Wiebe, Anne Rose Penner (1919-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Aug 3 p. 29

Birth date: 1919 Aug 26

text of obituary:

ANNE ROSE WIEBE

Anne Rose Wiebe of Kelowna, B.C. passed away Feb. 26. She was born Aug. 26, 1919 to Frank B. and Helen Penner near Altona, Man. The family attended Rudnerweide Church. Anne completed grade 6, then was needed for work at home and in the field, cutting grain and stooking sheaves during harvest. She also learned to cook, bake, sew and clean. When she was 12, she read "Whiter Than Snow", a story containing Is. 1:18, which led her to accept Christ. While a teen, she experienced pain in her legs due to rheumatic fever. She attended Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church, which had a Sunday school and choir. She studied at Winkler (Man.) Bible School for 1 year, then worked as a maid for the Jakob J. Wiebe family near Manitou, Man. for 2 years. She married Jakob's son Jake Nov. 3, 1945. They lived on a nearby farm for 40 years. She was always baking, sewing, cooking, gardening and canning for her family. At harvest, she brought dinners and lunches out to the field. She was active in Manitou MB Church, sewing for MCC, singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school and serving meals. She was a loyal wife and always an encouragement to her family. She never passed up an opportunity to talk about her Lord, invite someone for a meal or help a neighbour. She lived her life to love those around her in the best way she could. She prayed regularly for those whom the Lord had laid on her heart and kept in touch with them as much as possible. They moved to Penticton, B.C. in 1984 and to Kelowna in 1987. In 1990 she began to show signs of Parkinson's. In 1995 she moved to Cottonwoods Personal Care Home, since Jake couldn't take care of her any more. Jake died Dec. 21,1999. Her son Tom and his wife Carol Anne lived in Kelowna most of the year to visit her daily and care for her needs. Predeceased by Jake, 2 sisters and a brother, she is mourned by children Eunice Seney of Leamington, Ont.; Herbert of Dacca, Bangladesh, Magdalene of Los Angeles, Daniel of La Riviere, Man., and Thomas of La Riviere; and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was at Willow Park MB Church, Kelowna, with Arnie Peters ministering.