Kaethe Warkentin
Kaethe Warkentin, 91, died Jan. 14, 2007, at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro.
Born Aug. 26, 1915, at Osterwick, Ukraine, she was the daughter of Johann and Katharina (Klassen) Kasdorf.
On Sept. 3, 1949, she married John W. Warkentin in Paraguay. He died in 1970.
She was a Tabor College professor and member of Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
Survivors include a son, John Warkentin of Wichita; daughter, Sharon Short of Rochester Hills, Mich.; stepdaughter, Evelyn Delk of Hillsboro; two sisters, Susanna Feiste of Omaha, Neb., and Helena Neufeld of Burlington, Ontario, Canada; five grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 22 step-great-grandchildren; and 18 step-great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Tabor College Chapel, Hillsboro, with the Rev. John Warkentin officiating.
Burial was in Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with the Mennonite Central Committee.
