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Thiessen in Gelesnoya, | Thiessen in Gelesnoya, | ||
Ukraine. When she was | Ukraine. When she was | ||
3, the family | 3, the family immigrated to Greenfarm, | ||
Sask., later moving to Herbert, Sask . She left | |||
Sask., later moving to | school at 15 due to her father's illness. When | ||
school at 15 due to her father's illness . When | |||
she was 16, the family moved to a farm at | she was 16, the family moved to a farm at | ||
Foam Lake, Sask. She experienced salvation | Foam Lake, Sask. She experienced salvation | ||
at 18, finding assurance in John 6: 37 . She | at 18, finding assurance in John 6: 37. She | ||
was baptized June 23, 1940 and joined Foam | was baptized June 23, 1940 and joined Foam | ||
Lake MB Church. The family moved to | Lake MB Church. The family moved to Abbotsford, B.C. in 1945. She studied 3 years at | ||
Bethany Bible School. After her parents died, | Bethany Bible School. After her parents died, | ||
she worked in Menno Home for 12 years in | she worked in Menno Home for 12 years in | ||
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Open Door Missionary Fellowship in St. | Open Door Missionary Fellowship in St. | ||
Louis, Mo. for 5 years, mailing out book club | Louis, Mo. for 5 years, mailing out book club | ||
materials, helping in the kitchen and | materials, helping in the kitchen and cleaning. She married Abe D. Loewen Apr. 20, | ||
1985 at Clearbrook MB Church. He died | 1985 at Clearbrook MB Church. He died | ||
suddenly Jan. 10, 1991. She became active | suddenly Jan. 10, 1991. She became active | ||
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Manor in September 2002. Predeceased by | Manor in September 2002. Predeceased by | ||
5 brothers and 1 sister, she is mourned by 1 | 5 brothers and 1 sister, she is mourned by 1 | ||
step-son; 1 step-daughter; 8 | step-son; 1 step-daughter; 8 grandchildren; | ||
1 sister and 1 brother. The memorial service | 1 sister and 1 brother. The memorial service | ||
was Sept. 17 in Clearbrook MB Church, with | was Sept. 17 in Clearbrook MB Church, with | ||
Latest revision as of 15:01, 18 July 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Oct 25 p. 28
Birth date: 1921 Nov 30
text of obituary:
SUSAN LOEWEN
Susan Loewen passed away Sept.12 due to an aneurysm. She was born Nov. 30, 1921 to Peter N. and Kathrina Thiessen in Gelesnoya, Ukraine. When she was 3, the family immigrated to Greenfarm, Sask., later moving to Herbert, Sask . She left school at 15 due to her father's illness. When she was 16, the family moved to a farm at Foam Lake, Sask. She experienced salvation at 18, finding assurance in John 6: 37. She was baptized June 23, 1940 and joined Foam Lake MB Church. The family moved to Abbotsford, B.C. in 1945. She studied 3 years at Bethany Bible School. After her parents died, she worked in Menno Home for 12 years in the kitchen and cleaning. She worked at Open Door Missionary Fellowship in St. Louis, Mo. for 5 years, mailing out book club materials, helping in the kitchen and cleaning. She married Abe D. Loewen Apr. 20, 1985 at Clearbrook MB Church. He died suddenly Jan. 10, 1991. She became active in church, playing the organ prelude and singing in the English, German and ladies' choirs; volunteered at MCC; drove her friends to appointments and the grocery store; and wrote poetry. She moved to Tabor Manor in September 2002. Predeceased by 5 brothers and 1 sister, she is mourned by 1 step-son; 1 step-daughter; 8 grandchildren; 1 sister and 1 brother. The memorial service was Sept. 17 in Clearbrook MB Church, with Art Isaac and John Balzer ministering.