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Hilary Bertsche

Hilary Bertsche, 96, died Feb. 10, 2026, at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen, Ind. He was born Nov. 16, 1929, in Flanagan, Ill., to the late

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Barbara Jane Soth

Barbara Jane Soth, 86, of Wichita, Kan., died Feb. 26, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Wichita. She was born Nov. 9, 1939, in Newton,

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Shirley Jean Brenneman

Shirley Jean (Oesch) Brenneman, 90, died Oct. 9, 2025, following a brief illness with peritoneal cancer. She was born June 29, 1935, to Harold and

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Julia Nelson Lehman

Julia Nelson Lehman, 66, of Dallas, Texas, died Jan. 7, 2026. She was born June 6, 1959, to Lloyd and June Nelson in Forest City,

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Mabel Horst Eshleman

Mabel Horst Eshleman, 96, died March 13, 2026. She was born Sept. 23, 1929, in Bareville, Pa., the daughter of the late William S. and

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Alvin I. Penner

Alvin I. Penner, 90, of North Newton, Kan., died Feb. 18, 2026. He was born Dec. 8, 1935, at home in McPherson County, Kan., to

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Clifford Leroy Brenneman

Clifford Leroy Brenneman, 94, died Feb. 22, 2026, following a fall that resulted in a subdural hematoma. He was born April 7, 1931, in Tofield,

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Scripture’s spiritual feast

“5 Right (and 5 Wrong) Ways to Read the Bible” (February) drew my mind to the method of Bible reading I’ve practiced for over two

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April 2, 2026

End of an audacious dream

It must have been with a mixture of audacity and hope that Freeman, S.D., area Mennonites established the South Dakota Mennonite College Corporation in 1900.

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April 2, 2026

The slow work of resurrection | Recipe: Bitters

Resurrection is happening all the time: under the earth, deep within someone’s soul, for a community.

Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World

April 2, 2026