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John Wieler | John Wieler passed | ||
away | away Dec. 10. He was | ||
born | born Sept. 19, 1927 to | ||
Julius and | Julius and Anna Wieler | ||
in Markowka, | in Markowka, Russia. | ||
When he was 2, | When he was 2, the | ||
family immigrated to | family immigrated to | ||
Lichtfelde, Chaco, | Lichtfelde, Chaco, | ||
Paraguay. The first | |||
years were very hard . | years were very hard. In 1936 his mother | ||
died. His father married Maria Wohlgemut, a | |||
widow with 1 daughter; they had 2 daughters together. His father died in 1940. John | |||
widow | |||
worked hard all his life. In 1953 he bought | worked hard all his life. In 1953 he bought | ||
his own farm in | his own farm in Lichtfelde. He married | ||
Kaethe Sept. | Kaethe Sept. 18, 1954. At an evangelistic | ||
meeting with G. Neufeld, he gave his heart | |||
to the Lord . In | to the Lord. In November 1961 he was baptized and joined the MB church in Filadelfia. | ||
They moved to Blumental. He helped out in | They moved to Blumental. He helped out in | ||
the village and | the village and taught Sunday school after | ||
the Blumental church was started. He loved | |||
to work on | to work on his farm, but after several crop | ||
failures they immigrated to Ontario in 1969. | failures they immigrated to Ontario in 1969. | ||
He worked in construction, then at Port | He worked in construction, then at Port | ||
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much pain, and at the end wished to go | much pain, and at the end wished to go | ||
home. He spent much time in prayer for his | home. He spent much time in prayer for his | ||
children, grandchildren and the church. | children, grandchildren and the church. Predeceased by his twin brother, 2 small siblings | ||
in Russia and a brother and 4 sisters in | in Russia and a brother and 4 sisters in | ||
Paraguay, he is mourned by Kae the; children | Paraguay, he is mourned by Kae the; children | ||
Gisela Teske, Marga, Esther, Bert, Monica, | Gisela Teske, Marga, Esther, Bert, Monica, | ||
and Rudy; 11 grandchildren; 3 | and Rudy; 11 grandchildren; 3 brothers and | ||
1 sister. The funeral was Dec. 10 at Scott St. | 1 sister. The funeral was Dec. 10 at Scott St. | ||
MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont., with John | MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont., with John | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 26 September 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Feb 7 p. 21
Birth date: 1927 Jul 20
text of obituary:
JOHN WIELER
John Wieler passed away Dec. 10. He was born Sept. 19, 1927 to Julius and Anna Wieler in Markowka, Russia. When he was 2, the family immigrated to Lichtfelde, Chaco, Paraguay. The first years were very hard. In 1936 his mother died. His father married Maria Wohlgemut, a widow with 1 daughter; they had 2 daughters together. His father died in 1940. John worked hard all his life. In 1953 he bought his own farm in Lichtfelde. He married Kaethe Sept. 18, 1954. At an evangelistic meeting with G. Neufeld, he gave his heart to the Lord. In November 1961 he was baptized and joined the MB church in Filadelfia. They moved to Blumental. He helped out in the village and taught Sunday school after the Blumental church was started. He loved to work on his farm, but after several crop failures they immigrated to Ontario in 1969. He worked in construction, then at Port Weller Dry Docks 1972-92. On a visit to B.C. in 1992, he suffered a heart attack from which he didn't fully recover. He endured much pain, and at the end wished to go home. He spent much time in prayer for his children, grandchildren and the church. Predeceased by his twin brother, 2 small siblings in Russia and a brother and 4 sisters in Paraguay, he is mourned by Kae the; children Gisela Teske, Marga, Esther, Bert, Monica, and Rudy; 11 grandchildren; 3 brothers and 1 sister. The funeral was Dec. 10 at Scott St. MB Church, St. Catharines, Ont., with John Epp and Patrick Bartley ministering.