Editing Toews, Annetta Katharina Reimer (1939-2000)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Feb 02 p. 28

Birth date: 1939 Nov 17

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ANNETTA KATHARINA TOEWS</h3></center>

Annetta Katharina
Toews of Vineland,
Ont passed away Oct
24 of cancer. She was
born Nov. 17, 1939 to
jacob and Aganetha
Reimer in North Kildonan, Man. They lived
near Altona, Man. and
Gruenthal, Man. and
moved to st.
Catharines, Ont. in
1944 and Vineland in
1945. She accepted
Christ, was baptized
Aug. 7, 1955 by Heinrich Wiebe and joined
Vineland MB Church.
She was active in
church ministries
throughout her life.
She graduated from
Eden Christian College
in 1957, then studied
to become a teacher.
She married William
Toews, a nurse, Dec.
26, 1959. They lived in
Vineland. She taught in
jordan, Ont., then in
Vineland. Daughter Patricia Ann died Oct. 13,
1968 and son William
Wray died May 5, 1965;
both had Hurler's syndrome. They moved to
Toronto, then to
Blenheim, Ont. She
took evening and summer classes, earning a
B.A. from the University of Windsor in 1974.
She taught special education at South Western Regional Centre,
Cedar Springs. In 1978
they moved to a farm
in Campden. She
helped with the farm
after school. They sold
the farm and moved to
Vineland Station, Ont.
She taught at Park
Academy, a Christian
school, in Burlington,
Ont., 1980-94. Surgery
in summer 1994 was
followed by extensive
cancer treatments. She
returned to teaching in
1995 and retired in
1998. In August 2000
they moved to Heritage Village. She enjoyed travelling, including trips across Canada
to visit their children.
She is mourned by
William; children
Michael, jennifer Moyer
and Kathleen Thielmann; and 3 grandchildren. The funeral
was Oct. 27 in
Vineland MB Church,
with Henry Wiebe ministering.

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