Editing Wiens, Menno (1941-2000)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 2000 Jul 14

Birth date: 1941 Nov 3

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MENNO WIENS</h3></center>

Menno Wiens of Port
Rowan, ant. passed
away May 13. He was
born Nov. 3, 1941 to
Frank and Helen Wiens
in Watrous, Sask. When
he was 2, the family
moved to Niagara-onthe-Lake, ant. At an
early age, he was led to
the Lord by his mother.
As a teen, he was baptized and joined Virgil
(Ont.) MB Church. In
1963 he began attending Winkler (Man.)
Bible Institute. At 22 he
purchased his first farm,
farming in the summers
between semesters at
school. He married
Maggie Mueller Nov.
11, 1966. They bought
a home on the E/W
line, then moved to a
small fruit farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake. In
1974 they moved to
Port Rowan to farm fulltime. He also worked
for 10 years at the GM
plant. He was a cheerfu�' faithful worker in
church, where he
worked with the youth,
taught Sunday school,
led worship, sang in the
choir and served on
various committees, including the board of eIders. In April 1998 cancer was found. He had
surgery. Liver cancer
was found May 9,
2000. In all of this, his
faith in God encouraged many. Predeceased by a brother, he
is mourned by Maggie;
children Leanne Reimer
of Port Rowan, Nicole
Ens of Winnipeg and
Brad of Port Rowan; 5
grandchildren; and 5
sisters. The funeral was
May 16 in Port Rowan
MB Church, with
Sandy Young and Rudy
Bartel ministering.

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