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Wiebe, Robert B. (1921-2007)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Nov 5 p. 9
Birth date: 1921 Apr 23
text of obituary:
ROBERT B. WIEBE
Robert B. “Bob” Wiebe, 86, of Newton, Kan., died Oct. 7, 2007, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. He was born April 23, 1921, to Henry and Ruby Ensz Wiebe in Buhler.
He served in the military during World War II.
Beginning in 1966, he worked for 30 years as a printer for the former Herald Publishing Co., the publisher of Mennonite Weekly Review.
He belonged to Newton Bible Church.
On Jan. 25, 1946, he married Rozella “Rosie” Schmidt in Newton.
Survivors include his wife, Rozella; a son, Charles Wiebe of Garden City; a daughter, Judith G. Mace of Newton; a brother, Lewis Wiebe of Houston; a sister, Alvera Schmidt of Newton; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Austin Wiebe; and a sister, Lorna Wiebe. Funeral services were held at Newton Bible Church. Burial was in Restlawn Gardens of Memory in Newton.
