Editing Penner, Katherina (1906-2004)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Apr 30 p. 29

Birth date: 1906 May 26

text of obituary:

<center><h3>KATHERINA (KAETHE) PENNER</h3></center>

 Kaethe Penner died
Mar. 1. She was born
May 26, 1906 in
Deyevka, Orenburg,
Russia. The family
moved to Alexandrov-
ka, Slavgorod. Her
mother died when
Kaethe was 5. Her fa-
~._r_ , ther married Sarah
u..aa..:iiIi..."",,, ~!ut.lIiI Janzen. Kaethe accept-
ed Jesus as her Saviour, claiming Eph. 6:16,
and later joined the church. The family moved
to Minsk, White Russia. She, together with her
parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, was impris-
oned for 8 years . This was a testing time for
her. She remained faithful. The surviving fam-
ily members found each other in Russia, mov-
ing to Tsily-Kuly and joining the church. In
1959 she and her sister moved to Karaganda,
again joining the church. Kaethe taught Sun-
day school. After the war she located her
younger sisters in Canada and immigrated to
Abbotsford. She worked and lived at Tabor
Home. She is mourned by sisters Helen
Rewnow and Renate Ruppert. The funeral was
Mar. 4 in Clearbrook MB Church.

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