Editing Mathies, Sara Peters (1905-1978)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1979 Jan 19 p. 29

Birth date: 1905 Dec 01

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MRS. SARA MATHIES</h3></center>

(Mrs.) Sara Mathies of Kitchener, Onto
passed away December 9. She was born to
Peter and Helen (nee Poerschke) Peters
December 1, 1905 on the Peters' estate in the
district of Schoenfeld, southern Russia. She
shared a happy childhood with brothers
Gerhard and Peter, and attended the local
private elementary and secondary schools.
The family was forced to move to Muntau,
along the Molotschna River, when their
father was killed by revolutionaries. In the
difficult years that followed, a revival swept
through the colony; many were saved, and
among them Sara. The family moved to
Canada in June 1924 and settled in Vineland,
Onto On November 15, 1925 in Kitchener,
Sara was married to John Mathies by Rev.
Jakob Friesen. The couple settled in New
Hamburg, where she was baptized by Rev.
H.H. Janzen. They moved to Kitchener in
1971. Last November, while crossing the
street in front of their house, both were
struck by a car. Her husband was soon
released from hospital, but Sara did not
recover.
She is survived by her husband John; four
daughters, Erica and Rudy Janzen, Elfrieda
and Peter Poetker, Helen and Henry Neufeld
and Margaret and Edward Boldt, all of
Kitchener; son Ronald and Gudrun, serving
with MCC in Swaziland; 15 grandchildren,
one great-grandchild, and brother Gerhard
Peters of Kitchener. The funeral service took
place December 13 in the Kitchener
Mennonite Brethren Church, with pastor
John F. Froese officiating.

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