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Sarah Wiens died Mar. 2. She was born in | Sarah Wiens died Mar. 2. She was born in | ||
Lichtenau, Molotschna Oct. 18, 1918 to | Lichtenau, Molotschna Oct. 18, 1918 to | ||
Julius and Sarah Wiens . After their deaths she | Julius and Sarah Wiens. After their deaths she | ||
was shuffled between homes, then taken in | was shuffled between homes, then taken in | ||
by strangers Cornelius and Helene Penner in | by strangers Cornelius and Helene Penner in | ||
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closed, she was telephone coordinator for | closed, she was telephone coordinator for | ||
600 girls looking for work. Despite poor | 600 girls looking for work. Despite poor | ||
health, she was active in Union Gospel | health, she was active in Union Gospel Mission, Willingdon MB Church, Sunday school, | ||
and handwork. She was interested in others | and handwork. She was interested in others | ||
and prayed for them. She leaves the Penner | and prayed for them. She leaves the Penner | ||
family, friends, and | family, friends, and children she cared for. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 30 January 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituaries: 2003 Sep 12 p. 28
Birth date: 1918 Oct 18
text of obituary:
SARAH WIENS
Sarah Wiens died Mar. 2. She was born in Lichtenau, Molotschna Oct. 18, 1918 to Julius and Sarah Wiens. After their deaths she was shuffled between homes, then taken in by strangers Cornelius and Helene Penner in 1922. She immigrated with them to Saskatchewan in 1926. She worked out at 15. At 17 she found salvation through Heb. 3:5 and Isa. 43: 1. She attended Bible school in Herbert, Sask . She moved to Vancouver in 1941, finding domestic and factory work through the Girl's Home. When the home closed, she was telephone coordinator for 600 girls looking for work. Despite poor health, she was active in Union Gospel Mission, Willingdon MB Church, Sunday school, and handwork. She was interested in others and prayed for them. She leaves the Penner family, friends, and children she cared for.