Friesen, John S. (1893-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1987 Feb 19 p. 11

Birth date: 1893 Feb 23

text of obituary:

JOHN S. FRIESEN

John S. Friesen, son of Jacob J. and Eva Loeppky Friesen, was born in Mt. Lake, Minn., on Feb. 23, 1893.

On June 30, 1912, he was baptized and received into the membership of Bethel Mennonite Church in Mt. Lake, where he remained a faithful member.

He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Toews in Mt. Lake on Oct. 18, 1916. After their marriage they homesteaded in Montana for several years. They returned to the Mt. Lake area, where they farmed until their retirement in 1964, when they moved into Mt. Lake. His wife died there in 1978.

He held offices in the Mt. Lake Christian Day School and served on the Midway Township Board. His hobbies included reading and he loved nature, especially trees.

He died on Jan. 3, 1987, at Henderson, Neb., where he had been visiting his daughter. He was 93.

Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Dora and Henry Schierling of Dallas, Ore., and Leona and Ben Sawatzky of Henderson, Neb.; one son and his wife, J. Herbert and Cleo Friesen of Mt. Lake, 16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Rosella Friesen of Windom.

He was preceded in death by his wife, one son, one infant daughter, one brother and two sisters.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon