Editing Schroeder, Sara Doerksen (1896-1973)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1973 Mar 23 p. 31

Birth date: 1896

text of obituary:

<center><h3>SARA SCHROEDER</h3></center>

Sara Schroeder (nee Doerksen was born in 1896 in South Russ-ia. After
attending elementary and glirls' s-chool in
Ne-u-Halbs,tadt, she took teacher trarining
a'nd taught in several schools before the
revolution. The Doerksen family fled to
Petershagen, where the Communist
authorit:ies arppo-ill't'ed her teacher of
Russian refug·ee children, hut without
salary.
In the diff.icult t:imes a1 Schoernferl-d,
where the Mac-hno bandits murdered Iher
brother, she committe-d her '''ilfe to the
Lord. She was mrarnied 10 Wrilhelm W.
Schroeder ,in 1923, and buried their fir,s't
son the fo-liowing year. In 1925 they
moved to Meadows, Manlitoba, and later
to Roseng,ard, near S'l-einrbach.
Here the'ir 8 children grew up. The
grace of God was evident in the,ir family
I,ife, and in 1934 they joined the MrB
Church in Ste-inlbach. Under the :influence
o't the mother, the children found their
Lord and Savliour. An infant dau'ghter died
'in 1933. Faithful in prayer, always willing
to s-acrifice, s'he served the Lord.
During the lasl1: s'ix ye-ars of her life
she suff.ered from Park'inson's dise'ase, and
she gradually became weaker. In September in a f'a'il beside her bed, she broke
her hip. Since then shoe remained in
hosp,jta-i, where, -in spite o't exceHent c are,
she died on February 21 . In srpi,te 
'bomin 1896 in South Russ-ia. After
attending elementary and glirls' s-chool in
Ne-u-Halbs,tadt, she took teacher trarining
a'nd taught in several schools before the
revolution. The Doerksen family fled to
Petershagen, where the Communist
authorit:ies arppo-ill't'ed her teacher of
Russian refug·ee children, hut without
salary.
In the diff.icult t:imes a1 Schoernferl-d,
where the Mac-hno bandits murdered Iher
brother, she committe-d her '''ilfe to the
Lord. She was mrarnied 10 Wrilhelm W.
Schroeder ,in 1923, and buried their fir,s't
son the fo-liowing year. In 1925 they
moved to Meadows, Manlitoba, and later
to Roseng,ard, near S'l-einrbach.
Here the'ir 8 children grew up. The
grace of God was evident in the,ir family
I,ife, and in 1934 they joined the MrB
Church in Ste-inlbach. Under the :influence
o't the mother, the children found their
Lord and Savliour. An infant dau'ghter died
'in 1933. Faithful in prayer, always willing
to s-acrifice, s'he served the Lord.
During the lasl1: s'ix ye-ars of her life
she suff.ered from Park'inson's dise'ase, and
she gradually became weaker. In September in a f'a'il beside her bed, she broke
her hip. Since then shoe remained in
hosp,jta-i, where, -in spite o't exceHent c are,
she died on February 21 . In srpi,ch try.ing times, sheaHirmed her falith to
the triumphant end. Sh e was 76 y·ears old.
Left to mourn are her husband, five
sons, and 'three daughters, 13 g-randchi,ldren , four brothers, three sisters, and
many other relatives and friends. The
funer,al service wa,s held on February 25
from the Steinbach MB Church, with
Re·v. Joihn Re'imer in charge.

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