Editing Giesbrecht, Aganeta Giesbrecht (1900-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jan 11 p. 23

Birth date: 1900 Oct 7

text of obituary:

<center><h3>AGANETA GIESBRECHT</h3></center>


Aganeta Giesbrecht of
Abbotsford, B.C.
passed away Oct. 16.
She was born Oct. 7,
1900 to Bernhard and
Lena Giesbrecht in
Georgsthal, Fuerstenland, Ukraine. She was
one of 17 children;
only 9 children survived. She began
working as a babysitter
at 13. At 23, she married Kornelius Federau.
They left Russia in
1928 and went to
Paraguay in 1930.
During a severe storm
at sea, she surrendered
her life to God. They
encountered many difficulties in the Chaco.
She and Kornelius
were baptized and
joined the Evangelical
Mennonite Brethren
Church. In 1965 they
immigrated to Canada. They had difficulty
finding work but
earned a living. She
was a member at Culloden MB Church in
Vancouver, then Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford. She enjoyed
gardening. Kornelius
was diagnosed with
cancer in 1976 and
died Oct. 18, 1977. In
1982 she moved to Tabor Home. She married George Giesbrecht in 1985. He
died in December
1992. She seldom
complained, was
cheerful, made many
friends at Tabor Home
and visited the sick as
long as she was able to
walk. In 1995 she became confined to a
wheelchair and
learned to master it
well. She longed to go
home. Predeceased by
Kornelius and George,
3 sons, 1 daughter, 4
grandchildren and 2
great-g randchildren,
she is mourned by
children Lena Wall,
John, Margaret Rode,
Abram, Liese Duerksen, Mary Neufeld and
Frieda Duerksen; 36
grandchildren; 105
great-grandchildren; 4
great-great grandchildren; and 1 sister. The
funeral was Oct. 20 in
Clearbrook MB
Church, with Art Isaac,
Eldon DeFehr and John
E. Klassen ministering.

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