Editing Wirsche, Christine Arnold (1896-1977)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1977 May 13 p. 29

Birth date: 1896 Oct 01

text ob obituary:

<center><h3>MRS. CHRISTINE WIRSCHE</h3></center>

(Mrs.) Christine Wirsche of Swift Current,
Sask., was born on October 1, 1896 in
Kronental, south Russia to William and
Katherine Arnold. After a lengthy illness she
passed away peacefully on March 29. At the
age of 11 years she accepted the Lord Jesus
as her Saviour; she was baptized and
received into the membership of the German
Baptist Church in southern Russia. In 1911
she moved with her family to Canada,
settling in Saskatchewan.
On January 17,1917 she married William
Wirsche. Together they experienced numerous
blessings and severe hardships. They were
blessed with four daughters and two sons.
The Wirsches first settled on a farm in the
Flowing Well, Sask., area. In 1934 they
moved to the Kelstern district, and retired in
1960 in Swift Current. Mrs. Wirsche was a
faithful member of the Baptist Church, and
of the Mennonite Brethren Church to which
she transferred in 1926. Hospitality was a
noble trait of her character; foreign missions
and ladies' church activities stood at the top
of her list of priorities.
A funeral service was held on April 1 in the
Swift Current Bridgeway Community Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev. F. J. Peters
and the pastor, Peter Nikkel, spoke words of
comfort.
She leaves to mourn her beloved husband,
William; four daughters, (Mrs.) Elsie Waldbauer, Irene (Mrs. Robert) Lautermilch,
Laura (Mrs. Roy) Rud, and Arlone; one son,
Arthur and his wife June; 13 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Jake,
Adolf, Otto and William; and many other
relatives and close friends.

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