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	<center><h3>LYDIA SAWATZKY</h3></center>		<center><h3>LYDIA SAWATZKY</h3></center>

	ia Sawatzky of Tabor		Lydia Sawatzky of Tabor
	Manor, St. Catharines,		Manor, St. Catharines,
	Ont., passed away Dec.		Ont., passed away Dec.
	14. She was born Oct.		14. She was born Oct.
	11, 1912 to Peter and		11, 1912 to Peter and
	Maria Niessen in ~~Ab-~~		Maria Niessen in Aberdeen, Sask. As a teen,
	~~erdeen~~ , Sask. As a teen,
	she would babysit her		she would babysit her
	oldest sister's children		oldest sister's children
	and ~~en tertain~~ them		and entertain them
	with ~~storie s~~. ~~Sh e~~ was a		with stories. She was a
	great ~~sto ryt ell er~~ and ~~en -~~		great storyteller and enjoyed a good joke. She
	~~joy ed~~ a good joke. ~~Sh e~~		taught Sunday school
	taught ~~Su nday~~ school		and Vacation Bible
	and ~~Vaca tion Bibl e~~		School and later served
	~~Scho ol~~ and later served		in the baby clinic in Virgil, Ont. She accepted
	in the baby clinic in ~~Vir-~~		Christ in her youth, was
	~~gil~~, ~~On t~~. She accepted		baptized and joined Aberdeen MB Church. She
	~~Chri st~~ in her ~~yout h~~, ~~wa s~~		and other young people wanted to study
	~~ba ptized~~ and joined ~~Ab-~~		God's Word in a more
	~~erdeen~~ MB Church. ~~Sh e~~		structured way; they
	and other young ~~peo-~~		asked B.W. Sawatzky to
	~~ple~~ wanted to study
	God 's Word in a more
	~~st ructured~~ way; they
	asked BW. Sawatzky to
	teach them, starting a		teach them, starting a
	Bible school in his		Bible school in his
	home. She married ~~Cor-~~		home. She married Cornelius Sawatzky Aug. 4,
	~~nelius~~ Sawatzky Aug. 4,
	1934. They moved to a		1934. They moved to a
	farm in Coaldale, Alta.		farm in Coaldale, Alta.
	in 1947 and to Virgil in		in 1947 and to Virgil in
	1955. She enjoyed ~~knit-~~		1955. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and baking, and hummed as
	~~ting~~, sewing and ~~bak-~~
	~~ing~~, and hummed as
	she worked in the		she worked in the
	kitchen. After Corny's		kitchen. After Corny's
	death in May 1974, she		death in May 1974, she
	moved to St.		moved to St. Catharines. Predeceased by Corny, son
	Catharines. ~~Prede-~~
	~~ceased~~ by Corny, son
	Ted in March 2001, a		Ted in March 2001, a
	grandson, 3 sisters and		grandson, 3 sisters and
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	Linda Copps, both of		Linda Copps, both of
	Calgary, Lois Berg of		Calgary, Lois Berg of
	Fonthill, Ont., Nell ~~Kro-~~		Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kroker of Kamloops, B.C.
	~~ker~~ of Kamloops, B.C.
	and Maggie Esau and		and Maggie Esau and
	Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 ~~grand-~~		Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren;
	~~children~~; 23 great-		and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 18 in
	grandchildren; 2 great-
	~~grea t~~ -~~g ra ndch i Id ren~~;
	and 1 brother. The ~~fu-~~
	~~neral~~ was Dec. 18 in
	Grantham MB Church,		Grantham MB Church,
	St. Catharines, with		St. Catharines, with
	John ~~Wi ebe~~ ministering.		John Wiebe ministering.

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Mdoerksen: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27 Birth date: 1912 Oct 11 text of obituary:
LYDIA SAWATZKY
ia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. ..."

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Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27 Birth date: 1912 Oct 11 text of obituary: <center><h3>LYDIA SAWATZKY</h3></center> ia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. ..."

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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27

Birth date: 1912 Oct 11

text of obituary:

<center><h3>LYDIA SAWATZKY</h3></center>

ia Sawatzky of Tabor
Manor, St. Catharines,
Ont., passed away Dec.
14. She was born Oct.
11, 1912 to Peter and
Maria Niessen in Ab-
erdeen , Sask. As a teen,
she would babysit her
oldest sister's children
and en tertain them
with storie s. Sh e was a
great sto ryt ell er and en -
joy ed a good joke. Sh e
taught Su nday school
and Vaca tion Bibl e
Scho ol and later served
in the baby clinic in Vir-
gil, On t. She accepted
Chri st in her yout h, wa s
ba ptized and joined Ab-
erdeen MB Church. Sh e
and other young peo-
ple wanted to study
God 's Word in a more
st ructured way; they
asked BW. Sawatzky to
teach them, starting a
Bible school in his
home. She married Cor-
nelius Sawatzky Aug. 4,
1934. They moved to a
farm in Coaldale, Alta.
in 1947 and to Virgil in
1955. She enjoyed knit-
ting, sewing and bak-
ing, and hummed as
she worked in the
kitchen. After Corny's
death in May 1974, she
moved to St.
Catharines. Prede-
ceased by Corny, son
Ted in March 2001, a
grandson, 3 sisters and
4 brothers, she is
mourned by daughters
Marlene Quapp and
Linda Copps, both of
Calgary, Lois Berg of
Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kro-
ker of Kamloops, B.C.
and Maggie Esau and
Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grand-
children; 23 great-
grandchildren; 2 great-
grea t -g ra ndch i Id ren;
and 1 brother. The fu-
neral was Dec. 18 in
Grantham MB Church,
St. Catharines, with
John Wi ebe ministering.

[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]]

Sawatzky, Lydia Niessen (1912-2002) - Revision history

Mdoerksen at 20:05, 6 June 2022

Mdoerksen: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27 Birth date: 1912 Oct 11 text of obituary: LYDIA SAWATZKY ia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. ..."

LYDIA SAWATZKY

Mdoerksen: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27 Birth date: 1912 Oct 11 text of obituary:
LYDIA SAWATZKY
ia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. ..."