Janzen, Sara Wiens Peters (1859-1936)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1936 Apr 8 p. 5

Birth date: 1859

LOCAL

— A number of relatives and friends from Newton attended the funeral for Mrs. Sara Janzen of Hydro, Okla., which was held at the Hebron church near Buhler Tuesday afternoon. The pastor of the church, Rev. P. E. Franz was in charge and was assisted by Rev. J. M. Regier of Newton. Mrs. Janzen is better known in the Moundridge and Buhler community as Mrs. Deitrich Peters. For the last five years she made her home with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Thiessen of Hydro, Okla. She was 77 years old and a sister of the aged Mrs. Peter Wall of Buhler.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1936 Apr 22 p. 2

Mrs. Henry K. Janzen

Mrs. Henry K. Janzen, nee Wiens, was born in the village of Petershagen, South Russia, her parents being John and Ida (Wiebe) Wiens. Here in South Russia she spent her childhood and received an elementary schooling. She was the youngest of a family of 10 children. her father had three children of a former marriage and her mother five. Her only full sister, now 80 years old, is probably still living in Siberia. A half-sister, Mrs. Rev. Peter Wall living at Buhler, Kansas, is almost 100 years old. The others of the family have all passed away.

From her father she inherited a fine handwriting and attractive style of letter-writing. Her father died after he was 90 years old.

Upon her confession of her personal faith in her Savior Jesus Christ, she was baptized as a young girl and became a member of the church in Petershagen. In this faith through all the tumult of a strenuous life she never wavered.