23 Feb Obit: Death of Rev. Willard Sanders

Rev. Willard Sanders (right), 96, a retired United Brethren minister, passed away February 22 at Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, Ind.

Visitation: 4-7 pm Monday, February 25, 2013,
Visitation location: Swiss Village, 1350 W Main St., Berne, IN 46711.
Funeral: 11 am Tuesday, February 26, 2013.
Funeral location: Hudson UB church, 516 N. Main Street, Hudson, Ind.  Viewing 9:30 – 11 am.

Burial will follow the funeral at the Sherwood Cemetery in Sherwood, Ohio, at 2 pm.

Rev. Sanders was born in Farmer, Ohio, and worked as a truck driver until age 33, when he answered the call to the ministry. He graduated from Huntington College (Huntington, Ind.) and went on to pastor the UB churches in Corunna, Ind.; Hudson, Ind.; and Hillsdale, Mich. He was ordained in 1958. He also served as a conference superintendent.

Rev. Sanders and his wife, Rachel, were married in 1939 and moved to Swiss Village in 2004. Rachel passed away in 2010. He is survived by two daughters, two sons, 20 grandchildren, and several great- and -great-great grandchildren.

Memorials shuld be made to the Swiss Village Samaritan Fund or the charity of the donor’s choice.

08 Jan Obituary: Rev. Chester D. Hirschy

Chester Hirschy, a retired United Brethren minister, passed away December 27, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Myona, and his three children.

Hirschy pastored three United Brethren churches, and also served as chaplain with Market Place Ministries. A funeral notice appeared in the Orlando Sentinel.

A memorial service details:

Date: January 12, 2013.
Time: 5 pm
Location: Grace Community Church, 14244 Johns Lake Road, Clermont, Fla. 34711.

06 Dec Obituary: Rev. David Flick

We just received notice of the death of Rev. David Flick, a former UB pastor, on July 12, 2012. He succumbed to lymphoma cancer at age 56. Flick graduated from Huntington University in 1986 and went on to pastor the Franklin UB church (Franklin, Pa.), and the UB churches in Alpena and DeWitt, Mich. His brothers Tim and Steve, likewise, were former United Brethren ministers. Since 1994, David Flick and his wife of 37 years, Beverly, had lived in Alpena. He also left behind a son and a daughter. The funeral was held in Alpena on July 16, 2012.

30 Oct Obit: Tanya Hardaway

Scott and Tanya Hardaway

Tanya Hardaway, 38, passed away on Monday, October 29. As reported on October 15, she had been diagnosed with uterine sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Tanya is the wife of Scott Hardaway, senior pastor since 2001 of Pathway Community Church in Jackson, Mich.

Cards can be sent to:

Scott Hardaway
5225 Clinton Road
Jackson, MI 49201

Numerous sympathies have been posted on Scott’s Facebook page.

Funeral details:

Visitation: Sunday, November 4, 2-5 pm.
Visitation location: Chas. J. Burden & Son Funeral Home, 1806 East Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI 49202
Funeral: 11am Monday, November 5.
Funeral location: Pathway Community Church, 5225 Clinton Rd., Jackson, MI 49201.

27 Aug Obit: Rev. James E. Reiber

James E. Reiber (right), 74, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012, in Fort Wayne, Ind. Born in New Castle, Pa., he worked as a Fixed Wing and Helicopter Mechanic in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1978. He married Karen Sue Cassidy in 1972, and she passed away in 2009.

Reiber was ordained as a United Brethren minister in 1997, when he was pastoring Mill Chapel UB church in Reedsville, W. Va. At the time of his death, he was a member of Union Chapel United Brethren church in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Surviving are five children, including son Gary, who is senior pastor of Union Chapel UB church in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Funeral Details

Visitation: 4-6 pm Monday, August 267, 2012.
Funeral service: 6 pm Monday, August 27.
Visitation and Funeral location: Union Chapel United Brethren Church, 12628 Coldwater Rd.

Rev. Wayne Goldsmith will officiate at the funeral. Burial will be in New Castle, Pa. Memorials may be made to the Union Chapel United Brethren in Christ Church.

09 Dec Obit: Edna G. Davis, Wife of Rev. Keith Davis

Edna G. Davis, 77, of Elmore, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011, with her family at her side. She and her husband, Rev. Keith Davis, were married in 1952 and served various United Brethren churches, including Bethel UB in Elmore, where she was a member. A strong supporter of Samaritan’s Purse, Edna made hundreds of Christmas shoeboxes over the years for Operation Christmas Child.

She is survived by her husband, Keith, and four children, 9 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 9:30 am Friday, December 9, at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Ohio. A celebration of Edna’s life will follow at 11:00 am at Bethel United Brethren Church, Elmore, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child) or the palliative care unit of Mercy St. Charles Hospital.

Condolences can be sent to Rev. Keith Davis at:

Keith Davis
15115 S. Portage River Road
Elmore, OH 43416

14 Sep Obit: Raymond Waldfogel, 1926-2011

Bishop Emeritus Raymond Waldfogel

Raymond Waldfogel, who served as bishop 1969-1981, passed away during the night of September 13, 2011. He was 85 years old.

The funeral will be held Saturday, September 17, in Huntington, Ind. The details:

Viewing Times: 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm Friday, September 16.

Viewing Location: Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford Street, Huntington, IN 46750.

Funeral Time: 2 pm Saturday, September 17.

Funeral Location: College Park Church, 1945 College Ave., Huntington, Ind. 46750.

Raymond Waldfogel was born on April 27, 1926, in Fulton County, Ohio. He was converted as a boy in the Fountain Chapel UB church.

Raymond graduated from high school in 1943, and in 1946, at age 20, received a quarterly conference ministerial license from Fountain Chapel. He went on to graduate from Huntington College in 1950, and from its seminary in 1956. He was ordained in 1956 upon finishing seminary.

All of Raymond’s pastoral experience came in North Ohio conference. His first pastorate was Olive Branch Station, 1950-1953. From 1953-1955 he pastored the two churches on the Hopewell Circuit. He served the South Scipio church 1955-1958, and the Stryker Circuit 1958-1959.

After he had served as a pastor for nine years, the conference showed him their confidence and respect by choosing him as their fulltime superintendent. He held that position for six years, until 1965, when the conference adopted a system involving three pastor-superintendents. Raymond then began pastoring Harvest Lane UB church in Toledo, Ohio, while continuing as one of the three pastor-superintendents.

The 1969 General Conference elected Raymond as one of three bishops. During the 1969-1973 quadrennium, the bishops lived on their assigned districts. For the newly-elected bishop of the West District–everything west of Indiana–that meant moving his family to Sacramento, Calif. His pastor at the Hillsdale UB church in Sacramento was a young minister named Ron Ramsey.

The 1973 General Conference changed its mind about bishops living on their districts, and called all of the bishops back to live in Huntington, Ind. Raymond remained bishop of the West District until 1977, when General Conference stationed him on the Central District (Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Florida), which he served until 1981. He then returned to Toledo to again pastor the Harvest Lane church.

Bishop Waldfogel and Wardena eventually relocated to Huntington, Ind., and he served a number of years on staff at College Park UB church in Huntington and as chaplain at the Huntington hospital. He was also part of the “bishops’ cluster,” which Bishop Ron Ramsey started and Bishop Phil Whipple has continued, in which the former bishops meet periodically with the current bishop.

Raymond and Wardena were married in 1945 in Claytonville, Ill. They have five children.