Editing Wiebe, Timothy Dale (1957-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Dec 27 p. 18

Birth date: 1957 Feb 3

text of obituary:

<center><h3>TIMOTHY DALE WIEBE</h3></center>

Timothy Dale Wiebe
passed away July 18. He
was born Feb. 3, 1957
and was adopted by
Abe and Gilda Wiebe at
11 months. He was
born with cerebral palsy
and epilepsy, and ac -
quired diabetes at age
6. He grew up in Surrey,
B.C. with siblings Di -
anne , Debbie and Paul. He was baptized July
24, 1983 in Kennedy Heights MB Church,
Delta, B.C . His favourite verse was John 3:16.
He gave bear hugs to friends, regularly offering
to buy them coffee, asking to join them on
outings or doing something for them. He en-
joyed biking, bowling, walking his dog, riding
buses, working on puzzles and playing table
games. He worked in the kitchen at Minter
Gardens, at the YMCA, at various workshops,
at recycling plants and with Meals on Wheels .
His independence grew after he moved to
Rosedale, B.C. in the 1970s to live in MCC's
Cedars home. He collected signatures and met
with the mayor to get a bus line going in
Rosedale. He lived his last 4 years with Cliff and
Debbie Holloway and family in Abbotsford,
B.C. He and Cliff often prayed together. He
regularly visited his mother in Surrey. The fu-
neral was July 24 at Kennedy Heights MB
Church, with Cliff Holloway officiating.

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