Obit of Regier, Menno Levi - Garfield County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Regier, Menno Levi

A graveside service will take place at Greenlawn Mortuary, Friday, 
September 8, at 10:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held to 
celebrate the life of Menno Regier on Friday, September 8, 2006, at 
11:00 a.m., at the Heritage Bible Church, 2323 Mt. Vernon Ave., 
Bakersfield, CA. A lunch for friends and family will follow. Viewing 
will be at Greenlawn Mortuary on Panorama Drive from 2:00 to 8:00 
p.m. on Thursday, September 7th. Menno, the youngest of seven 
children, was born in Enid, Oklahoma, to the Reverend Peter P. Regier 
and Maria Regier. When he was sixteen, Menno accepted Jesus Christ as 
his personal Savior, was baptized, and became a member of the 
Mennonite Brethren Church. Through his life, he remained faithful in 
his walk with the Lord. During World War II, he served his country by 
working on public works projects as a member of the Civilian 
Conservation Core. Menno settled in California in 1944 and married 
Rosie (Nord) Regier in 1946. Menno did route work until 1963, when he 
became the first employee of Kernview Mental Hospital. He was named 
Employee of the Year in 1970 and retired from Kernview in 1983. 
Before age and Parkinson's took their toll, Menno took joy in working 
in his yard, growing flowers, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and berries. 
He and Rosie had Menno and Rosie's Flowers for many years. Menno and 
Rosie were a regular fixture at the Farmer's Market every Saturday 
for ten years. Menno is survived by his wife, Rosie; three children, 
Jonathan Regier and his wife, Susan, Rosalyn Malamma and her husband, 
Kevin, and Rebecca Wilkinson and her husband, Dan; 9 grandchildren; 
and 3 great-grandchildren, Jonathan Malamma, wife, Lydia, and 
daughters, Morgan and Leyla; Jordan Scritchfield and husband, Cole; 
Joel Malamma; Jesse Wilkinson, wife, Courtney, and son, Caedmon; 
Heidi Wilkinson; and Marc Regier. Donations can be made to Mennonite 
Central Committee through Heritage Bible Church. "The Oklahoma farm 
boy has plowed his last field." Menno Levi Regier Jan. 10, 1916 - 
Sept. 2, 2006

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/6/2006.
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