Henry Toews
Henry (Hank) P. Toews, 76, of Geiger, Ala., died Feb. 16, 2004, at his residence.
Born in Inman, he was the son of Peter and Marie (Ense) Toews.
He was a truck driver and a member of the Southern Star Mennonite Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, and two great-grandsons.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Koehn Toews of the home; children, Ramonda and Harlan Nikkel of Sedan, N.M., Bonnie and Ken Nickel of Lobelville, Tenn., Shirley and Ken Nickel of Copeland, Elberta and Douglas Schmidt, Luella and Eugene Dirks, and Lisa and Christopher Schmidt, all of Geiger, Ala., Donna and Don Wedel of Bloomfield, Iowa, Lonnie and Mary Toews of Madrid, Neb., and Bonita and Rodney Dirks of Emelle, Ala.; brother, Dick Toews and his wife Frieda of Faunsdale, Ala; sister, Marie Isaac and her husband, John of Moundridge, Kathryn Penner of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, and Helen Toews of Inman; 34 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held today at Southern Star Mennonite Church in Geiger, Ala., with Bro. Harold Schmidt, Bro. Don Seiler, and Bro. Alan Nichols officiating. Burial was in Souls Chapel Cemetery.
The grandsons served as pall bearers and honorary pallbearers.
