Viola A. Ratzlaff
Viola A. Ratzlaff, 97, died
Thursday (Jan. 22, 2009) at Bethesda Home in Goessel. She was born Aug. 28,
1912, in Harvey County to Henry and Lizzie Glenn. She married Wilbur Ratzlaff
on Dec. 28, 1937, in Harvey County, and they were married 71 years. He survives
of Goessel. She was a school teacher and taught in several rural schools,
Gordon School and Goessel Elementary School. She was a Sunday school teacher
and an avid quilter. She was a member of Goessel Mennonite Church.
Other survivors include sons,
Bob (Betty) Ratzlaff of Wichita and Don (Linda) Ratzlaff of Rogers, Ark.;
grandchildren, Keith and Nicole Ratzlaff, Brian and Amy Ratzlaff, Shelli and
Tim Collins, and Tammy and Jake Gunden; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
a twin sister, Vivian Pankratz Voth.
Visitation with family
present will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home in Goessel.
Funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Goessel Mennonite Church, with Pastor Mike Hiebert
officiating.
Burial will be at Goessel
Mennonite Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Goessel Mennonite Church or Bethesda Home in care of the funeral home.
1912 - 2009 (96 years)