Editing Redekopp, Tena Warkentin (1909-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Jun 8 p. 29

Birth date: 1909 Jan 30

text of obituary:

<center><h3>TENA REDEKOPP</h3></center>

Tena Redekopp of Abbotsford, B.C. passed
away Mar. 26. She was
born Jan. 30, 1909 to
Cornelius and Katharina Warkentin in Steinfeld, Ukraine. In 1925
the family immigrated
to Borden, Sask., her
parents and 4 children
being detained in England for sometime for
health reasons. She
started working at 15.
She taught herself English by reading newspapers and doing crossword puzzles. She married Peter Scott May
29, 1930 in Killarney,
Man. In 1938 Peter
died, leaving her to
raise 4 children. In June
1941 she married Peter
Redekopp. They settled
in Mission, B.C. They
had 2 children. Peter
died in 1986. In 1988
she completed a book
about her life, Another
World. After Peter's
death in 1986, she
moved to a condo at
Evergreen Village and
then to Vancouver Island. She became
known as the "birthday
lady", mailing birthday,
get-well and missedyou cards to Sunday
school children. In
1993 she moved to
Menno Pavilion in Abbotsford. Throughout
her life, she crocheted,
knitted and tatted
items. Churches, MCC,
family and friends received doilies, blankets,
tablecloths, baby blankets, lap blankets and
other items. Each
grandchild received an
afghan. She made
friends wherever she
lived. Predeceased by 2
husbands and son John
in 1998, she is
mourned by children
Peter, Donald, Lucie,
Susan and Henry; 16
grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; 2
brothers and 4 sisters.
The memorial service
was held Mar. 30 in
Clearbrook MB Church,
Abbotsford, with Peter
J. Klassen and George
Janzen ministering.

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