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Froese, Helen Rempel (1904-2005)
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+ | <center><h3>HELEN FROESE</h3></center> |
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+ | Helen Froese died July |
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+ | 24. She was born Sept. |
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+ | 1, 1904 to Johann and |
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+ | Aganeta Rempel in |
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+ | Georgstal, South Russia . |
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+ | The family moved to |
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+ | Olgafeld. At 18 she |
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+ | found peace and salva - |
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+ | tion and was baptized |
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+ | by Jacob Epp, joining |
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+ | the MB church. In 1926 |
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+ | she 'and 2 sisters immigrated to Manitoba. She |
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+ | lived at the Maedchenheim in Winnipeg. She |
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+ | taught girls' club and counselled young girls, |
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+ | leading them to the lord . Most of what she |
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+ | earned she sent to Russia to support her par- |
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+ | ents who were not able to come to Canada . In |
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+ | 1944 she married widower Henry Froese of |
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+ | Elm Creek, Man. In 1947 they moved to a |
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+ | farm in Abbotsford, B.C., later moving to |
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+ | Clearbrook. She cared for elderly semi-invalid |
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+ | patients as well as a mentally and physically |
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+ | handicapped girl in her home. They attended |
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+ | East Aldergrove (B.C) MB Church, later join- |
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+ | ing Clearbrook MB Church. In 1980 Henry |
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+ | passed away. She moved into an apartment, |
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+ | then into Tabor Home in 1996. Predeceased |
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+ | by Henry, daughter Anne, 1 infant brother, 5 |
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+ | sisters, she is mourned by daughters Helen |
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+ | Bergen, Kay, Marion Phillips; sons Henry, John, |
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+ | Art; 14 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. |
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+ | The funeral was July 29 in Clearbrook MB |
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+ | Church with Heinz Ratzlaff and Rudie Willms |
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+ | ministering. |
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+ | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Revision as of 12:45, 25 September 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Sep 23 p.28
Birth Date: 1904 Sep 1
text of obituary:
HELEN FROESE
Helen Froese died July 24. She was born Sept. 1, 1904 to Johann and Aganeta Rempel in Georgstal, South Russia . The family moved to Olgafeld. At 18 she found peace and salva - tion and was baptized by Jacob Epp, joining the MB church. In 1926 she 'and 2 sisters immigrated to Manitoba. She lived at the Maedchenheim in Winnipeg. She taught girls' club and counselled young girls, leading them to the lord . Most of what she earned she sent to Russia to support her par- ents who were not able to come to Canada . In 1944 she married widower Henry Froese of Elm Creek, Man. In 1947 they moved to a farm in Abbotsford, B.C., later moving to Clearbrook. She cared for elderly semi-invalid patients as well as a mentally and physically handicapped girl in her home. They attended East Aldergrove (B.C) MB Church, later join- ing Clearbrook MB Church. In 1980 Henry passed away. She moved into an apartment, then into Tabor Home in 1996. Predeceased by Henry, daughter Anne, 1 infant brother, 5 sisters, she is mourned by daughters Helen Bergen, Kay, Marion Phillips; sons Henry, John, Art; 14 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. The funeral was July 29 in Clearbrook MB Church with Heinz Ratzlaff and Rudie Willms ministering.