JOSEPH PENNER
1927 - 2018
Obituary
Joseph D. Penner, 90, died Monday
(April 9, 2018) at Kidron Bethel in North Newton.
He was born on Aug. 11, 1927, in
Newton, the son of Daniel and Marie Boese Penner.
Joseph was raised in the Burrton area
and graduated from Bethel Academy.
He married Florene Viola Riesen on
Sept. 15, 1949, at the Grace Hill Mennonite Church in rural Newton.
They lived in the Burrton area for more than 40 years before settling
in North Newton in 2010. Florene died on Nov. 29, 2014.
Joseph worked as a machinist in
Hutchinson at the Cessna Fluid Power Division, which would later
become known as the Eaton Corporation.
He was a longtime member of the First
Mennonite Church of Halstead and active with the Et Cetera Shop in
Newton and the American Diabetes Association.
Survivors include his children: Janet
Kaufman and husband Roger of Bel Aire, Teresa Yost of Wichita and
Michael Penner and wife Janice of Wichita; brother, Donald Penner of
North Newton; sister, Carol Claassen of Potwtin; three grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Joseph is preceded in death by his
parents and wife.
Memorial services will be held at 3:30
p.m. Monday (April 16, 2018) at the First Mennonite Church of
Halstead. The casket will be open at the Broadway Colonial Funeral
Home between 4 and 6 p.m. Sunday (April 15, 2018), where the family
will receive friends.
A memorial has been established with
the First Mennonite Church of Halstead and Kidron Bethel.
Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E.
Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
1927 - 2018 (90 years)