1866 - 1955
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Born |
10 Feb 1866 |
Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
12 Jan 1955 |
Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Buried |
Franconia Mennonite Cemetery, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Notes |
- Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 9 - March 1, 1955 -- page 214, 215
Nice, -- John S., son of the late John and Catharine (Shoemaker) Nice, died Jan. 12, 1955, at the Eastern Mennonite Home, Souderton, Pa.; aged 88 y. 11 m. 3 d. He was very active in both church and community affairs, and was one of those instumental in starting and fostering the Eastern Mennonite Home in 1917, and in helping to dirct the progress of the Home to his end. He was failing the last year of his life with a heart condition. Four days before his death his wife fell and suffered a hip fracture. He is survived, besides his wife, by 2 daughters (Katie--Mrs. Joseph Nyce, and Grace--Mrs. Wynne Nyce, both of Doylestown, Pa.), a brother (Edwin Nice, Souderton, Pa.), a sister (Emma Landis, Harleysville, Pa.), 6 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. There preceded him in death 3 wives and 3 children. Funeral services were conducted at the E. M. H., on Jan. 15, and further services and interment at Franconia, Jan. 16, with Menno Souder in charge.
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Person ID |
I3293 |
ShowalterFunk |
Last Modified |
24 Feb 2009 |
Family |
Sallie M. Landis, b. 21 Oct 1872, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 Mar 1899, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
Abt 1892 |
Children |
| 1. Catharine L. Nice, b. 5 Mar 1893, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 Jan 1977, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. Mary L. Nice, b. 29 Oct 1895, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 14 Apr 1915, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 3. Sallie L. Nyce, b. 14 Apr 1872, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 5 Aug 1945, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 4. Sallie L. Nice, b. 17 Mar 1899, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Jun 1899, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
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Family ID |
F2380 |
Group Sheet |
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