Editing Cornies, David (1907-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Ma3 30 p. 27

Birth Date: 1907 Aug 30

text of obituary:

<center><h3>DAVID CORNIES</h3></center>

David Cornies of Abbotsford, B.C. passed
away jan. 25. He was
born Aug. 30, 1907 to
johann and justina
Cornies in Schoenfeld,
Russia. He accepted
Christ at age 17. The
family immigrated to
Manitoba in 1926. He
married Katie Dyck in
April 1940. He rededicated his life to the
Lord in 1944 and was
baptized and joined
North Kildonan M
Church in Winnipeg in
1945. They moved to
Arnold, B.C. in 1946
and to Clearbrook,
B.C. in 1953. They
were engaged in berry
growing and mixed
farming at both locations. He also worked
for the Arnold Co-Op
and Earl Pearcy doing
berry processing for
20 years. Then he was
a house painter for a
number of years,
which he enjoyed very
much. He had a heart
for MCC, which he
credited for saving his
family from starvation
in Russia. When he retired, he volunteered
at the self-help store
for some years. He also
made latch-hooked
rugs, which he donated to the MCC sale
each year. After 2 mild
strokes in 1996 impaired his ability to
walk, he spent the last
4 years at Menno Hospital. He is mourned
by his wife Katherine;
children Kathy Klassen David, Rick, Bill, and
Louise Sparrow; 10
grandchildren and 1
great-grandson. A
memorial service was
held Feb. 2 in Central
Heights MB Church,
with Henry Wiebe and
Chris Douglas ministering.

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