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Rev. Henry Joseph Harder

Male 1881 - 1961  (79 years)


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  • Name Henry Joseph Harder 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 26 Nov 1881  Near, Latham, Moniteau, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-40306 
    Died 31 May 1961  Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40306  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Bernice May Devitt,   b. 23 May 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1920 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F15442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Harder, Henry Joseph, son of the late Charles and Helena (Witzke) Harder, was born near Latham, Mo., Nov. 26, 1881; died at Colorado Springs, Colo., May 31, 1961; aged 79 y. 6 m. 5 d. He was ordained to the ministry at Mt. Zion Mennonite Church near Versailles, Mo., in 1906 by the late Bishop Daniel Kauffman. In 1920 he was married to Bernice Devitt, who preceded him in death in September, 1947. They served the West Zion congregation, Didsbury, Alta., for a number of years. In 1959 he came to live with his sisters in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he died of pneumonia, never fully recovering from a stroke suffered in February, 1960. Besides his wife, two sisters preceded him in death. Surviving are 4 brothers (Jonas F. and Reuben D., both of Leonard, Mo.; Edw. B., Upland, Calif.; and John C., Blue Sky, Alta.) and 4 sisters (Mrs. Lydia Driver, Versailles, Mo.; Mrs. Melva Brunk, Colorado Springs; Mrs. Emily Magee and Miss Edna Harder, with whom he made his home). Funeral services were held at the Law Mortuary, in charge of Paul Wittrig of the Beth-El Mennonite Church; interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LIV, Number 26 - June 27, 1961, pages 590, 591, 592

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1881 - Near, Latham, Moniteau, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
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