Elda Penner
Elda M. Penner, 84, died Nov. 13, 2005, at Kidron Bethel of North Newton.
Born Aug. 30, 1921, at Hillsboro, she was the daughter of John and Adelia (Schmidt) Goertz.
She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro.
On April 17, 1941, she married Milton Penner. He died in 1997.
Survivors include four sons, Lawrence Penner and Ray A. Penner of North Newton, Clayton Penner of Newton, and Stuart Penner of Hillsboro; daughter, Roseann Kaufman of Prairie Village; brother, Linferd Goertz of Ferndale, Wash.; sister, Louise Bartel of North Newton; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Johannestal Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Tim Kliewer officiating.
Memorial funds have been established with the church or Bethel College.
