Editing Tiessen, Isaac Henry (1904-1999)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 200 Jan 7 p. 24

Birth date: 1904 May 6

<center><h3>ISAAC HENRY TIESSEN</h3></center>

passed away Nov. 28
in St. Catharines, Ont.
He was born May 6,
1904 to Heinrich and
Elizabeth Thiessen in
Krutojarovka, Ukraine.
When Isaac was 14, his
3 brothers were murdered during the Russian Revolution. His father's prayers for the
salvation of the killers
impressed Isaac. The
family fled to Friedensruh, Molotschna,
Ukraine, where he
completed high
school. In March 1923
he made his commitment to the Lord
based on Rom. 10:nz for 23 years
while pastoring Leamington MB Church. He
was moderator of the
Ontario MB Conference for 10 years. In
1958 he accepted a
pastorate in Chilliwack,
B.C. In 1964 he became interim pastor in
Kitchener (Ont.) MB
Church. He later
helped plant a church
in Toronto. In 1971 he
retired to Strathroy,
Ont., where he was
chaplain in a number
of nursing homes in
the London area and
pastored Komoka MB
Church for a year. He
helped develop a large
print hymnal "Sing
Your Way Home"
which has sold
100,000 copies. A
moving event of his
later years was his role
in the MB apology to
the Conference Mennonites for MB's harsh
treatment of intermarriage. At age 86, he
wrote Why I Do Not
Take the Sword. He was
an avid reader, keeping
abreast of religious and
secular issues. He loved
to travel. He had a passion for gardening, especially fruit trees and
melons. In 1998 he
moved to Tabor
Manor. He firmly believed that jesus' way
was the way of nonviolent love. He is
mourned by Anna;
sons Otto, john and
Eric; daughter Erna
Landeen; 10 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren. The funeral was Dec. 4 in
Leam

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9,10 after a revival
meeting. He preached
his first sermon when
there was no preacher
at a revival meeting. In
1925 he immigrated to
Leamington, Ont. He
worked on farms and
in orchards. He married Anna Huebert, his
girlfriend from Russia,
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