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- OBITUARY - FRANZ M. GOOSSEN
Franz M. Goossen, 66, well known in the Mingo neighborhood passed away at his home in Marion County,
May 15, 1943. Funeral services were held at Goessel, Kansas, Tuesday, May 18, 1943.
He leaves five sons, all prosperous farmers of the Mingo community.
Our beloved husband and father was born to Mr. & Mrs. Franz H. Goossen, December 17, 1876, in Landskrone, South Russia. At the age of six months he left Russia with his parents and came to North America to make their home in Marion County, Kansas.
At the age of 19 he found himself in the need of the Saviour to bear his sins and was baptized upon the
confession of his faith by Rev. Jacob Buller on May 24, 1896, and received as a member into the Alexanderwohl Mennonite church of which he has remained a faithful member until his death.
On the twenty-fifth day of April in the year 1900 he joined hands with Susanna Duerksen, in holy matrimony and were blessed with ten sons and two adopted daughters, of whom one son, William, surpassed him in death. He lived in holy matrimony 43 years and 20 days.
He has been under a doctor's care since last September and became severely ill March 25 and finding it impossible to give him proper care at home he was taken to the Bethesda Hospital, at Goessel on April 28 where he was under good care until his death. The cause of his illness and death was heart trouble.
On Saturday morning, May 15 at 7:50 and at the age of 66 years, four months and 28 days, God called him to be at rest with Him.
He leaves to mourn, his beloved wife, nine sons, nine daughters-in-law, two adopted daughters, two sons-in-law, twenty-nine grandchildren, seven sisters, ten brothers-inlaw and innumerable relatives and friends. But we do not mourn as those without hope.
He was a great guide and aid in the spiritual as well as in the financial welfare of his children.
(Info from www.fmgoossenfamily.com)
- Birth also: 06 DEC 1876
- Vaderland Immigration Ship 29 Jun 1877 Philadelphia
29 jun 1877
- Franz M. Goossen. Sohn von Franz H. Goossens wurde am 17. Dezember 1876 in Landskrone, Süd-Rußland, geboren. 1877 kam er mit nach Marion Co. Kansas. Bewußt , daß er einen Erlöser haben müsse wurde er auf das Bekenntnis seines Glaubens am 24. Mai 1896 von Aeltester Jacob Buller getauft u. in die Alexanderwohl Mennoniten Gem. aufgenommen wo er auch ein treues Glied blieb. Am 28. April 1900 trat er mit Susanne Duerksen in den heiligen Ehestand. Es wurden ihnen 10 Söhne und zwei Pflegetöchter geschenkt. Ein sohn, Wilhelm, ging dem Vater im Tode voran. Seit September 1942 war der Abgerufene unter ärztlicher Behandlung. Am 25. Maerz 1943 wurde er an Herzleiden schwer krank, und wir brachten ihn am 28. April ins Bethesda Hospital, und am 15. Mai 1943 um 7:50 morgens rief der Herr ihn zu sich in die Ruhe im Alter von 66 J. 4. M. u. 28 Tagen. Er hinterläßt seinen Tod zu betrauern, seine geliebte Gattin, 9 Söhne, 9 Schwiegertöchter, zwei Pflegetöchter, 2 Schwiegersöhne, 29 Großkinder, 7 Schwestern, 10 Schwäger und viele Freunde. Wir trauern wohl aber nicht als solche, die keine Hoffnung haben. Vater war uns ein treuer Berater in unserm geistlichen wie im materiellen Wohlergehen.
(CBB 27 Jul 1943 p. 15)
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1876 - 1943 (66 years)
