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Lydia Sawatzky of Tabor | |||
Manor, St. Catharines, | Manor, St. Catharines, | ||
Ont., passed away Dec. | Ont., passed away Dec. | ||
14. She was born Oct. | 14. She was born Oct. | ||
11, 1912 to Peter and | 11, 1912 to Peter and | ||
Maria Niessen in | Maria Niessen in Aberdeen, Sask. As a teen, | ||
she would babysit her | she would babysit her | ||
oldest sister's children | oldest sister's children | ||
and | and entertain them | ||
with | with stories. She was a | ||
great | great storyteller and enjoyed a good joke. She | ||
taught Sunday school | |||
taught | and Vacation Bible | ||
and | School and later served | ||
in the baby clinic in Virgil, Ont. She accepted | |||
in the baby clinic in | Christ in her youth, was | ||
baptized and joined Aberdeen MB Church. She | |||
and other young people wanted to study | |||
God's Word in a more | |||
structured way; they | |||
and other young | asked B.W. Sawatzky to | ||
God 's Word in a more | |||
asked | |||
teach them, starting a | teach them, starting a | ||
Bible school in his | Bible school in his | ||
home. She married | home. She married Cornelius Sawatzky Aug. 4, | ||
1934. They moved to a | 1934. They moved to a | ||
farm in Coaldale, Alta. | farm in Coaldale, Alta. | ||
in 1947 and to Virgil in | in 1947 and to Virgil in | ||
1955. She enjoyed | 1955. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and baking, and hummed as | ||
she worked in the | she worked in the | ||
kitchen. After Corny's | kitchen. After Corny's | ||
death in May 1974, she | death in May 1974, she | ||
moved to St. | moved to St. Catharines. Predeceased by Corny, son | ||
Catharines. | |||
Ted in March 2001, a | Ted in March 2001, a | ||
grandson, 3 sisters and | grandson, 3 sisters and | ||
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Linda Copps, both of | Linda Copps, both of | ||
Calgary, Lois Berg of | Calgary, Lois Berg of | ||
Fonthill, Ont., Nell | Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kroker of Kamloops, B.C. | ||
and Maggie Esau and | and Maggie Esau and | ||
Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 | Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; | ||
and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 18 in | |||
grandchildren; 2 great- | |||
and 1 brother. The | |||
Grantham MB Church, | Grantham MB Church, | ||
St. Catharines, with | St. Catharines, with | ||
John | John Wiebe ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:05, 6 June 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27
Birth date: 1912 Oct 11
text of obituary:
LYDIA SAWATZKY
Lydia Sawatzky of Tabor Manor, St. Catharines, Ont., passed away Dec. 14. She was born Oct. 11, 1912 to Peter and Maria Niessen in Aberdeen, Sask. As a teen, she would babysit her oldest sister's children and entertain them with stories. She was a great storyteller and enjoyed a good joke. She taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School and later served in the baby clinic in Virgil, Ont. She accepted Christ in her youth, was baptized and joined Aberdeen MB Church. She and other young people wanted to study God's Word in a more structured way; they asked B.W. Sawatzky to teach them, starting a Bible school in his home. She married Cornelius Sawatzky Aug. 4, 1934. They moved to a farm in Coaldale, Alta. in 1947 and to Virgil in 1955. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and baking, and hummed as she worked in the kitchen. After Corny's death in May 1974, she moved to St. Catharines. Predeceased by Corny, son Ted in March 2001, a grandson, 3 sisters and 4 brothers, she is mourned by daughters Marlene Quapp and Linda Copps, both of Calgary, Lois Berg of Fonthill, Ont., Nell Kroker of Kamloops, B.C. and Maggie Esau and Carol Nickel, both of St. Catharines; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 18 in Grantham MB Church, St. Catharines, with John Wiebe ministering.