Editing Dyck, Esther Margaret Andres (1919-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Nov 15 p. 24

Birth date: 1919 Jul 31

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ESTHER MARGARET DYCK</h3></center>

Esther Margaret Dyck
passed away Sept. 10.
She was born July 31,
1919 to Jacob and
Anne Andres in Lang-
ham, Sask . She attend-
ed school in Langham
and Hepburn, Sask. As
a teen, she became a
Christian, was bap-
tized and joined the
MB church. She attended Bethany Bible In-
stitute for a-year-and-a-half, then the family
moved to C?ntario. At a Virgil church picnic,
she met Nicholas Dyck. They married and
moved to Toronto for a year where he was in
second year at Ontario Bible College. When
World War II started, they bought a 7-acre
farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. There
were many lean years , but there was always
enough to eat. She sacrificed to provide 2
new outfits each year for each of her chil-
dren. She offered a listening ear and advice
to her children and a compassionate heart
and baking for neighbours in need . She was
known for her smiles and optimism, cheer-
Ing others on. She always looked forward to
the ne xt family party. Predeceased by 1
brother, she is mourned by Nicholas; chil-
dren Evelyn Krause , Art, Ruth Esau, Betty Pe-
ters, Grace Davy, and Rudy; 1 7 grandchil-
dren; 7 great-grandchildren; 1 brother and 1
sister. The funeral was Sept. 1 3 in Fairview
MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont., with Waldo
Pauls and Michael Krause min is tering.

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