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Martha | Martha Schulz died | ||
Nov. 25 in Abbotsford. | Nov. 25 in Abbotsford. | ||
She was born Aug. 14, | She was born Aug. 14, | ||
1913 near Herbert, | 1913 near Herbert, Sask. to Jacob and Helena Thiessen. She accepted Christ and was | ||
baptized and joined | baptized and joined | ||
Greenfarm ( Sask.) MB | Greenfarm (Sask.) MB | ||
Church. She left | Church. She left | ||
school to | school to care for her | ||
parents. She completed high school in | parents. She completed high school in | ||
Steinbach, Man., then became an LPN. She | Steinbach, Man., then became an LPN. She | ||
helped her sister Anna manage the Mary | helped her sister Anna manage the Mary | ||
Martha Home in Winnipeg. In 1956 she | Martha Home in Winnipeg. In 1956 she | ||
married Diedrich Schulz, a | married Diedrich Schulz, a widower with 7 | ||
children, who was formerly married to her | children, who was formerly married to her | ||
sister Sarah . Diedrich died in 1976. She | sister Sarah. Diedrich died in 1976. She | ||
served joyfully in Herbert MB Church in | served joyfully in Herbert MB Church in | ||
Bible studies, women's groups and | Bible studies, women's groups and hospitality ministries. She was committed to prayer, | ||
missions and outreach. She moved to Abbotsford, B.C. in 1993, joining Seven Oaks | |||
missions and outreach. She moved to | Alliance Church. She moved to Tabor Home | ||
Alliance Church. She moved to | |||
in 1999 and to Menno Hospital in 2002. Her | in 1999 and to Menno Hospital in 2002. Her | ||
spirit inspired everyone, | spirit inspired everyone, Predeceased by | ||
Diedrich and stepson Ed, she is mourned by | Diedrich and stepson Ed, she is mourned by | ||
son Doug; stepchildren Irvin, | son Doug; stepchildren Irvin, Esther, Lillian, | ||
Olga, | Olga, Myrtle and Dorothy; 23 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was Nov. | ||
great-grandchildren. | |||
28 in Seven Oaks Alliance Church. | 28 in Seven Oaks Alliance Church. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald | Editor's Note: The following correction appeared in the March 19, 2004 edition of the MB Herald | ||
Correction: Martha Schulz (Deaths, Feb. 6) | |||
married Diedrich Schulz in 1951. We apologize for the error.-Editor | |||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Latest revision as of 15:51, 27 March 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Feb 6 p. 28
Birth date: 1913 Aug 14
text of obituary:
MARTHA SCHULZ
Martha Schulz died Nov. 25 in Abbotsford. She was born Aug. 14, 1913 near Herbert, Sask. to Jacob and Helena Thiessen. She accepted Christ and was baptized and joined Greenfarm (Sask.) MB Church. She left school to care for her parents. She completed high school in Steinbach, Man., then became an LPN. She helped her sister Anna manage the Mary Martha Home in Winnipeg. In 1956 she married Diedrich Schulz, a widower with 7 children, who was formerly married to her sister Sarah. Diedrich died in 1976. She served joyfully in Herbert MB Church in Bible studies, women's groups and hospitality ministries. She was committed to prayer, missions and outreach. She moved to Abbotsford, B.C. in 1993, joining Seven Oaks Alliance Church. She moved to Tabor Home in 1999 and to Menno Hospital in 2002. Her spirit inspired everyone, Predeceased by Diedrich and stepson Ed, she is mourned by son Doug; stepchildren Irvin, Esther, Lillian, Olga, Myrtle and Dorothy; 23 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was Nov. 28 in Seven Oaks Alliance Church.
Editor's Note: The following correction appeared in the March 19, 2004 edition of the MB Herald
Correction: Martha Schulz (Deaths, Feb. 6) married Diedrich Schulz in 1951. We apologize for the error.-Editor