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Wiebe, Helen Janzen (1913-2007): Difference between revisions
Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Nov p. 30 Birth date: 1913 Nov 10 text of obituary: <center><h3>HELEN WIEBE</h3></center> Helen Wiebe died Aug. 22 . She was bor..." |
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1948 the family moved to Coaldale, Alta., and | 1948 the family moved to Coaldale, Alta., and | ||
later to farm in Chilliwack, B.C, where she was | later to farm in Chilliwack, B.C, where she was | ||
a generous host and a loving mother who | a generous host and a loving mother who accepted everyone unconditionally. She worked | ||
part-time as a janitor, and after retirement | part-time as a janitor, and after retirement | ||
moved to Clearbrook, B.C She is mourned by | moved to Clearbrook, B.C She is mourned by | ||
children Mary (Len) Dyck, Ann (Stewart) | children Mary (Len) Dyck, Ann (Stewart) McIvor, | ||
Linda (Bev) Turner, and Ruth (Ron) Peters; 10 | Linda (Bev) Turner, and Ruth (Ron) Peters; 10 | ||
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. The | grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. The | ||
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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Nov p. 30
Birth date: 1913 Nov 10
text of obituary:
HELEN WIEBE
Helen Wiebe died Aug. 22. She was born Nov. 10, 1913 in Alexanderfeld, Ukraine to Aron and Maria Janzen. Despite Communism, she grew up in a loving home. After marrying John Wiebe in 1942, they lived in village No. 1, Zagradovka, until fleeing to Germany with the German Army in 1943. In 1948 the family moved to Coaldale, Alta., and later to farm in Chilliwack, B.C, where she was a generous host and a loving mother who accepted everyone unconditionally. She worked part-time as a janitor, and after retirement moved to Clearbrook, B.C She is mourned by children Mary (Len) Dyck, Ann (Stewart) McIvor, Linda (Bev) Turner, and Ruth (Ron) Peters; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. The memorial service was Aug. 27 at Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C.