Editing Sutter, Samuel (1892-1973)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1974 Mar 22 p. 30

Birth date: 1892 Dec 10

text of obituary:

<center><h3>SAMUEL SUTTER</h3></center>

Samuel Sutter was born December 10, 1892 in Wilhelmstal, South Russia. He
accepted the Lord in his teens, was baptized
by Jacob Mueller and received into the
Baptist church there.

In World War I he was taken prisoner by
the German army, and stayed in Germany
until 1924 when his cousin, John Lautermilch of Woodrow, Sask., made it possible
for him to come to Canada. Two years later
he took up farming on his own, which he
continued until his retirement.

He married Emma Welk in 1926, a union
blessed with three daughters and one son.
Both became members of the Woodrow
Mennonite Brethren Church where he
served faithfully as a Sunday school teacher,
deacon and leader for many years.

They retired in 1962 and moved into the
town of Woodrow . In 1972 they moved to
Swift Current where Mr. Sutter passed
away Nov. 30, 1973 after a lengthy illness.
Hev. H. C. Schroeder of Woodrow and Rev.
Peter Nikkel of Swift Current officiated at
the funeraL

He leaves to mourn his wife Emma;
daughters Laura of Swift Current, Mrs.
Tina Erb of Mossbank, Sask. and Mrs . Alice
Wald of Kincaid, Sask.; son Wally and wife
of Woodrow; and six grandchildren.

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