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Klassen, Anna Poetker (1917-2002): Difference between revisions
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Anna Klassen of | Anna Klassen of Steinbach, Man. passed | ||
away Apr. 13. She was | away Apr. 13. She was | ||
born | born May 1, 1917 to | ||
Jakob and Justina | Jakob and Justina Poetker in Terek, Steinthal, | ||
Russia. Her father died | Russia. Her father died | ||
of typhus in 1918. The | of typhus in 1918. The | ||
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Rueckenau, Russia. The | Rueckenau, Russia. The | ||
family, except her sister | family, except her sister | ||
Justina , immigrated to | Justina, immigrated to | ||
Manitoba. Her mother | Manitoba. Her mother | ||
married Henry Wieler; | married Henry Wieler; | ||
they farmed near | they farmed near Steinbach. Anna was baptized in 1935. She married Peter Klassen Apr. | ||
23, 1938. She enjoyed | 23, 1938. She enjoyed | ||
travelling, making 11 | travelling, making 11 | ||
trips to Russia as well as | trips to Russia as well as | ||
Alaska, Israel and the | Alaska, Israel and the | ||
US. Predeceased by | US. Predeceased by Peter Jan. 15, 1987, | ||
daughter Frieda Apr. | daughter Frieda Apr. | ||
24, 2000, 3 brothers | 24, 2000, 3 brothers | ||
and 2 sisters, she is | and 2 sisters, she is | ||
mourned by 3 | mourned by 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grand-children; 1 sister; 1 | ||
brother and 1 half -sister. The funeral was Apr. | |||
children; 1 sister; 1 | |||
brother and 1 half - | |||
17 in Steinbach MB | 17 in Steinbach MB | ||
Church, with Abe | Church, with Abe | ||
Klassen and Neil | Klassen and Neil Rempel ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27
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ANNA KLASSEN
Anna Klassen of Steinbach, Man. passed away Apr. 13. She was born May 1, 1917 to Jakob and Justina Poetker in Terek, Steinthal, Russia. Her father died of typhus in 1918. The family moved to a sheepherder's hut in Rueckenau, Russia. The family, except her sister Justina, immigrated to Manitoba. Her mother married Henry Wieler; they farmed near Steinbach. Anna was baptized in 1935. She married Peter Klassen Apr. 23, 1938. She enjoyed travelling, making 11 trips to Russia as well as Alaska, Israel and the US. Predeceased by Peter Jan. 15, 1987, daughter Frieda Apr. 24, 2000, 3 brothers and 2 sisters, she is mourned by 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grand-children; 1 sister; 1 brother and 1 half -sister. The funeral was Apr. 17 in Steinbach MB Church, with Abe Klassen and Neil Rempel ministering.