Editing Baerg, Helen Duerksen (1894-1976)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1976 July 9 p. 30

Birth date: 1894 Jan 22

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MRS. HELEN BAERG</h3></center>

(Mrs.) Helen Baerg, the daughter of
Cornelius and Anne Duerksen, was born in
south Russia on January 22, 1894. She
passed away peacefully on May 5 in Ros
them, Saskatchewan.
Mrs. Baerg made her personal commit
ment to Christ at the age of 15 years and
affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren
church after baptism that same year. She
experienced the difficult years of the Russian
Revolution. In 1925 she emigrated to Canada
with her family and worked for 10 years in
Manitoba . In 1935 she married widower John
J. Baerg of Dalmeny, Saskatchewan. After
14 years of farming, they retired in Dalmeny.
Her husband passed away in 1963 and she
lived in her own home for several more years.
The last six years were spent in residence at
the Mennonite Nursing Home in Rosthern
where she appreciated the care she received.
She was also predeceased by one daughter
Susie (Mrs. Jake) Loewen and four great
grandchildren.
She leaves to mourn her children and their
spouses: Marie Baerg, Henry and Sara
Baerg , Sam and Irene Baerg, John Baerg,
Lawrence and Frieda Baerg, and Anne (Mrs.
John) Lepp, all of Saskatchewan; Sophie
(Mrs. John) Dueck, Dora (Mrs. Henry)
Goosen and son-in-law Jake Loewen, all of
B.C .; and Menno and Bertha Baerg of
Seattle, Washington; 22 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many other relatives and friends.

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