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Henry Wiens, | Henry Wiens, was born in Kleefeld, southern | ||
Russia, on October 3, 1911. The Wiens | Russia, on October 3, 1911. The Wiens | ||
family left Russia for Canada in 1926 | |||
and | and settled in Manitoba. It was here he | ||
accepted Christ as his | accepted Christ as his Saviour at the | ||
age | age of 16. Later, together with his | ||
family, he | family, he moved to Coaldale, Alberta, | ||
where | where he was baptized and became a | ||
member | member of the Mennonite Brethren | ||
Church. He enjoyed participating in | Church. He enjoyed participating in | ||
church activities, especially chair groups . | church activities, especially chair groups . | ||
His Bible school training was | His Bible school training was shortened | ||
due to his father's death. | due to his father's death. | ||
On | On November 5, 1939 he was united | ||
in marriage | in marriage to Hilda Dyck in South | ||
Abbotsford. Following the wedding, they | |||
returned to the farm in Alberta. In 1945 | |||
the Lord led them to British Columbia | the Lord led them to British Columbia | ||
where they again | where they again took up farming. The | ||
East Chilliwack Church, | East Chilliwack Church, to which they | ||
transferred their membership, requested | transferred their membership, requested | ||
that they serve as deacons, and after | that they serve as deacons, and after | ||
prayerful consideration they accepted. | |||
The | The ordination took place on November | ||
21, 1954. He served in this capacity | 21, 1954. He served in this capacity | ||
willingly and with a sense of duty until | |||
the end. | the end. | ||
Upon retirement from the farm in | |||
1970, they moved | 1970, they moved to Chilliwack. Shortly | ||
thereafter he became aware | thereafter he became aware of illness | ||
which | which for various periods of time | ||
required | required hospitalization. On May 29 he | ||
passed peacefully into the presence | passed peacefully into the presence of | ||
the Lord. His last | the Lord. His last words to his family | ||
were, "That his ( | were, "That his (God's) name may be | ||
glorified." | |||
He leaves | |||
He leaves to mourn, his loving wife, | |||
and John | Hilda; two sans, Ewald and wife Anne | ||
and John and wife Carole; two daughters, | |||
Frieda and Helen; three grandchildren; | Frieda and Helen; three grandchildren; | ||
one brother and three sisters, together | one brother and three sisters, together | ||
with many relatives and | with many relatives and friends. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:26, 9 November 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Jul 14 p. 23
Birth date: 1911 Oct 03
text of obituary:
HENRY PETER WIENS
Henry P. Wiens of Chilliwack, B.C. passed away on May 29. The funeral was conducted from the East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church on June 3 with Rev. Ben Heppner and Rev. George Thielman ministering. Rev. H. G. Klassen led in a graveside meditation.
Henry Wiens, was born in Kleefeld, southern Russia, on October 3, 1911. The Wiens family left Russia for Canada in 1926 and settled in Manitoba. It was here he accepted Christ as his Saviour at the age of 16. Later, together with his family, he moved to Coaldale, Alberta, where he was baptized and became a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church. He enjoyed participating in church activities, especially chair groups . His Bible school training was shortened due to his father's death.
On November 5, 1939 he was united in marriage to Hilda Dyck in South Abbotsford. Following the wedding, they returned to the farm in Alberta. In 1945 the Lord led them to British Columbia where they again took up farming. The East Chilliwack Church, to which they transferred their membership, requested that they serve as deacons, and after prayerful consideration they accepted. The ordination took place on November 21, 1954. He served in this capacity willingly and with a sense of duty until the end.
Upon retirement from the farm in 1970, they moved to Chilliwack. Shortly thereafter he became aware of illness which for various periods of time required hospitalization. On May 29 he passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord. His last words to his family were, "That his (God's) name may be glorified."
He leaves to mourn, his loving wife, Hilda; two sans, Ewald and wife Anne and John and wife Carole; two daughters, Frieda and Helen; three grandchildren; one brother and three sisters, together with many relatives and friends.