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Jacob Groening of Abbotsford, B.C. passed | |||
away Dec. 1. He was | away Dec. 1. He was | ||
born Mar. 10, 1915 to | born Mar. 10, 1915 to | ||
Jacob and Margareta | |||
Groening in Ufa, | Groening in Ufa, Russia . When he was 8, his | ||
mother died. His father | mother died. His father | ||
remarried, and the | remarried, and the | ||
family moved to | family moved to Halbstadt, Molotschna, | ||
Ukraine. He married Al ice Hiller of Tiegenhagen, Molotschna, | |||
Ukraine. He married Al | |||
ice Hiller of | |||
Dec. 31, 1939. Except | Dec. 31, 1939. Except | ||
for brief interludes, he | for brief interludes, he | ||
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reunited with Alice and | reunited with Alice and | ||
their son in southern | their son in southern | ||
Germany. In 1948 | Germany. In 1948 they | ||
immigrated to | immigrated to Coaldale, Alta. He accepted | ||
Christ in 1949 and was | Christ in 1949 and was | ||
baptized in Coaldale | baptized in Coaldale | ||
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many friends. In 1950, | many friends. In 1950, | ||
a daughter died in | a daughter died in | ||
childbirth. In 1984 | childbirth. In 1984 Alice died of cancer. Later | ||
that year, he married | that year, he married | ||
Margaret Martens. | Margaret Martens. | ||
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never lost his positive | never lost his positive | ||
outlook or his warm, | outlook or his warm, | ||
accepting spirit. | accepting spirit. Predeceased by Alice; 3 infant children, son Alfred | ||
in 1996 and a sister, he | in 1996 and a sister, he | ||
is mourned by | is mourned by Margaret; daughter Hilde | ||
Wiebe; 4 grandchildren; stepchildren Marlene Unruh, Linda | |||
Wiebe; 4 | Krause, Lori Sinclair, Helen Coughlin and Marianne Hill; and 2 sisters. | ||
Krause, Lori Sinclair, | |||
The memorial service | The memorial service | ||
was Dec. 6 in | was Dec. 6 in Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Art Isaac | ||
ministering. | ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 25 April 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 8
Birth date: 1915 Mar 10
text of obituary:
JACOB GROENING
Jacob Groening of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away Dec. 1. He was born Mar. 10, 1915 to Jacob and Margareta Groening in Ufa, Russia . When he was 8, his mother died. His father remarried, and the family moved to Halbstadt, Molotschna, Ukraine. He married Al ice Hiller of Tiegenhagen, Molotschna, Dec. 31, 1939. Except for brief interludes, he was separated from his family for much of the next 9 years. During the war, he and his family fled separately to Germany; 2 children died. In 1947 he was reunited with Alice and their son in southern Germany. In 1948 they immigrated to Coaldale, Alta. He accepted Christ in 1949 and was baptized in Coaldale MB Church. He made many friends. In 1950, a daughter died in childbirth. In 1984 Alice died of cancer. Later that year, he married Margaret Martens. Throughout all the hardships in his life, he never lost his positive outlook or his warm, accepting spirit. Predeceased by Alice; 3 infant children, son Alfred in 1996 and a sister, he is mourned by Margaret; daughter Hilde Wiebe; 4 grandchildren; stepchildren Marlene Unruh, Linda Krause, Lori Sinclair, Helen Coughlin and Marianne Hill; and 2 sisters. The memorial service was Dec. 6 in Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Art Isaac ministering.