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==Jantz family==
Leslie served as the 2nd assembly correspondent, replacing Richard by 1958, and serving in that role thru 1975. He was farming near Lakin Twp., Harvey Co., KS in 1951, and had relocated to Hutchinson by 1953. No children. They resided in Branson, MO for a time, relocating finally to Newton in 1990, where Malinda resided at the Friendly Acres Retirement Communityuntil her homegoing in 1994. In 1994 Church-wise later in life, at the time of Malinda's passing, she had been attending [https://fmcnewton.org/ First Missionary Church], affiliated with a [https://mcusa.org/history Missionary Church] denom in Fort Wayne, [[Indiana]] previously known as the Mennonite BIC, founded in 1883. Also see the denom's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionary_Church wiki]. Her memorial was officiated by Ray Adams, who started pastoring FMC in Newton the same year that Leslie & Malinda moved there, and is still pastoring there in 2025.
Leslie's 2nd wife Ada's mother was a daughter of Jacob J(ohann?) B(enjamin?) Becker (b. 1866 Antonovka, Gomel, Belarus - d. 1947 Roxbury, McP., KS) & Mary H. Koehn Becker (b. 1869 Antonovka, Belarus - d. 1942 Roxbury, KS). Jacob's family immigrated to the U.S. in 1874, his parents were Benjamin "Ben" Johann Becker (b. 1838 RU - d. 1905 Goltry, Alfalfa, OK) & Eva Becker-Dirks (b. 1856 Russia - d. 1928 Halstead, KS). Ben's memorial was officiated by Tobias Unruh & Dan Holderman of McP, and Henry Schmidt of Marion Co.
In early 1950, Richard Burson co-officiated a joint memorial at the First Mennonite Church in Hutch., alongside Rev. L.A. Habegger. The two being buried were Leslie's 1st mother-in-law (Lena Becker), and Lena's daughter Laurine Becker Koehn. Laurine's children included Innes Koehn (Malinda's nephew) who raised his family at the Hutch assembly in the early 1950's. See '''Koehn''' family.
Malinda's last remaining immediate relative in 1994 was her brother Irvin Becker(1907-2001), of Cedaredge, CO, who had two children Pernie Bernice Becker Matthies (b. 1930 Ulysses, KS) & Myron E. Becker (b. 1932 Ulysses, KS - d. 2017 Flagstaff, AZ). Pernie's husband was Lester Frank Matthies (b. 1926 Halstead, KS - d. 2018 Cedaredge, CO).
* Leslie Jantz '''+1958-1975+''' (b. 1909 Galva, McPherson, KS - d. 2000 Newton, Harvey, KS), son of Jacob Tobias Jantz (b. 1888 Galva, KS - d. 1973 Moundridge, McP., KS) & Minnie Unruh Jantz (b. 1888 Meno, Major, OK - d. 1956 Moundridge, KS). Minnie's mother was Anna Elisabeth "Else" Wedel (b. 1849 Antonovka, Bela. - d. 1908 Galva, KS).
* 1st wife (1931 @ Ulysses, Grant, KS): Malinda E. Becker Jantz '''+1958-1975+''' (b. 1911 Goltry, OK - d. 1994 Halstead, KS), daughter of Peter Jacob Becker (b. 1881 KS) & Elizabeth "Lena" P. Unruh Becker (b. 1881 KS - d. 1950). Lena's father was Tobias Unruh who officiated Leslie's 2nd wife's grandfather Ben's memorial.
* 2nd wife (1996 @ Newton, KS): Ada Marie Becker Boese-Unruh-Jantz (b. 1923 Galva, KS - d. 2005 Wichita, KS), daughter of Abraham "Abe" Jacob C. Becker (b. 1888 Galva, KS - d. 1969 McPherson, KS) & Elizabeth "Lizzie" J. Becker (b. 1893 Halstead, Harvey, KS - d. 1970 McPherson, KS).
