Editing Heinrichs, Anna Loewen (1894-1969)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1969 Aug 08 p. 25

Birth date: 1894 Aug 26

text of obituary:

<center><ANNA HEINRICHS</H3></CENTER>

Mrs. Anna Heinrichs of Virgil, Ontario 
passed  away  on  July  22  in  the  St. 
Catharines General Hospital. 

Anna Heinrichs was born on August 
26,  1894,  in  Mountain Lake,  Minnesota 
to  the  Kornelius Loewens.  In  1894 she 
came to  Saskatchewan with her parents. 
In  her early childhood she gave her heart 
to  the  Lord.  She was baptized in  1908 
and became a member of the  Bruderfeld 
Mennonite Brethren  Church  near  Dalmeny, Saskatchewan. 

On November 4, 1920, she was married 
to  John  Heinrichs. In  1938  the  family 
came to  Ontario, staying for  a year in 
Virgil and then moving to Fenwick, where 
they  lived  for  22  years.  In  1961  they 
again  made their  home in  Virgil where 
they  lived  until the  time  of her death. 
Funeral  services  were held  on July 24 
in  the  Virgil  Church with Rev. J.  G. 
Baerg and  Rev. Gerhard Fast officiating. 

Left  to  mourn her  passing  are ,her 
husband,  John  Heinrichs;  three  sons, 
Arnold of Fenwick, Ont., Walter of Port 
Alberni,  B.C.,  Theodore  of  Hagersville, 
Ont.; two  daughters, Martha (Mrs. John 
Thiessen)  of  Salem,  Ont., and  Selma 
(Mrs.  William Cyopik) of Weiland, Ont.; 
two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Funk of Vineland, 
Ont., and  Mrs.  C.  C.  Heide of Virgil, 
Ont.; 22  grandchildren  and  four  great 
grandchildren. 

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