Edrie Unruh

EDRIE UNRUH Our beloved mom and grandma was born to Arthur and Lena (Penner) Koehn at McPherson, KS on November 11, 1936. She quietly left us in the early morning hour of June 15, 2023, reaching the age of 86 years. We as a family will treasure the last few hours we spent with her; singing around her bedside. She lived her early years in the Burns, KS community. She moved with her family to Fairview, OK when she was six, living there until she married. Her formal education started in a bungalow school, finishing her school years at the Progressive School. She gave her heart to her Lord when she was fourteen. Her baptism was on March 15, 1950, officiated by Minister George Nichols. She remained true to these vows her whole life. It was a special moment when she took the opportunity to clear her way with us girls hours before she left us. We asked her different times during that day if she felt at peace. She always answered in the affirmative. Psalms 34:22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants and none of them that trust him shall be desolate. We encouraged her to hold onto that trust. She spent a few years helping her aunt and uncle at Scott City, KS, where she met our dad. They felt they were for each other and got married by her uncle, Minister Elmer Boehs on December 11, 1955 at the Fairview Congregation. Their first years were at Tucumcari, NM where dad was serving his 1-W time. Following those service years, they moved to Kansas. There, they welcomed two daughters, Roberta and Nancy. In 1970, they helped pioneer the Beulah Congregation at Versailles, MO. Mom was a gracious hostess during those years, giving of herself to those who passed through Missouri and to the congregation itself. She was a creative homemaker, not needing much to make a warm, homey atmosphere. We remember her as an uncomplaining, contented person. Her cousins remember her sweet smile that she shared so freely. As the family left the hospital that last evening, we said our goodbyes with tear-filled eyes, but holding fast to the promise that we will see her again. Those remembering her are Roberta and husband Allen Boese of Barnett, MO and Nancy and husband Merle Classen of Versailles, MO; eight grandchildren and their spouses; twenty great-grandchildren; two brothers, Myron Koehn and Arlin Koehn and wife Ellen; one sister-in-law, Frances Koehn; two sisters, Glenda and husband Harlan Unruh and Annora and husband Melvin Friesen; and one brother-in-law, Dennis Unruh and wife Rachel. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one granddaughter, two brothers, her parents-in-law, two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Safe Haven Mennonite Congregation. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday at the church with the family receiving friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

Edrie Unruh

November 11, 1936 - June 15, 2023

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November 11, 1936 - June 15, 2023

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