Editing Friesen, Margaret Ewert (1898-1977)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1977 Nov 25 p. 31

Birth date: 1898 Dec 24

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MRS. MARGARET FRIESEN</H3></center>

(Mrs.) Margaret Friesen of Greendale,
B.C., passed into the presence of the Lord on
September 15. She was born on December
24, 1898 in Selonoje, Orenburg, Russia, the
daughter of John and Margaret (nee Fast)
Ewert. She accepted the Lord as her Saviour
in 1914, was baptized and accepted into the
Mennonite Brethren Church at Schoental,
Siberia that same year.
Marriage to Dietrich Friesen followed
on February 27, 1918. A long and happy
marriage of almost 60 years was blessed with
two daughters and eight sons. God also
granted many spiritual blessings, allowing
the Friesens to enjoy the fellowship of God's
people wherever he led them. In 1929 they
left Russia for Canada, eventually settling on
a farm near Frontier, Saskatchewan. In 1937
they moved to Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
and then in 1943 to Greendale, B.C., their
home for the past 34 years.
Mrs. Friesen suffered illness and underwent surgery many times during her lifetime.
Her passing came unexpectedly, however,
when she suffered a heart seizure after
returning home from a prayer meeting. At
the time her husband was recovering from
surgery in the hospital, and to her last day
she faithfully prayed, visited and attended to
his needs. Through her life a verse that was
especially meaningful to her was Romans
14:8. The family rejoices in the memory of
her victorious faith and her quiet departure.
Left to mourn are her beloved husband,
Dietrich; two daughters, Margaret (Mrs.
Jake) Hamm and Frieda; six sons and their
wives, Dietrich and Dorothy, John and Tillie,
David and Jean, Peter and Erna, William
and Joan, Abe and Diane; a daughter-in-law,
(Mrs.) Hilda Friesen; two sisters, (Mrs.)
Maria Loewen and (Mrs.) Anna Nachtigal;
three brothers, Peter, John and Gerhard
Ewert; 25 grandchildren; six great·grandchildren; and many other relatives and
friends.

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