Menno
Esch
Born in Greene Township, Iowa, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David (Esh) Esch
and Veronica (Kanagy) Esch
Brother of
Sarah Catherine (Esch) Smoker, Jacob Esch, Joseph Esch, Daniel C Esch, Barbara Elizabeth (Esch) Smucker, Benjamin C Esch, Martha (Esch) Glick, Mary B (Esch) Hartzler, Samuel Kanagy Esch, Christian David Esch and Fannie Marie (Esch) Miller
Husband of
Sarah Genettie Yoder
— married
25 Mar 1906 in Mio, , MI, USA
Father of
Ellen L (Esch) Schrock
Died
at age 88
in Comins Township, Oscoda, Michigan, United States
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Biography
TAG3
Note: #NI181.
Notes
Note NI181Menno Esch.
Birth: Jul. 14, 1879.
Wellman
Washington County.
Iowa, USA.
Death: Dec. 27, 1967.
Fairview
Oscoda County.
Michigan, USA.
Esch, Menno, son of David and Fannie (Kanagy) Esch, was born near Wellman, Iowa, July 14, 1879; died of cancer, at the home of his son, Claude, near Fairview, Mich., Dec. 27, 1967; aged 88 y. 5 m. 13 d. On Mar. 25, 1906, he was married to Nettie Yoder, who died in August 1964. Surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Lilly Gillis, Mrs. Esther Yoder, and Mrs. Ellen Schrock), 5 sons (Reuben, Floyd, Chriss, Ira, and Claude), 36 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, one brother (Samuel), and 2 sisters (Lizzie Smucker and Fannie Miller). One daughter (Velma) died in early childhood. He moved to Michigan in 1905, where in 1906 he was ordained to the ministry and in 1909, he was ordained bishop, serving the Fairview Church. In 1952, he retired from active ministry; he preached his last sermon on the 60th anniversary of his ordination. Funeral services were held at the Fairview Church, Dec. 29, with Virgil Hershberger in charge.
Gospel Herald.
Volume LXI, Number 4.
January 23, 1968. 1
Family links:
Parents:
David Esch (1843 - 1891).
Veronica Kanagy Esch (1848 - 1885). 1
Spouse:
Sarah Genettie Yoder Esch (1885 - 1964). 1
Children:
Lilly E. Esch Gillis (1907 - 1997).
Reuben M. Esch (1908 - 1988).
Floyd Wilbur Esch (1911 - 2010).
Velma Pearl Esch (1915 - 1918).
Chriss A. Esch (1917 - 1984).
Ira D. Esch (1920 - 2010).
Claude Daniel Esch (1924 - 2005). 1 1 1
Burial:
Fairview Cemetery.
Oscoda County.
Michigan, USA.
Plot: 2-1-R-3.
Sources
- Source: S9 www.findagrave.com Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
- Source: S94 FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARYThe "ROOT" & "A BRANCH of Kanagys"Salt Lake City, UT 3415 John H. Kanagy - 1964 and Ezra J. Kanagy 1988 Publication: Schlabach Printers, Sugarcreek, Ohio - 1987 Paranthetical: Y
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