Wiebe, Henry Peter (1894-1970)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Oct 15 p. 5

Birth date: 1894 May 13

text of obituary:

Retired EMB Pastor Dies at Abbotsford

Rev. Henry P. Wiebe, well-known retired minister and leader in the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference, died in the hospital at Abbotsford, B. C. on Oct. 6, it has been learned through the E.M.B. offices in Omaha.

Rev. Wiebe formerly held places of leadership in the E.M.B. Conference. His service as a minister included interim pastorates of several General Conference churches. At the time of his death he was serving as a correspondent for the Review.

Surviving in addition to the widow are eight children: Rev. Orlando Wiebe, Rev. Arno Wiebe, Mrs. Dan Jantz and Mrs. Louis Jansen, all of Fresno, Calif., Rev. Allan Wiebe and Henry Wiebe, both of Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, Loren Wiebe of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Harold Buller of Beatrice, Neb.

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"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 1970 Oct 30 p. 26

text of obituary:

REV. HENRY P. WIEBE

Rev. Henry Peter Wiebe passed away October 6 in the MSA Hospital, Abbotsford, B.C. in his 77th year. His home had been in Clearbrook. He was born in Russia and had lived in Canada for many years, latterly, for the past nine years, in the Abbotsford area. He was a retired minister and had served several Evangelical Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite churches. He is survived by his wife Anna; five sons, Orlando and Arno of California, Allen and Henry of Nebraska, and Lorne of California; three daughters, Mrs. Harold (Anne) Buller of Nebraska, Mrs. Dan (Erna) Jantz of California, and Mrs. Louis (Jean) Janzen of California; and 24 grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother in Russia and one sister (Tina) Warkentin of Clearbrook. Funeral service was held on Saturday, October 10, from the Grace EMB Church, Abbotsford, with Rev. Sam Epp and Rev. Orlando Wiebe ministering.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Nov 26 p. 11