Editing Andres, Helen Petkau (1920-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21

Birth date: 1920 Aug 26

text of obituary:

<center><h3>HELEN ANDRES</h3></center>

Helen Andres pass ed
away Mar. 24 . She wa s
bo rn Aug. 26, 1920 to
Peter and Elizabeth
Pet ka u in Kam enka,
Orenburg, Rus sia, 1 of 7
children . Her mother
d ie d at age 36 . Her fa-
ther marr ie d Maria
Block, who came with 4
ch ildren. The family im-
mig rat ed to Ha lbstadt,
Man . in 1926, moving
to Ox bow, Sask. in
1928 and to Hepburn,
Sask. in 1933 . Sh e at-
tended Bible school for
a year in 1937. The
family moved to Ni a-
gara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
She accepted Chri st at a
revival meeting in 1933
and was baptized in
1941. In 1941 she mar-
ried Jacob Andres in the
Mennonite church in
Virgil, Ont. They lived in
Niagara-on-the-La ke,
Niagara Falls and St.
Catharines. She was a
quiet, steadfast and ba-
sic person who rarely
showed her emotions;
didn't seek excitement,
glamour or fame; was
dedicated to raising a
sound healthy family;
kept a clean, safe and
orderly home; did
everything with care;
was a good cook; and
enjoyed sewing, mak-
ing the finest clothes
from scraps. She loved
to help her children, lis-
tened to their tales of
school and encouraged
them. She tended her
gardens and flowers.
When her children were
grown, she worked
with Jacob and son Lar-
ry for a brief period,
tending the books and
keeping the accounts
straight. Her greatest
joy was seeing all her
children and grandchil-
dren come together
every Christmas and
summer. She trusted
God to help her
through the darkest
hours. Predeceased by a
great -granddaughter,
she is mourned by chil-
dren David, Dorothy,
Larry, Gerald, and Su-
san ; 11 grandchildren;
and 8 great-grandchil-
dren. The funeral was
Ma r. 27 in Vineland
(Ont.) MB Church, with
Doug Sch ulz and John
Block ministerin g.

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