Redekop, Maria Niebuhr (1903-1980)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1980 Aug 29 p. 35

Birth date: 1904 Aug 29

text of obituary:

MARIA REDEKOP

Maria Redekop of St. Catharines, Ont. passed away in early July. She was born August 29,1904 in Olgafeld, Russia to Jacob and Helena Wiebe Niebuhr. In her youth she accepted the Lord as her personal Saviour and was baptized into the Mennonite Brethren church by Jacob Knelson. On March 3, 1924 she married Isaac Redekop, who was taken away from her in 1943 and never heard from again. She and her two children came to Canada in 1948. Virgil (Ont.) became her home until 1977 when she came to Tabor Manor in St. Catharines, remaining a member of the Virgil church. She leaves daughter Frieda Klassen and son Ernst, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren and three sisters. The funeral was held July 5 in the Virgil MB Church with David Nightingale officiating.