If this site was useful to you, we'd be happy for a small donation. Be sure to enter "MLA donation" in the Comments box.
Toews, Margaret Dyck (1907-2008): Difference between revisions
Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jun p. 32 Birth date: 1907 Feb 12 text of obituary: <center><h3>MARGARET TOEWS>/h3></center> "I was born I in Saskatchewan in ~9..." |
No edit summary |
||
(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jun p. 32 | "Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jun p. 32 & 2008 Jul p. 31 | ||
Birth date: 1907 Feb 12 | Birth date: 1907 Feb 12 | ||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
text of obituary: | text of obituary: | ||
<center><h3>MARGARET TOEWS | <center><h3>MARGARET TOEWS</h3></center> | ||
"I was born | "I was born in | ||
Saskatchewan in | Saskatchewan in 1907. | ||
My family | My family moved to | ||
Manitoba where I went | Manitoba where I went | ||
to school. I met my | to school. I met my | ||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
passed away. With six children and a house and | passed away. With six children and a house and | ||
farm to tend to, I didn't have a lot of spare time. | farm to tend to, I didn't have a lot of spare time. | ||
I sewed for many hours in order to | I sewed for many hours in order to keep my | ||
children warm and clothed and did my best to | children warm and clothed and did my best to | ||
keep my house clean. Life was not always easy, | keep my house clean. Life was not always easy, | ||
Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
taught Sunday school to the children. I enjoyed | taught Sunday school to the children. I enjoyed | ||
trips to the United States, especially California. | trips to the United States, especially California. | ||
I now have 11 grandchildren, 15 great- | I now have 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild." The | ||
memorial service for Margaret was Apr. 19 at | memorial service for Margaret was Apr. 19 at | ||
Willow Park Church, Kelowna, B.C. | Willow Park Church, Kelowna, B.C. | ||
The following obituary occurred in the July edition of the MB Herald | |||
Margaret Toews died | |||
Apr. 14 at age 101. She | |||
was born Feb. 12, 1907 | |||
to Jacob and Margaretha | |||
Dyck in Main Centre, Sask. | |||
Her parents died while | |||
she was a pre-teen so she | |||
was raised by her mother's relatives in Winkler, | |||
Man. She met and married Abram Toews in | |||
1929. They farmed north of Morden, Man., and | |||
attended the Morden MB Church. Margaret | |||
enjoyed her garden, helped her husband with | |||
farm chores, and cooked delicious meals. She | |||
had a great concern for the spiritual welfare of | |||
her children. In 1966, they retired to Kelowna, | |||
B.C. Margaret made many layettes and quilts | |||
for Mennonite Central Committee. Predeceased | |||
by Abram in 1989, son Menno in 1955; she is | |||
mourned by children Abe (Anne), Jake (Elsie), | |||
Grace, Esther (John) Rempel, and Bill (Eugenie); | |||
11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 1 | |||
great-great-granddaughter. | |||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Latest revision as of 15:07, 28 October 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jun p. 32 & 2008 Jul p. 31
Birth date: 1907 Feb 12
text of obituary:
MARGARET TOEWS
"I was born in Saskatchewan in 1907. My family moved to Manitoba where I went to school. I met my husband, Abram and had six children, though one of our sons tragically passed away at 17. Just before our diamond anniversary my husband passed away. With six children and a house and farm to tend to, I didn't have a lot of spare time. I sewed for many hours in order to keep my children warm and clothed and did my best to keep my house clean. Life was not always easy, but we made it through the "Dirty Thirties." I took my family to church every Sunday and I taught Sunday school to the children. I enjoyed trips to the United States, especially California. I now have 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild." The memorial service for Margaret was Apr. 19 at Willow Park Church, Kelowna, B.C.
The following obituary occurred in the July edition of the MB Herald
Margaret Toews died Apr. 14 at age 101. She was born Feb. 12, 1907 to Jacob and Margaretha Dyck in Main Centre, Sask. Her parents died while she was a pre-teen so she was raised by her mother's relatives in Winkler, Man. She met and married Abram Toews in 1929. They farmed north of Morden, Man., and attended the Morden MB Church. Margaret enjoyed her garden, helped her husband with farm chores, and cooked delicious meals. She had a great concern for the spiritual welfare of her children. In 1966, they retired to Kelowna, B.C. Margaret made many layettes and quilts for Mennonite Central Committee. Predeceased by Abram in 1989, son Menno in 1955; she is mourned by children Abe (Anne), Jake (Elsie), Grace, Esther (John) Rempel, and Bill (Eugenie); 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter.