Editing Goertzen, Luise (1920-2004)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Feb 25 p. 27

Birth date: 1920 Apr 9

text of obituary:

<center><h3>LUISE GOERTZEN</h3></center>

Luise Goertzen died July
29. She was born April 9,
1920 to EJizabeth Goertzen in Fuerstenwerder,
Ukraine. Skilled in both
German and Russian, she
was sent to Germany to
work as a translator during World War II. From
there, she and her mother were able to immigrate to Canada in 1947. They settled in B.C. She
accepted the Lord as her personal Saviour and
was baptized. She was a member of Vancouver
MB Church until her death. She had a passion for
missions, especially to Ukraine, and enjoyed hearing from people who visited the area of her birth.
She is survived by numerous cousins in Canada,
Germany and Russia.

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