Editing Wiens, John (1933-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Jun 13 p. 29

Birth date: 1933 Sep 7

text of obituary: 

<center><h3>JOHN WIENS</h3></center>


John Wiens of Langley,
B.C. died May 3. He
was born to Jacob and
Katherina Wiens Sept.
7, 1933 in Fabiker-
wiese, South Russia. He
lost his father to the
Russian army when he
was 4 and lost his
mother when he was 8.
Friends cared for him
and his younger brother until 194 3 when they
fled to Poland. His maternal grandmother took
them to Germany. After the war, his uncle Pe-
ter Wiens located them through the Red Cross
and brought them to Canada . They became
part of the family. He received Christ as a teen
and was baptized, joining East Aldergrove
(B.C.) MB Church. He married Helen Klassen
Nov. 1, 1956. They moved in Langley, B.C. in
the mid-1960s and became part of the
Brookswood (now South Langley) MB Church
plant. He was a caring, giving father, spending
many hours studying God's Word and praying.
He loved the church and was involved in vari-
ous ministries. He is mourned by Helen; sons
Gerald, Les and Rob; daughter Kathy Grainger;
12 grandchildren; 2 sisters; 2 brothers. The fu-
neral was May 8 in South Langley MB Church
with Wes Dahl and Lorraine Dick ministering.

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