Editing Klassen, Abram (1922-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 24

Birth date: 1922 Jan 23

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ABRAM KLASSEN</h3></center>

Abram Klas se n of Ab-
botsford, B.C. pas se d
aw ay Feb. 5 of canc er.
He was born Jan . 23,
1922 to Abram and
Anna Kla ss en in Fuer-
stenw erd er, Ukraine,
th e 2nd of 9 children.
He grew up in a Men-
nonite village and a
Christi an home, but go-
ing to church was for-
bidden by the state. In
1942 he was drafted
into the German army.
In January 1945 he be-
came engaged to Katie
Thi ess en, who had fled
from Russia to Poland
with her family. She and
her family fled to Ge r-
many. In 1945 when
the war ended, he be-
came a POW of the
American army in Aus-
tria . After his release, he
worked for farmers in
Austria . He came to
for hi sfamily. On e year,
his woodcrafts rai sed
$1700 at th e MCC relief
sa le. In 1958 th ey
moved to Cle arbrook,
B.C. He worked for B.C.
Hydro 1958-84. Katie
di ed of canc er in 1984.
He marri ed Betty Enn s
in 1985. Th ey tr avelled
to Hawaii, Lithu ani a on
a mission trip, South
America, and Germ any
to visit his siblings. Betty
di ed in 1999. He mar-
ri ed Sus an Hopp e in
June 2000. A favourite
Psa lm was Psalm 91.
Pred eceased by Katie
and Betty, 3 brothers
and an infant sister, he
is mourned by Su san;
children Helmut of Al-
berta and Marg aret
Frant z of Chicago;
stepchildren Terry Enns
of White Rock, B.C.,
Ruth Nickel of Abbots-
fo rd, Carol yn Falk of
White Rock, jane Epp of
Kamloops , B.C. and
Frank Hoppe of Abbots-
ford; grandchildren;
and 4 sisters. Th e
memorial service was
Feb. 9 in Bakerview MB
Church, Abbotsford,
with Henry Thiessen
and Mike Frantz minis-
tering.

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