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<center><h3>HELEN ANDRES</h3></center> | <center><h3>HELEN ANDRES</h3></center> | ||
Helen Andres | Helen Andres passed | ||
away Mar. 24 . She | away Mar. 24. She was | ||
born Aug. 26, 1920 to | |||
Peter and Elizabeth | Peter and Elizabeth | ||
Petkau in Kamenka, | |||
Orenburg, | Orenburg, Russia, 1 of 7 | ||
children . Her mother | children. Her mother | ||
died at age 36. Her father married Maria | |||
Block, who came with 4 | Block, who came with 4 | ||
children. The family immigrated to Halbstadt, | |||
Man. in 1926, moving | |||
Man . in 1926, moving | to Oxbow, Sask. in | ||
to | |||
1928 and to Hepburn, | 1928 and to Hepburn, | ||
Sask. in 1933 . | Sask. in 1933. She atended Bible school for | ||
a year in 1937. The | a year in 1937. The | ||
family moved to | family moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. | ||
She accepted Christ at a | |||
She accepted | |||
revival meeting in 1933 | revival meeting in 1933 | ||
and was baptized in | and was baptized in | ||
1941. In 1941 she | 1941. In 1941 she married Jacob Andres in the | ||
Mennonite church in | Mennonite church in | ||
Virgil, Ont. They lived in | Virgil, Ont. They lived in | ||
Niagara-on-the- | Niagara-on-the-Lake, | ||
Niagara Falls and St. | Niagara Falls and St. | ||
Catharines. She was a | Catharines. She was a | ||
quiet, steadfast and | quiet, steadfast and basic person who rarely | ||
showed her emotions; | showed her emotions; | ||
didn't seek excitement, | didn't seek excitement, | ||
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everything with care; | everything with care; | ||
was a good cook; and | was a good cook; and | ||
enjoyed sewing, | enjoyed sewing, making the finest clothes | ||
from scraps. She loved | from scraps. She loved | ||
to help her children, | to help her children, listened to their tales of | ||
school and encouraged | school and encouraged | ||
them. She tended her | them. She tended her | ||
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When her children were | When her children were | ||
grown, she worked | grown, she worked | ||
with Jacob and son | with Jacob and son Larry for a brief period, | ||
tending the books and | tending the books and | ||
keeping the accounts | keeping the accounts | ||
straight. Her greatest | straight. Her greatest | ||
joy was seeing all her | joy was seeing all her | ||
children and | children and grandchildren come together | ||
every Christmas and | every Christmas and | ||
summer. She trusted | summer. She trusted | ||
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hours. Predeceased by a | hours. Predeceased by a | ||
great -granddaughter, | great -granddaughter, | ||
she is mourned by | she is mourned by children David, Dorothy, | ||
Larry, Gerald, and Susan; 11 grandchildren; | |||
Larry, Gerald, and | and 8 great-grandchildren. The funeral was | ||
Mar. 27 in Vineland | |||
and 8 great- | |||
(Ont.) MB Church, with | (Ont.) MB Church, with | ||
Doug | Doug Schulz and John | ||
Block | Block ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 6 June 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 27
Birth date: 1920 Aug 26
text of obituary:
HELEN ANDRES
Helen Andres passed away Mar. 24. She was born Aug. 26, 1920 to Peter and Elizabeth Petkau in Kamenka, Orenburg, Russia, 1 of 7 children. Her mother died at age 36. Her father married Maria Block, who came with 4 children. The family immigrated to Halbstadt, Man. in 1926, moving to Oxbow, Sask. in 1928 and to Hepburn, Sask. in 1933. She atended Bible school for a year in 1937. The family moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. She accepted Christ at a revival meeting in 1933 and was baptized in 1941. In 1941 she married Jacob Andres in the Mennonite church in Virgil, Ont. They lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. She was a quiet, steadfast and basic person who rarely showed her emotions; didn't seek excitement, glamour or fame; was dedicated to raising a sound healthy family; kept a clean, safe and orderly home; did everything with care; was a good cook; and enjoyed sewing, making the finest clothes from scraps. She loved to help her children, listened to their tales of school and encouraged them. She tended her gardens and flowers. When her children were grown, she worked with Jacob and son Larry for a brief period, tending the books and keeping the accounts straight. Her greatest joy was seeing all her children and grandchildren come together every Christmas and summer. She trusted God to help her through the darkest hours. Predeceased by a great -granddaughter, she is mourned by children David, Dorothy, Larry, Gerald, and Susan; 11 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Mar. 27 in Vineland (Ont.) MB Church, with Doug Schulz and John Block ministering.