Mildred Franzen
Obituary
Mildred J. Franzen, 88, died Saturday
(Aug. 5, 2017) at Kidron Bethel Village, North Newton. She was born
May 5, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Jacob and
Marie Unruh Schmidt. She was a homemaker and member of Tabor
Mennonite Church, Newton. She married Melvin L. Franzen on March 25,
1950, in rural Goessel. He died Feb. 19, 2011.
Survivors include a son, Doyle (Nancy),
rural Newton; two daughters, LaVerle Franzen, rural Newton and Teresa
(Loyd) Kennedy, Cedar Vale; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Janzen, North
Newton; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 9:30
a.m. Thursday (Aug. 10, 2017) at Tabor Cemetery, Newton, with
memorial services to follow at 10:30 a.m. at Tabor Mennonite Church,
Newton. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 9,
2017), with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., all at
Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Goessel. Memorial contributions may be made
to Tabor Mennonite Church or Kidron Bethel Village, both in care of
the funeral home.
