Enns, Katy Schroeder (1907-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 May 31 p. 24

Birth date: 1907 Mar 29

text of obituary:

KATY ENNS

Katy Enns of Winnipeg, formerly of Niverville, Man., passed away Mar. 29. She was born Mar. 29, 1907 to Johann and Anna Schroeder in Franzfeld, Ukraine. Her father was a teacher. The family moved to Neuendorf, to Arkadak in 1910 and to Rosenthal in 1918. Typhoid claimed many, including her grandfather and 12-year-old sister. In 1923 the family immigrated to Steinbach, Man. They eventually bought a farm near Niverville. She began thinking and asking questions about God but did not accept Christ until age 20. She was baptized in August 1931 by Heinrich Rem- pel and joined Niverville MB Church. She married Jacob Enns in November 1931. Despite the Depression, the Lord provided for all their needs. Daughter Johanna was born with a congenital heart defect and died 6 years later in 1939. Jacob died in 1982. She moved to Niverville Place, then Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home, Winnipeg, in 1999. Predeceased by Jacob and daughter Johanna, she is mourned by children Jake of Edmonton, Hilda Wiens of Regina, Hardy of Winnipeg, Rudy of Niverville and Irmie Pauls of Surrey, B.C.; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters; 1 brother; and "adopted daughter" Mary Penner of Abbotsford, B.C. The funeral was Apr. 5 in Fourth Ave. Bible Church, Niverville, with Gerhard Friesen and Rick McCorkindale ministering.