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Rev. Henry H. Enns of Clearbrook, B.C. | |||
passed away on April lO. He was born to | |||
Heinrich and Elizabeth (Janzen) Enns on | |||
March 29, 1892 in Russia. At age 16 he ac- | |||
cepted Christ as his personal Saviour, was | |||
baptized, and joined the Mennonite. Brethren | |||
church in Lugowsk. | |||
He married Anna | |||
Wiebe in 1918, and | |||
in 1926 they emi- | |||
grated to Canada. | |||
They farmed near | |||
Elm Creek, Man. | |||
from 1929 till 1962. | |||
The Elm Creek MB | |||
Church ordained | |||
him to the ministry | |||
in 1932. After re- | |||
siding in Winnipeg | |||
for six years, they | |||
moved to B. C. and joined the Clearbrook MB | |||
Church. His wife died in 1974, after which he | |||
moved to the Tabor Home. He was prede- | |||
ceased by daughter Mary and son-in-law | |||
Nick Wiebe. He is survived by daughters | |||
Katie and Anne; five sons and wives: Henry | |||
and Margaret, John and Olive, Jake and | |||
Elsie, Abe and Anne, and Dave and Esther; | |||
19 grandchildren and one sister. The funeral | |||
was on April 14 in the Clearbrook MB | |||
Church with ministers John Esau, Henry Thielman and Herman Lenzmnn officiating. | |||
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""Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1980 May 9 p. 35
Birth Date: 1892 March 29
text of obituary:
HENRY H. ENNS
Rev. Henry H. Enns of Clearbrook, B.C. passed away on April lO. He was born to Heinrich and Elizabeth (Janzen) Enns on March 29, 1892 in Russia. At age 16 he ac- cepted Christ as his personal Saviour, was baptized, and joined the Mennonite. Brethren church in Lugowsk. He married Anna Wiebe in 1918, and in 1926 they emi- grated to Canada. They farmed near Elm Creek, Man. from 1929 till 1962. The Elm Creek MB Church ordained him to the ministry in 1932. After re- siding in Winnipeg for six years, they moved to B. C. and joined the Clearbrook MB Church. His wife died in 1974, after which he moved to the Tabor Home. He was prede- ceased by daughter Mary and son-in-law Nick Wiebe. He is survived by daughters Katie and Anne; five sons and wives: Henry and Margaret, John and Olive, Jake and Elsie, Abe and Anne, and Dave and Esther; 19 grandchildren and one sister. The funeral was on April 14 in the Clearbrook MB Church with ministers John Esau, Henry Thielman and Herman Lenzmnn officiating.