Evelyn Langenegger
Evelyn Ruth Langenegger, 99, of Fresno, Calif., died Nov. 9, 2003.
Born Sept. 21, 1904, on a farm one-half mile northeast of Whitewater, she was the daughter of David Henry and Elise (Zuercher) Rutschman.
A former resident of the Whitewater area, she attended Whitewater schools and graduated from Whitewater High School. She attended Bethel College in Newton for three years and taught for three years.
She was a member of the Swiss Church of Whitewater.
On May 14, 1931, she married Fred E. Langenegger Sr., on a farm near Elbing. He died in 2000.
Survivors include two sons, David Langenegger of Rogers, Ark., and Fred E. Langenegger Jr. of Newton; three daughters, Orrine Brandt of Searcy, Ark., Evelyn Thiessen and Elizabeth Rempel, both of Fresno, Calif.; a brother, Laverne Rutschman of Newton; a sister, Jeannette Isaac of Whitewater; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Church, Whitewater, with Pastors Dale Janzen and Arnold Ensz officiating.
Burial will be in Swiss Church Cemetery, Whitewater.
The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorial funds have been established with the Swiss Church building fund or Gideons International.
