Editing Goertzen, Henry Dyck (1922-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 8 p. 24

Birth date: 1922 Jun 9

text of obituary:

<center><h3>HENRY DYCK GOERTZEN</h3><center>

Henry Dyck Goertzen
of Abbotsford, B.C
passed away Dec. 24.
He was born june 9,
1922 to john and Maria
Goertzen in Main Centre, Sask. When he was
16 or 17, his older
brother john shared the
gospel with him and he
accepted Christ. At 20,
he enrolled at Prairie
Bible Institute. His studies were interrupted by
World War II. He was allowed to finish his first
year of Bible school,
then served in the army
medical corps for 3
years in France, Holland
and Germany. In 1946
he returned to Prairie
for 3 more years. In
1950, he went as a missionary to India with
The Evangelical Alliance
Mission. He learned the
Marathi language,
taught in a Bible school
for a year and ran a
medical dispensary. On
Feb. 14, 1957 he married Marion june Cook,
a TEAM missionary
serving in the Hindi language in India. He became proficient in Hindi and headed up a
Bible correspondence
course program. In
1973 they moved to
Trinidad to do literature
work. He opened a
bookstore, began a
Bible course ministry
and pastored a church
for 2 years. In 1977
they returned to Cana-
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da for a year furlough.
Their visas to return to
Trinidad were refused,
and they remained in
Abbotsford. He held
various jobs, including
work as a night watchman at Trinity Western
University. He retired in
1987. He is mourned
by Marion; children
Stan of Italy, Sandra
Cameron of Redmond,
Ore. and Paul of Vancouver; 5 grandchildren; and 3 sisters. The
memorial service was
jan. 2 in Central
Heights MB Church,
Abbotsford, with Chris
Douglas and Don Enns
ministering.

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