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Agnes | Agnes Janzen passed | ||
away Feb. 16. She was | away Feb. 16. She was | ||
born Aug. 17, 1902 to | born Aug. 17, 1902 to | ||
Jacob and Anna | |||
Loewen in southern | Loewen in southern | ||
Russia. In 1923 she | Russia. In 1923 she married Dietrich Janzen. In | ||
the mid-1920s they | the mid-1920s they | ||
came to Canada . They | came to Canada . They | ||
were among the early | were among the early | ||
settlers in Reesor, Ont. | settlers in Reesor, Ont. | ||
They moved to the | They moved to the Niagara Falls area. She accepted Christ and was | ||
baptized. While Dietrich | baptized. While Dietrich | ||
worked in a factory, she | worked in a factory, she | ||
spent a good part of her | spent a good part of her | ||
adult life as a cook. | adult life as a cook. Dietrich died in 1957. She | ||
moved several times in | moved several times in | ||
Niagara Falls, settling in | Niagara Falls, settling in | ||
a small house . Her | a small house . Her | ||
cheerful, friendly | cheerful, friendly manner built a circle of | ||
friends, who provided | friends, who provided | ||
care and support when | care and support when | ||
she needed it. She | she needed it. She | ||
joined | joined Virgil (Ont.) MB | ||
(now Cornerstone | (now Cornerstone | ||
Community) Church, | Community) Church, | ||
but found transporta- | but found transporta- | ||
tion to church a | tion to church a challenge. Deacons and | ||
other church members | other church members | ||
visited her regularly. She | visited her regularly. She | ||
moved to Tabor Manor, | moved to Tabor Manor, | ||
St. | St. Catharines, Ont., for | ||
the last 10 years. She | the last 10 years. She | ||
crocheted items for | crocheted items for | ||
family and friends and | family and friends and | ||
enjoyed shopping for | enjoyed shopping for | ||
wool at Zellers, then | wool at Zellers, then ordering a hamburger | ||
and fries. She had a | and fries. She had a | ||
wonderful singing voice | wonderful singing voice | ||
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was an expression of | was an expression of | ||
her inner peace and | her inner peace and | ||
strong faith. | strong faith. Predeceased by Dietrich, sons | ||
Vern and Nick and a | Vern and Nick and a | ||
granddaughter, she is | granddaughter, she is | ||
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Dorothy Niecwieski of | Dorothy Niecwieski of | ||
West Seneca, N.Y.; son | West Seneca, N.Y.; son | ||
Jake of Queenston, | |||
Ont.; 14 grandchildren; | Ont.; 14 grandchildren; | ||
20 great-grandchildren | 20 great-grandchildren | ||
and 2 great-great- | and 2 great-great-granddaughters. The | ||
granddaughters. The | |||
funeral was Feb. 19 in | funeral was Feb. 19 in | ||
Cornerstone | Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil, with | ||
Vic Loewen and Albert | Vic Loewen and Albert | ||
Friesen ministering. | Friesen ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 9 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 May 31 p. 24
Birth date: 1902 Aug 17
text of obituary:
AGNES JANZEN
Agnes Janzen passed away Feb. 16. She was born Aug. 17, 1902 to Jacob and Anna Loewen in southern Russia. In 1923 she married Dietrich Janzen. In the mid-1920s they came to Canada . They were among the early settlers in Reesor, Ont. They moved to the Niagara Falls area. She accepted Christ and was baptized. While Dietrich worked in a factory, she spent a good part of her adult life as a cook. Dietrich died in 1957. She moved several times in Niagara Falls, settling in a small house . Her cheerful, friendly manner built a circle of friends, who provided care and support when she needed it. She joined Virgil (Ont.) MB (now Cornerstone Community) Church, but found transporta- tion to church a challenge. Deacons and other church members visited her regularly. She moved to Tabor Manor, St. Catharines, Ont., for the last 10 years. She crocheted items for family and friends and enjoyed shopping for wool at Zellers, then ordering a hamburger and fries. She had a wonderful singing voice and a good memory. Her room was filled with music, including many Russian songs from earlier years. This was an expression of her inner peace and strong faith. Predeceased by Dietrich, sons Vern and Nick and a granddaughter, she is mourned by daughters Ann Nelson of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Vera Klassen of Cambridge, Ont. and Dorothy Niecwieski of West Seneca, N.Y.; son Jake of Queenston, Ont.; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-granddaughters. The funeral was Feb. 19 in Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil, with Vic Loewen and Albert Friesen ministering.