Editing Arens, Katharina Sawatzky (1883-1970)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1970 May 01 p. 31

Birth date: 1883 Jun 15

text of obituary:

<center><h3>KATHARINA ARENS</h3></center>

(Mrs.) Katharina Arens of Herbert,
Sask . w ent to be with the Lord on March
20. The funeral was he'ld ,in the Herbert
Mennonite Brethren Church on March 24
with Rev. He~man Voth ministering.

Mrs. Arens was born on June 15, 1883
in Chortitz, ManHoba . She was marr,ied
to Cornelius Arens in 1900 and together
they moved to Morse, Sask. ,in 1914. Later
they lived north of Herbert. In 1933 she
moved into the town of Herbert. She
came into the Herbert Senior Gitizens
Home in 1965 and in February of this
year was moved into ,the Swift Current
Nurs,ing Home. She was predeceased by
her husband in 1932, one son 'in 1939,
another in 1961 and two children ,in their
infancy. She was very ac't·ive untoil her
i-llness and enjoyed sewing for missions
and the needy.

She is survived by eight children,
Frank of Surrey, B.C., John of Kamloops,
B.C., Mrs. Nick (Helen) Hiebert of
Chilliwack, B.C., Mrs. Ben (Katharina)
Dyck o·f Swift Current, Mrs. Fred (Margaret) Ruff of Winnipeg, Mrs. Fred
(MiHie) Forster of Sardis, B .C., Mrs. Abe
(Annie) Andres of Winnipeg, Mrs. Archie
(Alvina) Lewis of Winnipeg; 63 grandch·ildren 'and 65 great grandchildren.

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