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Franz and Anna | Franz and Anna | ||
Froese . She was | Froese. She was unable to have adequate | ||
schooling because of | schooling because of | ||
the political | the political conditions. In 1924 the | ||
family immigrated to | family immigrated to | ||
Aberdeen, Sask ., then to Laird. She | Aberdeen, Sask., then to Laird. She accepted Jesus and was baptized June 25, 1925, | ||
joining Laird MB Church. The family moved | joining Laird MB Church. The family moved | ||
to Mayfair, Sask. She was a housemaid in | to Mayfair, Sask. She was a housemaid in | ||
Saskatoon. She attended Bethany Bible | Saskatoon. She attended Bethany Bible Institute, Hepburn, Sask., for 2 years. She | ||
worked as a cook at MB Bible College, Win- | worked as a cook at MB Bible College, Win- | ||
nipeg. She moved to Vancouver, working in | nipeg. She moved to Vancouver, working in | ||
homes and restaurants. She married George | homes and restaurants. She married George | ||
Wiensz, a widower from Los Angeles, Cal. | Wiensz, a widower from Los Angeles, Cal. | ||
Nov. 30, 1961. They worked at the | Nov. 30, 1961. They worked at the cafeteria at Biola and attended the Church of the | ||
Open Door. George died Mar. 21 , 1970. | |||
Open Door. George died | |||
She moved to Clearbrook, B.C., working in | She moved to Clearbrook, B.C., working in | ||
the kitchen of Columbia Bible College. After | the kitchen of Columbia Bible College. After | ||
retirement she hosted people in her | retirement she hosted people in her apartment and visited shut-ins and those in hospitals and nursing homes. She mothered | ||
her nieces and nephews. She was admitted | her nieces and nephews. She was admitted | ||
to Menno Home in December 2002, a | to Menno Home in December 2002, a challenge to her independent spirit. Predeceased by George, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, | ||
she is mourned by brothers Frank and John; | |||
she is mourned by brothers Frank and John ; | |||
stepchildren. The funeral was Oct. 15 in Clearbrook MB Church. | stepchildren. The funeral was Oct. 15 in Clearbrook MB Church. | ||
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Revision as of 16:15, 6 March 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Dec 26 p. 28
Birth date: 1910 Jan 27
text of obituary:
KATIE WIENSZ
Katie Wiensz died Oct. 8. She was born Jan. 27, 1910 in Omsk Post, Siberia, Russia to Franz and Anna Froese. She was unable to have adequate schooling because of the political conditions. In 1924 the family immigrated to Aberdeen, Sask., then to Laird. She accepted Jesus and was baptized June 25, 1925, joining Laird MB Church. The family moved to Mayfair, Sask. She was a housemaid in Saskatoon. She attended Bethany Bible Institute, Hepburn, Sask., for 2 years. She worked as a cook at MB Bible College, Win- nipeg. She moved to Vancouver, working in homes and restaurants. She married George Wiensz, a widower from Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 30, 1961. They worked at the cafeteria at Biola and attended the Church of the Open Door. George died Mar. 21 , 1970. She moved to Clearbrook, B.C., working in the kitchen of Columbia Bible College. After retirement she hosted people in her apartment and visited shut-ins and those in hospitals and nursing homes. She mothered her nieces and nephews. She was admitted to Menno Home in December 2002, a challenge to her independent spirit. Predeceased by George, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, she is mourned by brothers Frank and John; stepchildren. The funeral was Oct. 15 in Clearbrook MB Church.