Editing Andres, Peter J. (1905-1999)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Mar 31 p. 28

Birth date: 1905 Jun 2

text of obituary:

<center><h3>PETER J. ANDRES</h3></center>

Peter J. Andres of
Saskatoon passed
away Dec. 15. He was
born Nov. 9, 1905 to
Jacob W. and Elizabeth
Andres at Langham,
Sask. Though he grew
up on the farm and ran
his own farm, his interests included construction, community and
church projects and
farm technology. To
the end, he was intrigued with the technological, mechanical
and crop production
aspects of farming. His
mother led him to the
Lord Feb. 18, 1918. In
1923 he was baptized
and joined Neuhoffnung MB Church,
Langham. He married
Elizabeth Willems June
19, 1932. The farmed
near Langham. In
1949 they moved to a
farm near Mennon,
Sask.; in 1953 they established a farm near
Hepburn, Sask. He had
a practical, logical concrete, compassionate
and dependable faith.
He was a man of his
word. For him, holiness meant order, discipline, neatness,
punctuality and accountability. He
stressed disciplined
obedience and right
choices. Besides providing for his family, he
was involved in church
and conference, giving
generously to church,
conference, missions
and community involvements. He enjoyed building projects, spending hours
at night drawing up his
own blueprints,
whether it was for
Bethany Bible Institute,
Hepburn MB Church, a
farm building, cupboards, a covered
sleigh or a toy. He had
a beautiful singing
voice, played violin
and harmonica and
conducted a church
choir for a number of
years. In 1968 they retired to Saskatoon,
where they continued
to entertain family and
friends. In 1994 they
moved to Elim Lodge.
Predeceased by Elizabeth Dec. 31, 1998, 4
grandchildren and a
great-grandson, he is
mourned by his children Elmer, Orla Block,
Clara Priebe, Margaret
Janzen, Waldo, David,
Donald and Art; 22
grandchildren and 20
great-grandch iIdren .
The funeral was Dec.
20 in Forest Grove
Community Church,
Saskatoon, with Abe
Klassen and Harry
Strauss ministering.

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