Sawatzky, Lydia Niessen (1912-2002)

Latest revision as of 15:05, 6 June 2022

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27

Birth date: 1912 Oct 11

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LYDIA SAWATZKY

Lydia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. Catharines, Ont., passed away Dec. 14. She was born Oct. 11, 1912 to Peter and Maria Niessen in Aberdeen, Sask. As a teen, she would babysit her oldest sister's children and entertain them with stories. She was a great storyteller and enjoyed a good joke. She taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School and later served in the baby clinic in Virgil, Ont. She accepted Christ in her youth, was baptized and joined Aberdeen MB Church. She and other young people wanted to study God's Word in a more structured way; they asked B.W. Sawatzky to teach them, starting a Bible school in his home. She married Cornelius Sawatzky Aug. 4, 1934. They moved to a farm in Coaldale, Alta. in 1947 and to Virgil in 1955. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and baking, and hummed as she worked in the kitchen. After Corny's death in May 1974, she moved to St. Catharines. Predeceased by Corny, son Ted in March 2001, a grandson, 3 sisters and 4 brothers, she is mourned by daughters Marlene Quapp and Linda Copps, both of Calgary, Lois Berg of Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kroker of Kamloops, B.C. and Maggie Esau and Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 18 in Grantham MB Church, St. Catharines, with John Wiebe ministering.

Sawatzky, Lydia Niessen (1912-2002)

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 <center><h3>LYDIA SAWATZKY</h3></center>
-ia Sawatzky of Tabor
+Lydia Sawatzky of Tabor
 Manor, St. Catharines,
 Ont., passed away Dec.
 . She was born Oct.
 , 1912 to Peter and
-Maria Niessen in Ab-
+Maria Niessen in Aberdeen, Sask. As a teen,
-erdeen , Sask. As a teen,
 she would babysit her
 oldest sister's children
-and en tertain them
+and entertain them
-with storie s. Sh e was a
+with stories. She was a
-great sto ryt ell er and en -
+great storyteller and enjoyed a good joke. She
-joy ed a good joke. Sh e
+taught Sunday school
-taught Su nday school
+and Vacation Bible
-and Vaca tion Bibl e
+School and later served
-Scho ol and later served
+in the baby clinic in Virgil, Ont. She accepted
-in the baby clinic in Vir-
+Christ in her youth, was
-gil, On t. She accepted
+baptized and joined Aberdeen MB Church. She
-Chri st in her yout h, wa s
+and other young people wanted to study
-ba ptized and joined Ab-
+God's Word in a more
-erdeen MB Church. Sh e
+structured way; they
-and other young peo-
+asked B.W. Sawatzky to
-ple wanted to study
-God 's Word in a more
-st ructured way; they
-asked BW. Sawatzky to
 teach them, starting a
 Bible school in his
-home. She married Cor-
+home. She married Cornelius Sawatzky Aug. 4,
-nelius Sawatzky Aug. 4,
 . They moved to a
 farm in Coaldale, Alta.
 in 1947 and to Virgil in
-. She enjoyed knit-
+. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and baking, and hummed as
-ting, sewing and bak-
-ing, and hummed as
 she worked in the
 kitchen. After Corny's
 death in May 1974, she
-moved to St.
+moved to St. Catharines. Predeceased by Corny, son
-Catharines. Prede-
-ceased by Corny, son
 Ted in March 2001, a
 grandson, 3 sisters and
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 Linda Copps, both of
 Calgary, Lois Berg of
-Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kro-
+Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kroker of Kamloops, B.C.
-ker of Kamloops, B.C.
 and Maggie Esau and
-Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grand-
+Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren;
-children; 23 great-
+and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 18 in
-grandchildren; 2 great-
-grea t -g ra ndch i Id ren;
-and 1 brother. The fu-
-neral was Dec. 18 in
 Grantham MB Church,
 St. Catharines, with
-John Wi ebe ministering.
+John Wiebe ministering.
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