Peter (Guenther), Henry P. (1890-1980)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1980 June 6 p. 22

Birth date: 1890 Aug 25

text of obituary:

HENRY P. PETERS

Henry Peters of Hepburn, Sask passed away on May 1. He was born August 25, 1890 in Petersburg, Boone County, Nebraska to Peter and Margaretha Gunther. His mother died when he was four and a half months old. His uncle Peter Peters and his wife became his foster parents. They moved to Canada in 1894, settling near the present Hepburn. He took on the name Peters. In 1911 he married Helena Schmidt . On September 7, 1924, they were baptized and accepted into the Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church. He spent his last six years in Saskatoon. During this time, writes the reporter, he s read through the Bible several times and memorized Psalm 23, which he recited for visitors, always stopping in amazement at the word "forever". He was predeceased by his wife Helena in 1974, and by two sons. He is survived by children and spouses: Annie and Don Braun of St. Catharines, Ont., Frieda and Herman Fadenrecht of Ferndale, Wash., Isaac and Elizabeth Peters of Saskatoon, Erica Peters, Ar- thur and Mary Peters of Hepburn, Esther and Cliff Jost of Meota, Sask., Erwin and Elizabeth Peters, St. Catharines, Hilda and John Siewert, Meadow Lake , Sask., Ruben and Lydia Peters of Rapid View, Sask., Rueben Peters, South Africa, and Justina and Stan Wichorek of Weekes, Sask.; 28 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren, one half brother and two half sisters. The funeral service took place in the Hepburn MB Church, with pastor John Klassen and Bob Peters officiating.