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Mosaic Mennonites
Missional - Intercultural - Formational
Greetings to friends and family in Franconia Conference,
We are grateful for this tribute to our parents, Kenneth and Grace Seitz. Mother, with her roots in Plains Congregation and Dad, coming from Slate Hill Congregation, Camp Hill, Pa., were part of Franconia Conference — as a couple — from 1937, the year of their marriage, until the family moved to Virginia in 1951. Then in l958 began the twenty-year Mexico saga and a relationship with Franconia Conference until 1985 when they retired in Harrisonburg.
We, their offspring, some of us more than others, still feel a deep attachement to Franconia Conference, particularly spouse Kathryn Hunsberger and myself. We cherish our Franconia Conference roots; and again a special thanks to those of you who wrote tributes above.
Kenneth Seitz, Jr.
for the Kenneth and Grace Seitz siblings: Kenneth, Delbert, David, Lois (Kreider), Eunice (Wenger)and Frances (Justice).
Beirut, Lebanon
September 3, 2008