April 2026 Issue Archives | Anabaptist World

The first attempt at a detailed census of Hutterites — the communal- living branch of Plain Anabaptists — reveals a population of 58,392 in 544 colonies in North America, almost 3 out of 4 in Canada.

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April 3, 2026

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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