Editing Klassen, Elizabeth Warkentin (1919-1999)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 2000 Feb 4 p. 28

Birth Date: 1919

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ELIZABETH KLASSEN</h3></center>

Elizabeth (Betty)
Klassen passed away
Dec. 10. She was born
in 1919 in Arkadak,
Russia. In 1925 the
family immigrated to
Canada, settling in
Saskatchewan. They
later moved to Manitoba. In 1935 they
moved to Vancouver.
As a teen, she accepted
Christ and was baptized in the Fraser River. She married John K.
Enns in 1942. They coowned the Clearbrook
5 cents to $1 store for
20 years. They were
charter members of
Bakerview MB Church
in Abbotsford, B.C.,
where they were deacons for many years.
She was active in
women's church
groups and Pioneer
Girls, and volunteered
at the MCC store. John
died in 1974. She married Abe Klassen in
1985. They enjoyed
travelling. They spent a
winter volunteering at
Lithuania Christian
College. Hospitality,
grace and concern for
others were hallmarks
of her life. She is also
remembered for her
years of cheerful work
as a clerk at the Clearbrook store and later in
the Eaton's fabric department. Predeceased
by first husband John,
she is mourned by
Abe; daughter Ruth
Nickel; son Terry Enns;
6 grandchildren and 2
great-grandsons. The
memorial service was
Dec. 14 in Bakerview
MB Church, with Henry Thiessen and j. Quiring ministering.

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