Editing Rempel, Mary Brown (1894-1969)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1969 Oct 17 p. 26

Birth date: 1894 Nov 03

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MARY REMPEL</h3></center>

(Mrs.) Mary Rempel was born to Gerhard and Anna Brown on November 
3, 1894, at Burwalde, near Winkler, Man. 
Here she attended school and came to a 
knowledge of the  Lord Jesus Christ.  She 
was baptized at 14 years on the confession of her faith  by Rev. JO'hn Warkentin 
and jO'ined the feHowship of the Mennonite 
Brethren Church. In  1918 she was united 
in  marriage to Jacob H. Rempel. Together 
with him  she  shared  51  years  of life. 
They farmed  so'uth of Morden from  1923 
to  1957 and since 1957 on a farm  a mile 
east of Morden. Her husband predeceased 
her by five months. 

She  went to  be  with the  Lord  on 
September 5 at the  age  of 74.  Left to 
mourn her passing are her children, Alice, 
Mrs. Broadbent of Thornhill, George of 
Morden, Ruth  of  Hudson  Hope, B.C., 
Jim a,t  home and Mrs. Isaac  Knelson of 
Morden. The funeral  service was held in 
the  Winkler (Man.)  Church on September 8 with Rev. J.M. Schmidt and Rev. 
Frank H. Friesen ministering.

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