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| Elvina Neufeld Martens (1926 - 2012) |
Elvina Martens passed away 05 April in Goshen, Indiana. While much has already been written about her family, and more will continue to be written about Martens' place in our collective narrative and cultural identity, it is important to mark her passing at this point and to reflect on how her life reflects the Golden Age of Mennonite culture, cooperation and inter-connectivity in the United States.
According to her obituary in the Elkhart Truth (13 April, p A6), "Elvina graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1950. She served as a missionary doctor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 18 years. After retiring from the mission field, she practiced medicine in Illinois and Indiana. She was a member of the Silverwood Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Medical Association."
