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Klassen, Elizabeth Remple (1895-1968)
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+ | Funeral services for the late (Mrs.) Elizabeth Klassen were held in the Elim Church of Kelstern, Saskatchewan, on June 13. Rev. J. J. Thiessen officiated. |
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+ | Elizabeth Remple-Klassen was born in Alexanderstadt, South Russia, on March 11, 1895. She spent her youth in Osterwick, South Russia. As a young girl she was baptized upon confession of faith, and received into the Mennonite Brethren Church on June 25, 1912. In 1913 she came with her parents to Herbert, Sask., where they settled on a farm. In 1915, the family moved to Kelstern, where she spent the rest of her life. |
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− | March 11, 1895. She spent her youth in |
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− | Osterwick, South Russia. As a young |
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− | girl she was baptized upon confession |
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− | of faith, and received into the Menno |
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− | nite Brethren Church on June 25, 1912. |
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− | In 1913 she came with her parents |
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− | to Herbert, Sask., where they settled on |
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− | a farm. In 1915, the family moved to Kelstern, where she spent the rest of |
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− | her life. |
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− | On January 1, 1917, she was united |
+ | On January 1, 1917, she was united in marriage with Isaac A. Klassen. The Lord blessed this union with 12 children; one son predeceased her. On June 5 she was taken to the Herbert hospital where she passed to be with the Lord five days later. |
− | in marriage with Isaac A. Klassen. |
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− | The Lord blessed this union with 12 |
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− | children; one son predeceased her. |
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− | On June 5 she was taken to the Her |
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− | bert hospital where she passed to be |
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− | with the Lord five days later. |
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− | She leaves to mourn her passing, her |
+ | She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband; three sons: Ben of North Battleford, John and Bill of Kelstern; eight daughters: Mrs. Leslie Nord of Olaslyn, Sask., Mrs. Peter Miller and Mrs. Anna Farrell of Regina, Mrs. Martin Giesbrecht of Herbert, Sask., Mrs. Hans Muller of Kelstern, Mrs. Don Schuster of Markinch, Sask., Mrs. Gilbert Sadler of Tofino, B.C., and Mrs. Ivan Tederoff of Calgary, Alta. |
− | husband; three sons: Ben of North |
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− | Battleford, John and BiN of Kelstern; |
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− | eight daughters: Mrs. Leslie Nord of |
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− | Olaslyn, Sask., Mrs. Peter Miller and |
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− | Mrs. Anna Farrell of Regina, Mrs. |
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− | Martin Giesbrecht of Herbert, Sask., |
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− | Mrs. Hans Muller of KelS'tern, Mrs. |
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− | Don Schuster of Markinch, Sask., Mrs. |
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− | Gilbert Sadler of Tofino, B.C., and Mrs. |
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− | Ivan Tederoff of Calgary, Alta. |
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 5 August 2015
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1968 Jul 12 p. 19
Birth date: 1895 Mar 11
text of obituary:
ELIZABETH KLASSEN
Funeral services for the late (Mrs.) Elizabeth Klassen were held in the Elim Church of Kelstern, Saskatchewan, on June 13. Rev. J. J. Thiessen officiated.
Elizabeth Remple-Klassen was born in Alexanderstadt, South Russia, on March 11, 1895. She spent her youth in Osterwick, South Russia. As a young girl she was baptized upon confession of faith, and received into the Mennonite Brethren Church on June 25, 1912. In 1913 she came with her parents to Herbert, Sask., where they settled on a farm. In 1915, the family moved to Kelstern, where she spent the rest of her life.
On January 1, 1917, she was united in marriage with Isaac A. Klassen. The Lord blessed this union with 12 children; one son predeceased her. On June 5 she was taken to the Herbert hospital where she passed to be with the Lord five days later.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband; three sons: Ben of North Battleford, John and Bill of Kelstern; eight daughters: Mrs. Leslie Nord of Olaslyn, Sask., Mrs. Peter Miller and Mrs. Anna Farrell of Regina, Mrs. Martin Giesbrecht of Herbert, Sask., Mrs. Hans Muller of Kelstern, Mrs. Don Schuster of Markinch, Sask., Mrs. Gilbert Sadler of Tofino, B.C., and Mrs. Ivan Tederoff of Calgary, Alta.