Moses Andrew Beachy, 94, a resident of Greencroft Communities in Goshen, passed away on September 14, 2019 at Goshen General Hospital after suffering a severe stroke.
He was born in Kokomo, IN on May 29, 1925, the fifth in a family of ten children, four of whom survive.
In 1950 he married Ada Barbara Miller, who passed away in 2005. They are survived by their five children, Paul Beachy, John Beachy both of Colorado Springs, CO, Philip (Katrin Andreasson) Beachy of Stanford, CA, Barbara (Pete) Yoder of Goshen and Robert Beachy of Seoul, South Korea; four grandchildren, Chelsea Bontrager, Tyson (Sarah) Bontrager, Christopher Beachy, and Jasper Beachy; two step-grandchildren, Amie (Mark) Sankey and Amanda Yoder; two great-grandchildren, Quinn Bontrager and Aria Bontrager; three-step great grandchildren, Marie, Joe, and Anna Sankey; four sisters, Mary Gingrich of Canton OH, Bertha Beachy of Goshen, Wilma Gingrich, Clara (Edward) Yoder both of Harrisonburg, VA; sister-in-law, Edna Beachy of IN.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, Floyd and Alvin Beachy; three sisters, Esther Beachy, Fannie Miller, and Verna Yoder.
Moses grew up on Amish family farms, first in Kokomo until 1941, then in Kalona, IA.
As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service from 1946-1948, including a twenty month period at a hospital in Puerto Rico.
During the period from 1948-1957 he taught at several Christian Day Schools in Plain City, OH and Goshen and he married Ada and started a family. He also pursued his own education, eventually completing a B.A. in Bible at Eastern Mennonite College (1954) and a B.S. in Elementary Education at Goshen College (1957).
After a two year stint as a teacher and pastor among native peoples in the far reaches of northern Ontario, Canada, he moved with his wife Ada and family to Puerto Rico where from 1960-1968 he served as a rural pastor. Upon returning to Goshen, he became a minister at East Goshen Mennonite Church and received his Master of Divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in Elkhart (1971).
His deep passion for working with Hispanic people became apparent from the activities of LaCasa, a church- and philanthropy-supported social service agency based in Goshen IN that he founded in 1968, and which became his full-time occupation from 1974-1988. Subsequent years were filled with a three-year period of service in Nicaragua under Mennonite Central Committee (1989-1991) and volunteer activities as a translator and activist in Goshen.
Moses is remembered for his energy and his outgoing nature; his wide-ranging activities were made possible by the warmth and love brought into his home and family by his wife, Ada, whom he treasured.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 22 followed by a 4:30 pm Celebration of Life Service at East Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen. Services will be conducted by Pastors Naomi Yoder and Merle Hostetler.
Burial will be at a later date in Clinton Union Cemetery, Goshen.
Memorials may be given to Seniors for Peace, East Goshen Mennonite Church or LaCasa.
He was born in Kokomo, IN on May 29, 1925, the fifth in a family of ten children, four of whom survive.
In 1950 he married Ada Barbara Miller, who passed away in 2005. They are survived by their five children, Paul Beachy, John Beachy both of Colorado Springs, CO, Philip (Katrin Andreasson) Beachy of Stanford, CA, Barbara (Pete) Yoder of Goshen and Robert Beachy of Seoul, South Korea; four grandchildren, Chelsea Bontrager, Tyson (Sarah) Bontrager, Christopher Beachy, and Jasper Beachy; two step-grandchildren, Amie (Mark) Sankey and Amanda Yoder; two great-grandchildren, Quinn Bontrager and Aria Bontrager; three-step great grandchildren, Marie, Joe, and Anna Sankey; four sisters, Mary Gingrich of Canton OH, Bertha Beachy of Goshen, Wilma Gingrich, Clara (Edward) Yoder both of Harrisonburg, VA; sister-in-law, Edna Beachy of IN.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, Floyd and Alvin Beachy; three sisters, Esther Beachy, Fannie Miller, and Verna Yoder.
Moses grew up on Amish family farms, first in Kokomo until 1941, then in Kalona, IA.
As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service from 1946-1948, including a twenty month period at a hospital in Puerto Rico.
During the period from 1948-1957 he taught at several Christian Day Schools in Plain City, OH and Goshen and he married Ada and started a family. He also pursued his own education, eventually completing a B.A. in Bible at Eastern Mennonite College (1954) and a B.S. in Elementary Education at Goshen College (1957).
After a two year stint as a teacher and pastor among native peoples in the far reaches of northern Ontario, Canada, he moved with his wife Ada and family to Puerto Rico where from 1960-1968 he served as a rural pastor. Upon returning to Goshen, he became a minister at East Goshen Mennonite Church and received his Master of Divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in Elkhart (1971).
His deep passion for working with Hispanic people became apparent from the activities of LaCasa, a church- and philanthropy-supported social service agency based in Goshen IN that he founded in 1968, and which became his full-time occupation from 1974-1988. Subsequent years were filled with a three-year period of service in Nicaragua under Mennonite Central Committee (1989-1991) and volunteer activities as a translator and activist in Goshen.
Moses is remembered for his energy and his outgoing nature; his wide-ranging activities were made possible by the warmth and love brought into his home and family by his wife, Ada, whom he treasured.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 22 followed by a 4:30 pm Celebration of Life Service at East Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen. Services will be conducted by Pastors Naomi Yoder and Merle Hostetler.
Burial will be at a later date in Clinton Union Cemetery, Goshen.
Memorials may be given to Seniors for Peace, East Goshen Mennonite Church or LaCasa.
Moses Andrew Beachy, 94, a resident of Greencroft Communities in Goshen, passed away on September 14, 2019 at Goshen General Hospital after suffering a severe stroke.
He was born in Kokomo, IN on May 29, 1925, the fifth in a family of ten children, four of whom survive.
In 1950 he married Ada Barbara Miller, who passed away in 2005. They are survived by their five children, Paul Beachy, John Beachy both of Colorado Springs, CO, Philip (Katrin Andreasson) Beachy of Stanford, CA, Barbara (Pete) Yoder of Goshen and Robert Beachy of Seoul, South Korea; four grandchildren, Chelsea Bontrager, Tyson (Sarah) Bontrager, Christopher Beachy, and Jasper Beachy; two step-grandchildren, Amie (Mark) Sankey and Amanda Yoder; two great-grandchildren, Quinn Bontrager and Aria Bontrager; three-step great grandchildren, Marie, Joe, and Anna Sankey; four sisters, Mary Gingrich of Canton OH, Bertha Beachy of Goshen, Wilma Gingrich, Clara (Edward) Yoder both of Harrisonburg, VA; sister-in-law, Edna Beachy of IN.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, Floyd and Alvin Beachy; three sisters, Esther Beachy, Fannie Miller, and Verna Yoder.
Moses grew up on Amish family farms, first in Kokomo until 1941, then in Kalona, IA.
As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service from 1946-1948, including a twenty month period at a hospital in Puerto Rico.
During the period from 1948-1957 he taught at several Christian Day Schools in Plain City, OH and Goshen and he married Ada and started a family. He also pursued his own education, eventually completing a B.A. in Bible at Eastern Mennonite College (1954) and a B.S. in Elementary Education at Goshen College (1957).
After a two year stint as a teacher and pastor among native peoples in the far reaches of northern Ontario, Canada, he moved with his wife Ada and family to Puerto Rico where from 1960-1968 he served as a rural pastor. Upon returning to Goshen, he became a minister at East Goshen Mennonite Church and received his Master of Divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in Elkhart (1971).
His deep passion for working with Hispanic people became apparent from the activities of LaCasa, a church- and philanthropy-supported social service agency based in Goshen IN that he founded in 1968, and which became his full-time occupation from 1974-1988. Subsequent years were filled with a three-year period of service in Nicaragua under Mennonite Central Committee (1989-1991) and volunteer activities as a translator and activist in Goshen.
Moses is remembered for his energy and his outgoing nature; his wide-ranging activities were made possible by the warmth and love brought into his home and family by his wife, Ada, whom he treasured.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 22 followed by a 4:30 pm Celebration of Life Service at East Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen. Services will be conducted by Pastors Naomi Yoder and Merle Hostetler.
Burial will be at a later date in Clinton Union Cemetery, Goshen.
Memorials may be given to Seniors for Peace, East Goshen Mennonite Church or LaCasa.
He was born in Kokomo, IN on May 29, 1925, the fifth in a family of ten children, four of whom survive.
In 1950 he married Ada Barbara Miller, who passed away in 2005. They are survived by their five children, Paul Beachy, John Beachy both of Colorado Springs, CO, Philip (Katrin Andreasson) Beachy of Stanford, CA, Barbara (Pete) Yoder of Goshen and Robert Beachy of Seoul, South Korea; four grandchildren, Chelsea Bontrager, Tyson (Sarah) Bontrager, Christopher Beachy, and Jasper Beachy; two step-grandchildren, Amie (Mark) Sankey and Amanda Yoder; two great-grandchildren, Quinn Bontrager and Aria Bontrager; three-step great grandchildren, Marie, Joe, and Anna Sankey; four sisters, Mary Gingrich of Canton OH, Bertha Beachy of Goshen, Wilma Gingrich, Clara (Edward) Yoder both of Harrisonburg, VA; sister-in-law, Edna Beachy of IN.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, Floyd and Alvin Beachy; three sisters, Esther Beachy, Fannie Miller, and Verna Yoder.
Moses grew up on Amish family farms, first in Kokomo until 1941, then in Kalona, IA.
As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service from 1946-1948, including a twenty month period at a hospital in Puerto Rico.
During the period from 1948-1957 he taught at several Christian Day Schools in Plain City, OH and Goshen and he married Ada and started a family. He also pursued his own education, eventually completing a B.A. in Bible at Eastern Mennonite College (1954) and a B.S. in Elementary Education at Goshen College (1957).
After a two year stint as a teacher and pastor among native peoples in the far reaches of northern Ontario, Canada, he moved with his wife Ada and family to Puerto Rico where from 1960-1968 he served as a rural pastor. Upon returning to Goshen, he became a minister at East Goshen Mennonite Church and received his Master of Divinity degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in Elkhart (1971).
His deep passion for working with Hispanic people became apparent from the activities of LaCasa, a church- and philanthropy-supported social service agency based in Goshen IN that he founded in 1968, and which became his full-time occupation from 1974-1988. Subsequent years were filled with a three-year period of service in Nicaragua under Mennonite Central Committee (1989-1991) and volunteer activities as a translator and activist in Goshen.
Moses is remembered for his energy and his outgoing nature; his wide-ranging activities were made possible by the warmth and love brought into his home and family by his wife, Ada, whom he treasured.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 22 followed by a 4:30 pm Celebration of Life Service at East Goshen Mennonite Church, Goshen. Services will be conducted by Pastors Naomi Yoder and Merle Hostetler.
Burial will be at a later date in Clinton Union Cemetery, Goshen.
Memorials may be given to Seniors for Peace, East Goshen Mennonite Church or LaCasa.
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