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Anna Penner Isaac, daughter of Abraham Penner and Maria Buhler Penner, was born 18 June 1890 in [[Mountain Lake Christian School (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota. Her early education, including German Preparatory school, was in Mountain Lake. In 1911 she went to [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]], Kansas. On 14 October 1914 she married Ferdinand Isaac in [[Moundridge (Kansas, USA)|Moundridge, Kansas]]. Anna and Ferdinand worked for seven years in [[California (USA)|California]] under the [[Home Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Home Mission Board]] of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. In 1920 a call from the [[Foreign Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Foreign Mission Board]] took them to [[India|India]] where they served for three terms (26 years). They had four children, three of whom died before maturity. Ferdinand died in India in 1946. Anna returned to the [[United States of America|United States]]. She worked as a visitor at [[Bethel Deaconess Hospital (Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel Hospital]] in [[Newton (Kansas, USA)|Newton]], [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] and promoted missions. Later she moved back to [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota to become superintendent of [[Eventide Home (Mountain Lake, Minnesota, USA)|Eventide Home]]. Anna was the first treasurer and one of the organizers of the General Conference Women's Missionary Society ([[Women in Mission (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Women in Mission]]) which was formed in 1917. Anna Penner Isaac died 5 June 1971. 


= Bibliography =
Goering, Gladys. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Women in Search of Mission. </em>Newton, KS, 1980: 3, 4, 5.

Obituary filed in [http://www.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ Mennonite Library and Archives], Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA) .


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