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Tchourilov; 2 granddaughters; 1 | Tchourilov; 2 granddaughters; 1 great-grandson; stepson | ||
Henry Wallmann; 4 | Henry Wallmann; 4 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 28 March 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jan 11 p. 23
Birth date: 1909 Oct 20
text of obituary:
JOHN FRIESEN
John Friesen of Abbotsford, B.C. passed
away Nov. 2. He was
born Oct. 20, 1909 to
John and Maria Friesen
in Tiege, Sagradovka,
Ukraine. His father was
killed by bandits during the Russian Revolution. In school, he was
taught atheism, but at
home his mother encouraged him to believe in God. In 1928
he went to work in
Kherson. He married
Klavdia Golubowa.
They had 3 children:
Lidia in 1929 (who
died in 1931), Vladimir
in 1933 and Lidia in
1940. When World
War II began, he had
to enter the Russian
army, but was captured by the Germans,
who used him as a
translator. In 1943 his
family was sent to Germany. However, his
wife and mother-in-law were arrested by
the Soviets in 1946
and sent to Siberia. His
children grew up in a
home for children
whose parents were in
jail. After the war, he
searched for his family
in refugee camps,
but only found his
mother and sister.
They immigrated to
Paraguay. Here, he
married widow Tina
Wallmann and became
a stepfather to her son
Henry. John became a
Christian; he and Tina
were baptized and
joined Neuland Mennonite Church. In
1960, the family
moved to Winnipeg.
They joined Sargent
Ave. Mennonite
Church. He worked as
an orderly in a hospital. He received word
that his family had survived in Russia, but
was unable to bring
them to Canada. Klavdia died in Russia. Tina
died in 1982. In 1983
he moved to British
Columbia, where he
married Agnes Wiens.
In 1992 they sponsored Lidia and her
family as immigrants
to Canada. His son
chose to remain in
Russia. John had his
first stroke 6 years ago.
He also had Parkinson's disease. He was
hospitalized. In June
1999 he transferred to
Menno Hospital. Predeceased by his first
wife Klavdia and second wife Tina, he is
mourned by Agnes;
daughter Lidia
Tchourilov; 2 granddaughters; 1 great-grandson; stepson
Henry Wallmann; 4
step-grandchildren;
and 3 step-great-grandchildren. The funeral was Nov. 8 in
Clearbrook MB
Church, Abbotsford,
with Jay Neufeld and
J. Tilitzky ministering.