John Wesley KEISER

KEISER, FULLER, GINGERICH, MCCLURE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/7/2006 at 10:11:39

John Wesley Keiser was born near Peru, Ind., April 27, 1868. He was the third child of Alpha and Melissa (Fuller) Keiser. (This was his father's second marriage.) His mother died when he was a lad of eight or ten years of age. His father being unable to properly care for the four boys, they were placed in homes in the community. Later John found his way into the home of Stephen Miller near Goshen, Ind., where he grew to manhood. After this he made many friends in different Mennonite communities of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. When a young man he accepted Christ as his Savior and was baptized and received into the Mennonite Church near Kalona, Iowa, in which faith he died. On Oct. 22, 1902, he was united in marriage to Elvina Gingerich of Eagle Grove, Iowa. This union was blest with five children (Orie M., Harley F., Emmert L., Mrs. E. W. McClure, and Ruth). For some time it was known that he had a weak heart, but his death came very unexpectedly as he dropped dead while at work at his home near Wayland, Iowa, March 11, 1930 at the age of 61 y. 10 m. 14 d. He leaves his wife, five children, three brothers, three grandchildren, and many acquaintances and friends. Funeral services were held March 13 from the Sugar Creek Church near Wayland, Iowa, conducted by Ellis R. Zook, Daniel Graber, and J. L. Hershberger.

GOSPEL HERALD April 10, 1930