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Luise Schierling died July | |||
31 . She was born Dec. 21, | |||
1926 in Orloff, Ukraine | |||
to Peter and Suzanna | |||
Kliewer. Her family fled | |||
Russia during the revo- | |||
lution and settled in | |||
Paraguay, where she helped out on the farm | |||
picking cotton. She loved animals and had | |||
pet parrots, dogs, and even a deer. Louise | |||
taught herself various instruments, attended | |||
Bible school, and had a passion for sewing. She | |||
was a woman of strong faith, and married Jake | |||
Schierling in 1948, after leading him to the Lord. | |||
In 1967 they moved to Canada, where she was | |||
devoted to her family and actively involved in | |||
church choirs. She is mourned by children Irene | |||
(Heinz) Harms, Monica (George) Warkentin, | |||
Ewald (Viola) Shierling, and Carol (Glen) Monds; | |||
16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 5 | |||
siblings. The memorial service was at King | |||
Road MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C | |||
Revision as of 11:50, 12 August 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Nov p. 30
Birth date: 1926 Dec 21
text of obituary:
LUISE SCHIERLING
Luise Schierling died July 31 . She was born Dec. 21, 1926 in Orloff, Ukraine to Peter and Suzanna Kliewer. Her family fled Russia during the revo- lution and settled in Paraguay, where she helped out on the farm picking cotton. She loved animals and had pet parrots, dogs, and even a deer. Louise taught herself various instruments, attended Bible school, and had a passion for sewing. She was a woman of strong faith, and married Jake Schierling in 1948, after leading him to the Lord. In 1967 they moved to Canada, where she was devoted to her family and actively involved in church choirs. She is mourned by children Irene (Heinz) Harms, Monica (George) Warkentin, Ewald (Viola) Shierling, and Carol (Glen) Monds; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 5 siblings. The memorial service was at King Road MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C