Henry Zechiel

He was born and raised in Culver, and is now an elder in the Reformed church. For 20 years he was superintendent of the SUnday school and has been a teacher of various classes since he was 18 years old.

He sreved two years on the school board.

He is married and has two boys Willard R is general manager of Etna Life Insurance Co. in northern Indiana and Ohio and is a graduate of Purdue University. Earnest R, the other son, is teaching music at Case Music School, Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Oberlin College.

Henry Zechiel BIRTH 13 Jan 1860 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, DEATH 10 Dec 1944 Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL CUlver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of John Zechiel Rosina Zehner

The Culver Citizem, Thursday, December 14, 1944 Henry Zechiel, aged 84, retired farmer and business man, died at his home Sunday night after an illness of one month.

Born in Union township, Marshall county, he spent his entire life farming in this community.

He also owned and operated the Clover Leaf dairy in Culver for about 30 years, retiring from business two years ago.

Mr Zechiel was a member of the Grace Evangelical-Reformed Church and was very active in church affairs, having served in various church offices and having been superintendent of the Sunday School for many years.

Surviving are the widow, Ida B.; two sons Ernest, Sweet Briar, Va. and William R of Culver; one brother, John Zechiel, Knox; two grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at the Grace Evangelical-Reformed Church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. V. D. Weidler officiating.

Burial will be at the Culver Cemetery.

m. 1882 Lozetta White BIRTH 14 Sep 1863 Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 19 May 1910 Marshall County, Indiana, Burial: Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana dau. of Stephen White & Isabella Cordner 1821–1877

Lozetta Zechiel was born Sept 14, 1863, and died May 19 1910 aged 46 years, 8 months and 5 days.

Mrs. Zechiel was the daughter of Stephen and Isabel White who emigrated from Philadelphia , Pa. in 1828 settling near Twin Lakes where the subject of the sketch was born. She was the youngest of a family of eleven children of whom three, together with her father and mother, have preceded her to the spirit world.

On March 30, 1882 she was united in married to Henry Zechiel of Culver. To this union were born three children, one daughter (dying in infancy) and two sons Willard and Ernest.

She leaves to mourn her seemingly untimely death a husband, two sons, three brothers - Joseph White of Plymouth, Thomas White of South Bend and WM. White of Plymouth; also four sisters - Mrs. Jane Burch of Hamlet, Mrs. Isabel York of Doniphan, Mo., Mrs. Tabitha York of Akron, O., and Mrs. Clara Stahl of Alliance , O. together with a large circle of distant relatives and friends.

In her girlhood days she was united with the Twin Lakes Reformed church and after her marriage transferred her membership to the Zion congregation near this place. When Grave Reformed church of Culver was organized she became one of the charter members.

Mrs. Zechiel began ot fail in health about one year ago., but her condition was not thought alarming until nearly three months ago when she was confined to her bed, and though she had every care that medical skill and the willing care that loving hands could render she grew gradually weaker until she passed peacefully away and without a struggle, surrounded by her family and friends as the sun was shedding his first ray upon the gladsome earth.

She was a devoted, loyal wife and a loving sympathetic mother. Her whole life bore testimony to her noble christian character. She had strong convictions upon moral questions and was very frank in their defense.

While the loss to the community, to the Sunday school and to the church seems appalling, yet all praise and honor, glory and dominion be to Him with is the resurrection and the life. We need not mourn as do those who have no hope, but in the blessed assurance, when the turmoils of life are o'er, of a glad reunion with those who have gone before us in the way of salvation, we look forward as becomes christian mean and women to the consummation of our blessed hope.

The funeral at the Reformed church on Saturday morning brought our an attendance seldom equaled in Culver. Rev. Mr. Michael preached the sermon and a double quartet of ladies sang music.

The pallbearers were D. H. Smith, Samuel Buswell, George Gar, Walter Hand, Albert Stahl, WIlbur Brown. The floral remembrances were numerous and beautiful.

"She reseth no. No more her breast
Heaves with its weary breath,
Pain sits no longer on the brow
Where lies the clam of death.
Sunk to her rest, like tired child,
She lies in slumber deep,
Soft folded in the arms of Him
Who giveth His beloved sleep." - Citizen May 26 1910

Children:
Infant daughter Zechiel 1883–1883
Willard Rea Zechiel 1886–1967
Ernest Roy Zechiel 1890–1972

m. Aug 31, 1912 Uretha B. ---- BIRTH 12 Aug 1875 DEATH 14 Jun 1921 BURIAL Lowry-Bailey Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, married 1st john e. Lowry

m 1928 Martha May Bender BIRTH 18 Aug 1888 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 13 Jan 1933 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Cuver. Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana dau of Joseph Bender & Mary E Stockgen Mrs. Henry Zechiel

Martha May Bender, daughter of Joseph and Mary Bender, after following the Savior faithfully in this vineyard, answered His summons to follow Him in another, January 12, 1933.

She began her journey in this life August 16, 1888 and continued in it for 44 years, 4 months and 23 days.

She had become well known in this community as her entire life was spent in about the communities of Culver and Plymouth. Her birth place being about three-fourths of a mile south of the Zion Church.

She first signified her faith in Christ and her interest in His Kingdom by uniting with the Burr Oak Church of God, January 25, 1903. She remained a faithful member of that church until July 15, 1923 when she transferred her membership to the Grace Reformed church, Culver

Jun 17, 1923 she was united in marriage with Henry Zechiel Rev. J. F Tapy performing the ceremony. This union was a happy one as both found great joy in the service of the Lord.

Her sudden departure was been a shock to all her family and friends.

She leaves to mourn her departure her husband Henry Zechiel; her father Joseph Bender; four sisters Mrs. D W Weaver (her twin sister), Mrs. Walter White, Mrs. Mary Hibbets and Mrs. Harold Davis; four brothers, Jacob, William, Charles and Harry; her mother and two sisters having preceded her in death.

There are two aunts and one uncle besides a host of other relatives and friend who join with the immediate family in mourning the loss of their loved one.

Her circle of friends was quite large because of her constant thought of others Culver Citizen 13 Jan 1933 m 1930 Ida Bell Dawson BIRTH 16 Aug 1867 Union County, Indiana DEATH 8 May 1952 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana Daughter of John H Dawson & Mahala Snyder. married 1st Louis Cass Dillon

funeral RItes for Mrs. Ida B. Zechiel

FUneral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'cllock at the Merhodiest Church for Mrs Ida Bell DIllon Zechiel, age, 84, who passed away at her home in Culver jsut before mid-night Saturday night following a two week illness

Rev. Harry Campbell, pastor of the church, officiated and burial was at the Culver cemeery

Mrs. Zechiel was born ar Markle, Indiana on August 16,1867 and came to Culver to reside when seventeen years ofage.
,br> On June 30,1889 she was married to Louis Cass DIllon who passed away on March, 1928

In 1934 she was united in marriage to Henry Zechiel who preceeded her in death in December, 1944.

On son Arthur Dillion, also preceeded her in death December 27, 1947.

Surviving are one sone Louis DIllon of SOuth Bend; two grandchildren Mrs. BarbaraBarnhart of South Bend and Judson Dillon of Culver; and four great grandchildren.

Mrs. Zechiel was alo a member of the EMily Jane CUlver Chapter, Order of eatern Star