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<center><h3>AGATHA DERKSEN</h3></center> | |||
Agatha Derksen died June 24. She was born | |||
Dec. 23, 1925 in Orenburg, Russia to Peter | |||
and Helena Riesen. They immigrated to | |||
Steinbach, Man. in 1926 and moved to | |||
Yarrow B.C. in 1942. She married Peter | |||
Derksen Aug. 5, 1945. They lived in Arnold, | |||
B.C. In 1962 they moved to Black Creek, | |||
B.C. She was an excellent seamstress, a cordial hostess and enjoyed having children | |||
around. After a car accident in 1968 she was | |||
confined to a wheelchair. In 1972 they | |||
moved to Abbotsford. Predeceased by 1 | |||
brother, she is mourned by Peter; daughters | |||
Judith Hildebrandt, Katherine Campbell and | |||
Louise Williams; 8 grandchildren; 1 great- | |||
grandchild; 3 sisters; 1 brother. The funeral | |||
was June 30 in Central Heights Church, Abbotsford. | |||
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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Sep 3 p. 29
Birth date: 1925 Dec 23
text of obituary:
AGATHA DERKSEN
Agatha Derksen died June 24. She was born Dec. 23, 1925 in Orenburg, Russia to Peter and Helena Riesen. They immigrated to Steinbach, Man. in 1926 and moved to Yarrow B.C. in 1942. She married Peter Derksen Aug. 5, 1945. They lived in Arnold, B.C. In 1962 they moved to Black Creek, B.C. She was an excellent seamstress, a cordial hostess and enjoyed having children around. After a car accident in 1968 she was confined to a wheelchair. In 1972 they moved to Abbotsford. Predeceased by 1 brother, she is mourned by Peter; daughters Judith Hildebrandt, Katherine Campbell and Louise Williams; 8 grandchildren; 1 great- grandchild; 3 sisters; 1 brother. The funeral was June 30 in Central Heights Church, Abbotsford.