Editing Janzen, Martin Klaas (1904-1976)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1976 Mar 19 p. 29

Birth date: 1904 Jan 16

text of obituary:

<centr><h3>MARTIN KLAAS JANZEN</h3></center>

6, 1904 in Franztal, southern Russia, and
passed away on January 12 at Lethbridge,
Alberta after three years of suffering. He
spent his early youth in the Crimea, where he
accepted the Lord as Saviour in 1922. His
family moved to Canada in 1926 and he
farmed for several years in the Lethbridge
area. In 1936 he was baptized and became a
member of the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren
Church.
On December 29, 1929 he married Annie
Siemens with whom he shared joy and
sorrow for 46 years. The couple was blessed
with five children.
Mr. Janzen was admitted to the hospital
in January, 1973 after suffering a heart
attack and stroke. God answered many
prayers on his behalf, and he was able to
stand in church some time later and thank
God for his goodness. A second stroke
followed from which he did not recover. God
called him home on January 12, 1976.
At the funeral service, held January 16 in
the Lakeview Mennonite Brethren Church,
Henry Nikkel spoke in German from Job
19:25-27, and pastor Henry Unrau spoke in
English from John 11 .
He leaves to mourn his wife, Annie; four
brothers and two sisters; one son, Robert;
four daughters, (Mrs.) Tena Enns, Mrs. Bill
Regier, Mrs. Peter Heier, and Mrs. Robert
Esser; and 15 grandchildren.  

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