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Lwiebe: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary 1990 Apr 6 p. 31 Birth date: 1918 text of obituary:
Peter Frank Toews
Peter Frank Toews of Winnipeg passed a..."

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Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary 1990 Apr 6 p. 31 Birth date: 1918 text of obituary: <center><h3>Peter Frank Toews</h3></center> Peter Frank Toews of Winnipeg passed a..."

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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary 1990 Apr 6 p. 31

Birth date: 1918

text of obituary:

<center><h3>Peter Frank Toews</h3></center>

Peter Frank Toews of Winnipeg passed away
Feb. 20. He was born Oct. 1, 1918 to Frank
and Katherina Toews in Slavgorod, Siberia.
The family immigrated to
Arnaud, Man. in 1926, then
moved to Portage la Prairie,
Man. where he grew up. At
16 his mother died. His
father married Justina
Peters. He accepted the Lord
through the witness of his
brother Frank, was baptized
and joined the MB Church
in Newton Siding, Man. In
1938 the family moved to a farm near Morden,
Man. A few years later he took over the farm.
In 1947 he married Nettie Andres. In 1947
they moved to the Newton Siding area. In
1951 they moved to Winnipeg, where he got
work in grain research with the federal
government Dept. of Agriculture, working for
over 26 years until his retirement. During his
life he faithfully studied God's Word and spent
much time in prayer. He was a witness to his
faith from his early Christian years to his
recent hospitalization, and was not ashamed
of sharing the gospel with strangers. He had a
love for young people and would talk to them
about their faith. He taught intermediate
Sunday school for many years. He also served
at Union Gospel Mission. He enjoyed his long
service as deacon, making regular home and
hospital visits, including visits to polio
patients at King George Hospital. Last
summer he was diagnosed as having Lou
Gehrig's disease, and in the fall suffered a
heart attack. Predeceased by 2 brothers, he is
mourned by his wife; sons Don and Albert; 4
grandchildren; 1 brother and 1 sister. The
funeral was Feb . 23 in Portage Ave. MB
Church, Winnipeg, with Albert Baerg and Abe
Neufeld ministering.

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Toews, Peter Frank (1918-1990) - Revision history

Lwiebe: Lwiebe moved page Peter Frank Toews (1918-1990) to Toews, Peter Frank (1918-1990): Corrected surname

Lwiebe: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary 1990 Apr 6 p. 31 Birth date: 1918 text of obituary: Peter Frank Toews Peter Frank Toews of Winnipeg passed a..."

Peter Frank Toews

Lwiebe: Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary 1990 Apr 6 p. 31 Birth date: 1918 text of obituary:
Peter Frank Toews
Peter Frank Toews of Winnipeg passed a..."