HILLSBORO STAR-JOURNAL, 25 October 2000
Obituary of SAM RATZLOFF
Sam Ratzloff, 80, of Hillsboro, died at his home Oct. 16, 2000. 
Born Dec. 20, 1919, north of Lehigh, he was the son of William and Anna (Martens) Ratzloff. 
He was a farmer and a member of Trinity Mennonite Church in Hillsboro. 
He married Hilda Hiebert Feb. 6, 1942, in the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, rural Goessel. 
He was preceded in death by his son Clifford Wayne Ratzloff in 1964. 
Survivors include his wife of Hillsboro; daughter, Lola Mae Salisbury of Federal Way, Wash.; and one grandchild. 
Services were held Oct. 21 at Trinity Mennonite Church with Pastor Tim Kliewer officiating. Burial was at the Johannestal Cemetery, rural Hillsboro. 
A memorial fund has been established with Trinity Mennonite Church in Hillsboro.
Transcribed and Contributed by Janice Reading