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Klassen, Katherine Braun (1919-2003)
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| + | Katherine Klassen died |
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| + | Sept. 29. She was born |
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| + | Mar. 2, 1919 in Schonsee, Siberia, Russia to |
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| + | Johann and Susanna |
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| + | Braun. She came to |
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| + | Canada in 1927, living |
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| + | first in Hussar, Alta. |
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| + | and then moving to |
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| + | Gem, Alta. in 1936. |
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| + | She was baptized and |
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| + | joined Gem MB Church. She married David |
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| + | Klassen in Gem on Dec. 17, 1942. They |
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| + | farmed in Gem until 1967 when they moved |
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| + | to Calgary. She took care of her family. She |
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| + | enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting and |
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| + | gardening. After a stroke in 2001 she lived in |
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| + | Chinook Care Centre. She is mourned by |
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| + | David; sons David, Garry, Ralph; daughter |
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| + | Susan Neufeld; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers; |
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| + | 1 sister. The funeral was Oct. 2 in Highland |
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| + | MB Church, Calgary. |
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 13 March 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Jan 16 p. 25
Birth date: 1919 Mar 2
text of obituary:
ELIZABETH KLASSEN
Katherine Klassen died Sept. 29. She was born Mar. 2, 1919 in Schonsee, Siberia, Russia to Johann and Susanna Braun. She came to Canada in 1927, living first in Hussar, Alta. and then moving to Gem, Alta. in 1936. She was baptized and joined Gem MB Church. She married David Klassen in Gem on Dec. 17, 1942. They farmed in Gem until 1967 when they moved to Calgary. She took care of her family. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting and gardening. After a stroke in 2001 she lived in Chinook Care Centre. She is mourned by David; sons David, Garry, Ralph; daughter Susan Neufeld; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers; 1 sister. The funeral was Oct. 2 in Highland MB Church, Calgary.
