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Stobbe, Mary (1927-2002)
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+ | Birth date: 1927 Nov 27 |
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+ | <center><h3>MARY STOBBE</h3></center> |
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+ | Mary Stobbe pass ed |
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+ | away Dec. 7. She was |
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+ | born Nov. 27, 1927 to |
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+ | Jacob and Sus anna |
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+ | Stobbe in Hochfeld, |
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+ | Man. In 1929 the fam- |
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+ | ily moved to Ready- |
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+ | made, Alta . She be- |
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+ | came a Christian at |
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+ | age 11 through a lay |
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+ | visitation ministry. She |
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+ | attended Bible school in Coaldale, Alta. |
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+ | 1944-45 and Chilliwack, B.C. 1948-49. She |
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+ | worked at a variety of jobs until 1974 when |
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+ | she moved with her mother and sisters |
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+ | Gertrude and Annie to Kelowna, B.C. She |
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+ | then remained at home to car e for their |
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+ | moth er un til her p assi ng in 1981. From then |
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+ | on, she struggled with many short-term ill- |
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+ | nesses, but continued to cheerfully serve in |
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+ | whatever capacity she could. She was given |
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+ | a pacemaker in March 2002, and a pituitary |
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+ | tumour was diagnosed in October 2001. |
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+ | Sh e is remembered as a faithful prayer war- |
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+ | rior with a quiet, gentle spirit. She con- |
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+ | tributed delicious peanut butter chocolates |
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+ | to family gatherings and enjoyed crocheting |
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+ | and knitting. Prede ceas ed by brother Her- |
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+ | m an and siste r Gertrude in M arc h 2000, she |
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+ | is mourned by he r si bl i ngs Annie of Kelow- |
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+ | na, Peter of Armstrong, B.C. and Helen |
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+ | Stephan of Kelow na . The funeral was Dec. |
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+ | 11 in Willow Par k Church, Kelowna, with |
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+ | Arnie Pete rs and Mark Burch ministering. |
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+ | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Revision as of 15:22, 12 September 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Feb 7 p. 20
Birth date: 1927 Nov 27
text of obituary:
MARY STOBBE
Mary Stobbe pass ed
away Dec. 7. She was born Nov. 27, 1927 to Jacob and Sus anna Stobbe in Hochfeld, Man. In 1929 the fam- ily moved to Ready- made, Alta . She be- came a Christian at age 11 through a lay visitation ministry. She attended Bible school in Coaldale, Alta. 1944-45 and Chilliwack, B.C. 1948-49. She worked at a variety of jobs until 1974 when she moved with her mother and sisters Gertrude and Annie to Kelowna, B.C. She then remained at home to car e for their moth er un til her p assi ng in 1981. From then on, she struggled with many short-term ill- nesses, but continued to cheerfully serve in whatever capacity she could. She was given a pacemaker in March 2002, and a pituitary tumour was diagnosed in October 2001. Sh e is remembered as a faithful prayer war- rior with a quiet, gentle spirit. She con- tributed delicious peanut butter chocolates to family gatherings and enjoyed crocheting and knitting. Prede ceas ed by brother Her- m an and siste r Gertrude in M arc h 2000, she is mourned by he r si bl i ngs Annie of Kelow- na, Peter of Armstrong, B.C. and Helen Stephan of Kelow na . The funeral was Dec. 11 in Willow Par k Church, Kelowna, with Arnie Pete rs and Mark Burch ministering.