Mennonite

The sixth nationwide gathering of the descendants of Jacob Hochstetler will meet July 19 and 20 in Mifflin County. After American independence, members of this Swiss German colonial family left Berks County and came to central and southwest Pennsylvania...

How could Brody Thomas have known when his mom urged him to tickle the ivories at the tender age of 5, that it could tickle his fancy in a career choice as well. Thomas, native of Springs and a sophomore at Goshen Mennonite College, recently held a...

A small Mennonite Church that opened in 1915 in central Kansas will close in June and then be torn down.     Bergthal Mennonite Church near Pawnee Rock in Barton County will hold its final service June 30. Before that, the congregation is planning a...

Elma Mae (Hershberger) Yoder, 84, Davidsville, went peacefully to be with the Lord April 25, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at Hopedale Hospital, Hopedale, Ill. Born Sept. 11, 1928, in Thomas Mills, daughter of William and Katie (Thomas)...

When you're a public figure like California megachurch pastor, Rick Warren, it's hard to suffer privately. When the Warrens' youngest son, Matthew, 27, ended his suffering from mental illness by taking his life, countless news agencies and bloggers...

KALONA, Iowa — A white van, its sides covered with the words Kalona By-Ways Tours, sits parked in front of an Amish country store, a steady stream of plainly dressed men and women coming and going. "I call this the Amish Wal-Mart," tour guide...

SOUTH FORK — Paul Martin is a small, wiry man with a higher-pitched voice, sharp features and kind nature that lends him an air of a wizened old elf. Beneath a broad-brimmed black hat, he is dressed in all black, sharp as tack, even though he...

Retha Eshleman Martin, age 83, of State Line Road, Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Wednesday afternoon March 27, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Oct. 2, 1929, in Smithsburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Amanda...

Guy W. Livengood, 90, of Springs, died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md. Born July 27, 1922, in Somerset County, he is the son of the late Fay O. and Ressie (Rembold) Livengood. He was preceded in death by his first...

Mary M. Swartzentruber, 81, of Springs, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, Md. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Norfolk, Va., she is the daughter of the late Jacob B. and Fannie (Kinsinger) Swartzentruber. She was also preceded in...

COLLEGES Women’s basketball NCAA Division III first round (at Freeman Center): Marymount vs. Eastern Mennonite, 5 Guilford at Christopher Newport, 7 Baseball Methodist at Christopher Newport, 2 p.m. Temple at Old Dominion, 3 Penn at William and...

John D. King, 60, of Newburg, Pa., formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 at home. He was born Sunday, Sept. 14, 1952, in New Market, Va. John was a son of the late Myron A. and Edna R. Stoltzfus King. He was a member of Faith...