Editing Martens, Jacob (1880-1974)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1975 Jan 10 p. 28

Birth date: 1880 Oct 22

text of obituary:

<center><h3>JACOB MARTENS</h3></center>

n Southern Russia to Jacob and Helena
Martens (nee Schellenberg) , the oldest of
three children. He grew up in his home
village and at age 20 was baptized and
received into the church, although he had not
yet experienced conversion.
In 1910 he met Anna Hildebrand and
shortly thereafter they were married. It was
a happy marriage which brought much joy
into his life.
Jacob was a miller and soon after his
marriage brought a neglected flour mill into
full production again. After one year he was
asked to take the position of a steward at a
large estate, work he very much enjoyed.
At the outbreak of World War I he was
mobilized and served in the medical corp
until the collapse of the Russian arme
rces and the subsequent revolution in 1917.
DUling these perilous times he stood before a
firing squad more than once, and also lost
his parents and other family members of
typhoid fever in 1919. He and his wife fled to
the village of Hochfeld . Here t hey both
turned to the Lord and found salvation, and
were ba ptized and received into the Mennon·
ite Brethren Church.
After these difficult experiences in Russia,
it was their fondest wish to come to Canada.
In 1923 they arrived in Herbert, Sask. They
farmed there and later ret ired in the town of
Herbert. Then they moved to Niverville,
Man., where Mrs . Martens died in 1955.
Later Jacob found in Elizabeth Peters his
second wife. The Lord gave them over
seventeen years of quiet contentment and
happiness . After some time, since his health
deteriorated , they moved to the Rest Haven
Nursing I·lome in Steinbach, where they were
lovingly cared for. Recently he was hospitalized, and there God called him home.
He leaves to mourn his aged wife; three
children: Susie and Herman Heinrichs of
Niverville. Mary and Henry Rempel and
.Jake and Eva Martens, all of Saskatchewan;
23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and
three sisters-in-law . Two daughters and one
son-in-law predeceased him. On Mrs .
Marten's side there are two daughters and
five sons with their families who loved and
honored him and were loved by him.

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