Klassen, Elizabeth Warkentin (1919-1999)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Feb 4 p. 28

Birth Date: 1919 Mar 27

text of obituary:

ELIZABETH KLASSEN

Elizabeth (Betty) Klassen passed away Dec. 10. She was born in 1919 in Arkadak, Russia. In 1925 the family immigrated to Canada, settling in Saskatchewan. They later moved to Manitoba. In 1935 they moved to Vancouver. As a teen, she accepted Christ and was baptized in the Fraser River. She married John K. Enns in 1942. They coowned the Clearbrook 5 cents to $1 store for 20 years. They were charter members of Bakerview MB Church in Abbotsford, B.C., where they were deacons for many years. She was active in women's church groups and Pioneer Girls, and volunteered at the MCC store. John died in 1974. She married Abe Klassen in 1985. They enjoyed travelling. They spent a winter volunteering at Lithuania Christian College. Hospitality, grace and concern for others were hallmarks of her life. She is also remembered for her years of cheerful work as a clerk at the Clearbrook store and later in the Eaton's fabric department. Predeceased by first husband John, she is mourned by Abe; daughter Ruth Nickel; son Terry Enns; 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons. The memorial service was Dec. 14 in Bakerview MB Church, with Henry Thiessen and J. Quiring ministering.