Friesen, Marie (1897-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Apr 13 p. 8

Birth date: 1897

text of obituary:

Newton and Vicinity

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• Graveside services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Halstead Cemetery for Mrs. Marie Friesen, 75, a former Halstead resident who died April 8 in Pasadena, Calif. Officiating at the services were Dr. D. C. Wedel and Rev. Robert D. Suderman. Mrs. Friesen was a member of the Mission Covenant Church in Pasadena, having lived there since 1944. Her husband, John E. Friesen, died in 1961. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Velma Broz of Simi Valley, Calif.; two sons, Harlan of Halstead and Kenneth of Fort Scott; a sister, Miss Kathryn Friesen of Hutchinson; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.