Editing Janzen, Katherine Andres (1904-1991)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1991 Dec 6 p. 25

Birth date: 1904 Dec 11

text ob obituary:

<center><h3>KATHERINE JANZEN</h3></center>

Katherine Janzen of Kitchener, Onto passed
away Oct. 6. She was born Dec. 11, 1904 to
Peter and Katharina Andres in Mariawohl,
Russia. She accepted Christ during an evan
gelistic campaign in Gnadenfeld led by Jacob
A. Dyck and Adolph Reimer. In 1923 she
married Henry H. Janzen.
They immigrated to Canada
in 1925, settling in Kitchener.
She never saw her parents or
9 siblings again. She support
ed her husband's ministry as
pastor, teacher and itinerant
prea che r, while caring for
their children. They spent
some years in Winnipeg and
some in Europe with MB Missions/Services,
before returning to Kitchener. Henry died in
1975. She spent much time sewing and quilt
ing at church for missions and MCC and at
horne for her children and grandchildren. Her
cheerful disposition and strong faith were an
encouragement to a ll who knew her. She is
survived by her children Rudolph, Erna and
Edward of Kitchener, WaIter of North Dakota, Lena of New Meldco and Elsa and Arth ur
of St . Catharines; and many grandchildren
and great-gr andchildren . The funeral was
Oct. 9 in Kitchener MB Church , with Ron
Toews and John Wall ministering.

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