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Jacob H. Eitzen, 75, of | Jacob H. Eitzen, 75, of Linden, Alberta, | ||
passed away on February | passed away on February 5 at the Linden | ||
Nursing Home. He was born in Hillsboro, | Nursing Home. He was born in Hillsboro, | ||
Kansas, on | Kansas, on September 22, 1895, and as | ||
a boy, in 1903, came to | a boy, in 1903, came to Alberta with his | ||
family. They homesteaded in the Acme-Linden area and here Mr. Eitzen also | |||
established his farm when he grew to | |||
maturity. | maturity. | ||
He came to | He came to accept Jesus as his personal | ||
Saviour ,in his early youth and in 1934 | Saviour, in his early youth and in 1934 | ||
he | he was baptized upon his confession of | ||
faith and | faith and joined the fellowship of the | ||
church. He was united in | church. He was united in marriage to | ||
Helen Penner on June 25, 1933. Two sons, | Helen Penner on June 25, 1933. Two sons, | ||
Bill and Denver of Acme; three daughters, Mrs. Randy ( | Bill and Denver of Acme; three daughters, Mrs. Randy (Lydia) Chetin of | ||
Calgary, Mrs. Allen (Marge) Toews of | Calgary, Mrs. Allen (Marge) Toews of | ||
Linden, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Thiessen | Linden, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Thiessen | ||
of | of Linden; his wife; and four brothers | ||
and two sisters | and two sisters survive him. | ||
The funeral was | The funeral was conducted from the | ||
Linden Mennonite | Linden Mennonite Brethren Church, | ||
February 9, with Rev. David Epp and | February 9, with Rev. David Epp and | ||
Rev. Bill Thiessen ministering. | Rev. Bill Thiessen ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 3 February 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1970 Mar 20 p. 27
Birth date: 1895 Sep 22
text of obituary:
JACOB HIEBERT EITZEN
Jacob H. Eitzen, 75, of Linden, Alberta, passed away on February 5 at the Linden Nursing Home. He was born in Hillsboro, Kansas, on September 22, 1895, and as a boy, in 1903, came to Alberta with his family. They homesteaded in the Acme-Linden area and here Mr. Eitzen also established his farm when he grew to maturity.
He came to accept Jesus as his personal Saviour, in his early youth and in 1934 he was baptized upon his confession of faith and joined the fellowship of the church. He was united in marriage to Helen Penner on June 25, 1933. Two sons, Bill and Denver of Acme; three daughters, Mrs. Randy (Lydia) Chetin of Calgary, Mrs. Allen (Marge) Toews of Linden, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Thiessen of Linden; his wife; and four brothers and two sisters survive him.
The funeral was conducted from the Linden Mennonite Brethren Church, February 9, with Rev. David Epp and Rev. Bill Thiessen ministering.