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Peters, Louise Giesbrecht (1919-2003): Difference between revisions
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Louise Peters died Nov. | Louise Peters died Nov. | ||
16. She was born Aug . | 16. She was born Aug. | ||
28, 1919 in Hague, | 28, 1919 in Hague, | ||
Sask. to Daniel and | Sask. to Daniel and Helena Giesbrecht. They | ||
moved to B.C in | moved to B.C in | ||
1934. She married | 1934. She married | ||
Dan Peters in | Dan Peters in Clearbrook, B.C May 29, | ||
1939. They moved to | 1939. They moved to | ||
Foam Lake, Sask. They | Foam Lake, Sask. They | ||
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moved to B.C and in 1963 to San Jose, Calif. | moved to B.C and in 1963 to San Jose, Calif. | ||
She worked as a cook. In 1975 they returned | She worked as a cook. In 1975 they returned | ||
to B.C She sang in the Jubilee Choir and was | to B.C. She sang in the Jubilee Choir and was | ||
on the food committee at Central Heights | on the food committee at Central Heights | ||
Church, Abbotsford . Family was always | Church, Abbotsford . Family was always uppermost to her. She particularly enjoyed time | ||
with them in Stanley Park or around the dinner table. Dan died in 1982. She enjoyed | |||
with them in Stanley Park or around the | travelling. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1987. She moved into Menno Home in 1995 and into Menno Hospital | ||
travelling. She was diagnosed with | |||
in 1999. Predeceased by Dan, she is | in 1999. Predeceased by Dan, she is | ||
mourned by daughters Helen Funk, | mourned by daughters Helen Funk, Abbotsford; Kathy Jackson, Edmonton; Janet Peters, | ||
Bakersfield, Calif.; Elizabeth Doerksen, Abbotsford; son Henry, Grand Cache, Alta.; 28 | |||
Bakersfield, Calif.; Elizabeth Doerksen, | |||
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 5 | grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 5 | ||
brothers; 3 sisters. The funeral was Nov. 21 | brothers; 3 sisters. The funeral was Nov. 21 | ||
in Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford. | in Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 13 March 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Jan 16 p. 25
Birth date: 1919 Aug 28
text of obituary:
LOUISE PETERS
Louise Peters died Nov. 16. She was born Aug. 28, 1919 in Hague, Sask. to Daniel and Helena Giesbrecht. They moved to B.C in 1934. She married Dan Peters in Clearbrook, B.C May 29, 1939. They moved to Foam Lake, Sask. They committed their lives to Christ New Year's Eve 1939 and were baptized the following summer by H.S. Rempel. In 1941 they moved to B.C and in 1963 to San Jose, Calif. She worked as a cook. In 1975 they returned to B.C. She sang in the Jubilee Choir and was on the food committee at Central Heights Church, Abbotsford . Family was always uppermost to her. She particularly enjoyed time with them in Stanley Park or around the dinner table. Dan died in 1982. She enjoyed travelling. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1987. She moved into Menno Home in 1995 and into Menno Hospital in 1999. Predeceased by Dan, she is mourned by daughters Helen Funk, Abbotsford; Kathy Jackson, Edmonton; Janet Peters, Bakersfield, Calif.; Elizabeth Doerksen, Abbotsford; son Henry, Grand Cache, Alta.; 28 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 5 brothers; 3 sisters. The funeral was Nov. 21 in Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford.