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Anna Dyck was born | Anna Dyck was born July 22, 1882 in | ||
Friedensfeld, in the southern Ukraine, to | |||
Nicolaus and Agatha Reimer. At the age | |||
of 20 she found peace with God, was | of 20 she found peace with God, was | ||
baptized by Rev. Wall and became a | baptized by Rev. Wall and became a | ||
member of the | member of the Mennonite Brethren | ||
church. Two years later she married | church. Two years later she married | ||
Johann | Johann Dyck. They had six children, two | ||
of whom died in infancy. Her husband | of whom died in infancy. Her husband | ||
was taken into captivity in 1937 during | was taken into captivity in 1937 during | ||
the purge under | the purge under Stalin and died on | ||
November 16, 1942. In 1948 Mrs. Dyck | November 16, 1942. In 1948 Mrs. Dyck | ||
and her daughter, Helen, came from | and her daughter, Helen, came from | ||
Chortitza, in the Ukraine, to Germany | Chortitza, in the Ukraine, to Germany | ||
and | and from thence to Paraguay, where they | ||
lived for six years. In 1954 they | lived for six years. In 1954 they came to | ||
Canada, living for 11 years in Vineland, | Canada, living for 11 years in Vineland, | ||
Ontario. In 1965 they purchased a home | Ontario. In 1965 they purchased a home | ||
in Virgil. | in Virgil. In early January she suffered | ||
an injury in a fall and on January 29, she | an injury in a fall and on January 29, she | ||
passed away to be with the Lord. The | passed away to be with the Lord. The | ||
funeral service was held at the Virgil | funeral service was held at the Virgil | ||
Mennonite Brethren Church with | Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. | ||
John G.Baerg ministering. She leaves to | John G. Baerg ministering. She leaves to | ||
mourn two sons, Kolja and family in | |||
Langley, | Langley, B.C., Hans and family in Russia; | ||
two daughters, Helen, | two daughters, Helen, in Virgil, and Anna | ||
(Mrs. Waldemar) Wall and | (Mrs. Waldemar) Wall and family of | ||
R. | R.R.4, St. Catharines; nine grandchildren | ||
and | and eight great-grandchildren. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 7 September 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Feb 25 p. 31
Birth date: 1882 Jul 22
text of obituary:
MRS. ANNA DYCK
Anna Dyck was born July 22, 1882 in Friedensfeld, in the southern Ukraine, to Nicolaus and Agatha Reimer. At the age of 20 she found peace with God, was baptized by Rev. Wall and became a member of the Mennonite Brethren church. Two years later she married Johann Dyck. They had six children, two of whom died in infancy. Her husband was taken into captivity in 1937 during the purge under Stalin and died on November 16, 1942. In 1948 Mrs. Dyck and her daughter, Helen, came from Chortitza, in the Ukraine, to Germany and from thence to Paraguay, where they lived for six years. In 1954 they came to Canada, living for 11 years in Vineland, Ontario. In 1965 they purchased a home in Virgil. In early January she suffered an injury in a fall and on January 29, she passed away to be with the Lord. The funeral service was held at the Virgil Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. John G. Baerg ministering. She leaves to mourn two sons, Kolja and family in Langley, B.C., Hans and family in Russia; two daughters, Helen, in Virgil, and Anna (Mrs. Waldemar) Wall and family of R.R.4, St. Catharines; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.