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<center><h3>REV. COR. THIESSEN OF INMAN DIED WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27</h3></center> | |||
At Inman Rev. Cor. Thiessen, 79, a minister in the Zoar church 47 years, passed away after a long and severe illness, Wednesday evening, March 27. The funeral held at the Zoar church last Sunday afternoon was largely attended, not only by local relatives and friends but also by many from distant communities. Rev. D. C. Pauls, elder of the congregation, was in charge. | |||
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Born in Russia February 5, 1867, Rev. Thiessen came to Kansas during the large immigration in 1874. After living on a farm near Buhler for many years,he moved into the Inman community with his family in 1901. On August 17, 1944, he and his wife had the joy of celebrating their golden wedding. | |||
Surviving as members of his deeply sorrowing family are his wife; four sons, John, Buhler, George and Cornelius, both of Inman, Sam, Hillsboro; 10 daughters, Mrs. J. E. Hildebrand, Reedley, Calif.; Mrs. A. F. Toews, Inman, Mrs. J. E. Plett, Lehigh, Mrs. J. J. Heinrichs and Mrs. Isaac Willems, both of Dinuba, Calif., Kathryn, Hillboro [''sic'' Hillsboro], Amanda, Newton, Martha, Elizabeth and Agatha, of the home; a brother, Aaron, Hutchinson, and a sister, Mrs. | |||
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Revision as of 10:36, 26 August 2014
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1946 Apr 4 p. 1, 5
Birth date: 1867 Feb 5
text of obituary:
Funeral Services For Aged Minister At Zoar Church, Sunday
REV. COR. THIESSEN OF INMAN DIED WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 27
At Inman Rev. Cor. Thiessen, 79, a minister in the Zoar church 47 years, passed away after a long and severe illness, Wednesday evening, March 27. The funeral held at the Zoar church last Sunday afternoon was largely attended, not only by local relatives and friends but also by many from distant communities. Rev. D. C. Pauls, elder of the congregation, was in charge.
Born in Russia February 5, 1867, Rev. Thiessen came to Kansas during the large immigration in 1874. After living on a farm near Buhler for many years,he moved into the Inman community with his family in 1901. On August 17, 1944, he and his wife had the joy of celebrating their golden wedding.
Surviving as members of his deeply sorrowing family are his wife; four sons, John, Buhler, George and Cornelius, both of Inman, Sam, Hillsboro; 10 daughters, Mrs. J. E. Hildebrand, Reedley, Calif.; Mrs. A. F. Toews, Inman, Mrs. J. E. Plett, Lehigh, Mrs. J. J. Heinrichs and Mrs. Isaac Willems, both of Dinuba, Calif., Kathryn, Hillboro [sic Hillsboro], Amanda, Newton, Martha, Elizabeth and Agatha, of the home; a brother, Aaron, Hutchinson, and a sister, Mrs.