruh Dewey

Our Father, Dewey Unruh was born to Isaac P. and Lena Jantz Unruh on August 6, 1909 in Marion County, Kansas. His awaited departure came at 1:30 AM June 29, 2004 at Capital Region Medical Center, Jefferson City, Mo, reaching the age of nearly 95 years. As a young boy of 7 years he moved with his parents to Copeland, Kansas to pioneer on the western prairies, where he also received his education in the rural country school. At 16 years of age he felt God calling him from the ways of sin. He yielded his life to God, repented of his sins and was set free. He was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite on January 23, 1923, by Minister F.C. Fricke. He remained faithful to these vows until the end. On May 10, 1931 he united in marriage with Mabel Eck, daughter of Cornelius and Lydia Eck of Copeland, Kansas. Father and Mother enjoyed 58 years of married life together. To this union were born three children. After mother’s passing on February 6, 1989, dad spent time helping others and doing service to the community. His love for people, his caring heart and concern for others won him many friends. Dad often expressed his joy that God opened the door to move to the Versailles Community. Dad was a man of prayer with a deep faith in God. He was active in the church, teaching Sunday school for many years. His testimonies and exhortation to faithfulness spoke to our hearts. The family is indebted by the living example he left us, to love God, to stand for the truth and live faithful lives. He is survived by one daughter Deloris and husband Richard Koehn, two sons Waldo and wife Edrie, Dennis and wife Rachel, all of Versailles, Missouri; two sisters, Susanna Koehn, Montezuma, Kansas, and Myrtle Koehn, Livingston, California; eleven grandchildren and thirty-five great-grandchildren, also many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, two sisters, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, July 3, 2004 at Beulah Menninite Church near Versailles. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:0o to 8:00 P.M. Friday at the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles. Arrangments are under the direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

Unruh Dewey

June 29, 2004

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