Amos Oberholtzer
Amos W. Oberholtzer, age 70 years, 3 months, and 24 days, of Owen, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., as a result of an automobile accident.
A service will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at Popple Ridge Mennonite Church in the Town of Mayville. His final resting place will be at the church cemetery. Earl Oberholtzer, Elvin Hoover, Wilmer Oberholtzer and Jerry Brubaker will preside. Pallbearers will be: Timothy Oberholtzer, Amos Oberholtzer, Jr., Landis Sensenig, Matthew Weaver, Phillip Martin and Kenton Sensenig. A visitation will be on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church.
Amos was born on July 18, 1951, in Lebanon, Pa., the son of Levi N. and Lizzie B. (Weaver) Oberholtzer. He served two years in the selective service system as a 1-W. Amos was united in marriage to Alma W. Herr in 1972. Amos farmed in Missouri for 10 years and then spent nine years doing construction work in Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1993 to a dairy farm, until his retirement in 2011. During his retirement, he did taxi work and, as a hobby, had an animal health store.
Amos loved meeting people and enjoyed being involved in community activities. He passed his love of singing on to his family. He will be greatly missed by all.
Amos is survived by his wife, Alma W. Oberholtzer of Owen; children: Rhoda (Landis) Sensenig of Owen, Lorraine (Matthew) Weaver of Loyal, Timothy (Kimberly) Oberholtzer of Unity, Joanna (Phillip) Martin of Colby and Amos (Marcea) Oberholtzer, Jr. of Withee; and 28 grandchildren. He is further survived by his brothers: Paul (Mary Edna) Oberholtzer, Lloyd (Esther) Oberholtzer, Irvin (Edith) Oberholtzer and Abner (Leora) Oberholtzer; sister, Esther Huber; brother-in-law, Edwin Hoover; and sisterin- law, Miriam Oberholtzer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Levi and Lizzie Oberholtzer; sisters: Anna Hoover and Grace Huber; brother, Leroy Oberholtzer; brotherin- law, Martin Huber; and sisters-in-law: Anna Oberholtzer and Verna Oberholtzer.
The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Owen is entrusted with the arrangements.
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