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Epp, Susanna Martens (1896-1970): Difference between revisions
Created page with "''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1970 Aug 21 p. 27 Birth date: 1896 Nov 09 text of obituary: <center><h3>SUSANNA EPP</h3></center> Susanna Epp, formerly of Yarrow, ..." |
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entered her eternal rest on July 9, 1970 | entered her eternal rest on July 9, 1970 | ||
at the age of 73 years . | at the age of 73 years . | ||
She | |||
She was born in Memr-ick, Southern | |||
Russia in November, 1896. In 1912 she | Russia in November, 1896. In 1912 she | ||
was baptized upon the testimony of her | was baptized upon the testimony of her | ||
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in Peoria , Alta., and later settling on | in Peoria , Alta., and later settling on | ||
a farm in LaGlace, Alta . | a farm in LaGlace, Alta . | ||
After 22 years here they moved to | After 22 years here they moved to | ||
Yarrow where they lived another 22 | Yarrow where they lived another 22 | ||
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her family accepts her pass,ing, certain | her family accepts her pass,ing, certain | ||
of a reunion ,in eternity. | of a reunion ,in eternity. | ||
She ,is survived and fondly remembered | She ,is survived and fondly remembered | ||
by her husband, Peter Ep'P of Kelowna; | by her husband, Peter Ep'P of Kelowna; | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 6 April 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1970 Aug 21 p. 27
Birth date: 1896 Nov 09
text of obituary:
SUSANNA EPP
Susanna Epp, formerly of Yarrow, B.C. and more recently of Kelowna, entered her eternal rest on July 9, 1970 at the age of 73 years .
She was born in Memr-ick, Southern Russia in November, 1896. In 1912 she was baptized upon the testimony of her faith and recHived into the Mennonite Brethren church of Omsk . In 1917 she married Peter Epp in Rueckenau. Here two sons w ere born to them. In 1924 they migrated to Canada, homesteading in Peoria , Alta., and later settling on a farm in LaGlace, Alta .
After 22 years here they moved to Yarrow where they lived another 22 years. After nine months of residence in Kelowna, her many years of physical trials were terminated . With much regret, but also with much thankfulness, her family accepts her pass,ing, certain of a reunion ,in eternity.
She ,is survived and fondly remembered by her husband, Peter Ep'P of Kelowna; son Wil'liam of Slave Lake, Alta ., son 6wald of LaGlace, Alta., son Walter of Prince 'George, B.C . and daughter Lillian (Mrs. B. Giesbrecht) of Kelowna, B.C ., nine grandchi,ldren and a brother, Rev. P.W. Martens, of Homdean, Man., and another brother, William, of St. Catharines, Ont.