Editing Wiebe, Maria Dick (1881-1975)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1975 May 02 p. 31

Birth date: 1881 Sept 10

text of obituary:

<center><h3>(MRS.) MARIA WIEBE</H3></center>

(Mrs .) Maria Wiebe was born September
10,1881 in Tiege, Molotschna, South Russia,
to Mr. and Mrs . Jacob Dick, the second of
ten children. In her early youth she was
saved during evangelistic meetings by Rev.
Jakob Reimer , was baptized and joined the
United Mennonite Church.
In 1899 she was married to George
Friesen, a public school teacher. Their marriage was blessed with two sons. In 1903 her
husband was fatally shot by a Russian
bandit in Terek. After this tragic blow she
returned to Tiege to live with her parents.
In 1905 she married John Wiebe, a fruit
farmer. This marriage was blessed with nine
children. They lived in Kurushan, Molotschna until their immigration to Canada in
1924. Before the journey Mrs. Wiebe became
critically ill , but God restored her again.
In Ontario they joined the Mennonite
Brethren Church . They lived in Elmira, Pelee
Island, and Rodney. In Rodney they celebrated their silver anniversary. Then they
lived in Fruitland and Leamington . In 1942
they settled in Virgil, where they celebrated
their golden wedding. Mrs. Wiebe became a
widow for the second time in 1957.
In 1968 Mrs . Wiebe broke her thigh due to
a fall and never fully recovered. Since
January of 1974 she was in Tabor Manor, St.
Catharines. The Lord called her home on
March 23 at the age of 93.
She leaves to mourn three sons: John and
wife Anna of Kelowna , B.C., now serving in
Sao Paulo, Brazil; Nick and wife Katie of
Clearbrook, B .C.; Henry and wife Helen of
Leamington, Ont.; five daughters: Sara
(Mrs. Henry) Hiebert and Katie of Virgil,
Ont.; Mary (Mrs. John) Ewert; Betty (Mrs.
Jake) Thiessen and Anne (Mrs. William)
Winters of St. Catharines, Ont.; two daughters-in-law; Mary (Mrs. George) Friesen of
Vineland, Ontoand Susie (Mrs. Jacob) Friesen
of Virgil; one sister, Agnes (Mrs . Jacob)
Dreidger of Leamington; 46 grandchildren,
74 great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren .
She was predeceased by three sons: Abram
Wiebe, George Friesen and Jacob Friesen;
two sons-in-law: Henry Hiebert and William
Winters and one daughter-in-law, Agnes
(Mrs. Abram) Wiebe.
Funeral services were held March 27 in the
Virgil Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev.
John G. Baerg of Virgil and Rev. Isaac
Tiessen of Strathroy officiating.

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