Lena Unruh
Lena Unruh, 101, died July 24, 2004, at Summerwood Care Center, Moses Lake, Wash.
Born Dec. 12, 1902, in Waukomis, Okla., she was the daughter of Abraham and Mary (Brown) Wiens.
Her family moved to Hillsboro, where she met her future husband, Edwin Unruh.
On June 5, 1925, the couple was married at Enid, Okla. He died in 1995.
They farmed north of Hillsboro where she was active in her church, teaching Bible school and Sunday school, and serving on many committees.
She enjoyed gardening, serving as 4-H leader, and was active in the Extension Homemakers Unit.
She was a homemaker and member of Bethel College Mennonite Church.
In 1960, the couple moved to Warden, Wash. They farmed until 1973, when they moved back to North Newton to retire.
After her husband's death, she moved back to Washington to be near her family.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, James Unruh, who died in 1974; three brothers, Abe, John, and Henry Wiens; and two sisters, Eva Neufeld and Mary Enns.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, John and Marlene Unruh of Warden, Wash.; a daughter and her husband, Lois and Richard Reimer of Smithville, Ohio; a sister, Elizabeth Regier of Enid, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dorothea Janzen officiating.
Burial was at Johannestal Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.
A memorial has been established in her name with Mennonite Women USA.
