Editing Penner, Katharina Klassen (1907-2001)

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

Birth date: 1907 Oct 29

text of obituary:

<center><h3>KATHARINA PENNER</h3></center>

Katharina Penner
passed away Dec. 25.
She was born Oct. 29,
1907 to Rev. Gerhard
and Elizabeth Klassen
in Wasiljewka, Russia.
They fled to Canada in
1924, settling on a
farm near Kronsgart,
Man. She married Peter
j. Penner May 23,
1926. They farmed
near Kronsgart, Man.
for 17 years, near
Roland, Man. for 2
years and then bought
a farm near Manitou,
Man. Peter's poor
health forced early retirement, and they
moved to Morden,
Man. in 1960. Peter
died in 1978. She
moved to the Tabor
apartments in 1983
and to Tabor Care
Home in 1999. She
and Peter established a
love for singing in their
family and at one point
the family made up 9
of the 16 member of
the Manitou MB
Church choir. She sang
and played guitar. After
Peter's death, she became the driving force
that kept the family
singing. She had a
keen sense of family
history. Each time a
family book was published, she would buy a
copy for each of her
children. She faithfully
gave financial support
to the local church and
herfavourite radio ministry programs, Family
Life Network and Back
to the Bible. She accepted Christ at 12.
She loved to read the
Bible and was in her
27th reading of it from
cover to cover. Her
favourite passage was
Ps. 91. She loved discussing spiritual matters and challenged her
family to "be in right
relationship with God".
Predeceased by Peter,
1 grandson, 1 brother
and 1 sister, she is
mourned by children
Peter of Morden, jacob
of Brandon, Man.,
George of Waterloo,
Ont., Betty Lambrecht
of Calgary, john of Winnipeg, Kae Lambrecht
of Morden, David of
Brandon and Len of
Winnipeg; 44 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and 4
brothers. The funeral
was held in Westside
Community Church,
Morden, with Russ
Toews ministering.

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