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Kaethe Penner died | |||
Mar. 1. She was born | Mar. 1. She was born | ||
May 26, 1906 in | May 26, 1906 in | ||
Deyevka, Orenburg, | Deyevka, Orenburg, | ||
Russia. The family | Russia. The family | ||
moved to | moved to Alexandrovka, Slavgorod. Her | ||
mother died when | mother died when | ||
Kaethe was 5. Her | Kaethe was 5. Her father married Sarah Janzen. Kaethe accepted Jesus as her Saviour, claiming Eph. 6:16, | ||
and later joined the church. The family moved | and later joined the church. The family moved | ||
to Minsk, White Russia. She, together with her | to Minsk, White Russia. She, together with her | ||
parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, was | parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, was imprisoned for 8 years. This was a testing time for | ||
her. She remained faithful. The surviving family members found each other in Russia, moving to Tsily-Kuly and joining the church. In | |||
her. She remained faithful. The surviving | |||
1959 she and her sister moved to Karaganda, | 1959 she and her sister moved to Karaganda, | ||
again joining the church. Kaethe taught | again joining the church. Kaethe taught Sunday school. After the war she located her | ||
younger sisters in Canada and immigrated to | younger sisters in Canada and immigrated to | ||
Abbotsford. She worked and lived at Tabor | Abbotsford. She worked and lived at Tabor | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 24 April 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Apr 30 p. 29
Birth date: 1906 May 26
text of obituary:
KATHERINA (KAETHE) PENNER
Kaethe Penner died Mar. 1. She was born May 26, 1906 in Deyevka, Orenburg, Russia. The family moved to Alexandrovka, Slavgorod. Her mother died when Kaethe was 5. Her father married Sarah Janzen. Kaethe accepted Jesus as her Saviour, claiming Eph. 6:16, and later joined the church. The family moved to Minsk, White Russia. She, together with her parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, was imprisoned for 8 years. This was a testing time for her. She remained faithful. The surviving family members found each other in Russia, moving to Tsily-Kuly and joining the church. In 1959 she and her sister moved to Karaganda, again joining the church. Kaethe taught Sunday school. After the war she located her younger sisters in Canada and immigrated to Abbotsford. She worked and lived at Tabor Home. She is mourned by sisters Helen Rewnow and Renate Ruppert. The funeral was Mar. 4 in Clearbrook MB Church.