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Saviour at the age of 13 and was baptized | Saviour at the age of 13 and was baptized | ||
two years later in the Arnaud MB Church. | two years later in the Arnaud MB Church. | ||
Her father died in 1945 and in 1951 the | Her father died in 1945 and in 1951 the | ||
family moved to St. Catharines, | family moved to St. Catharines, Ont. Here | ||
Anne found many | Anne found many opportunities to serve the Lord in Sunday School, youth work, singing | ||
Lord in Sunday School, youth work, singing | |||
and accompanying. | and accompanying. | ||
In 1955 she married David Heidebrecht. | In 1955 she married David Heidebrecht. | ||
For 11 years she continued to serve the | For 11 years she continued to serve the | ||
Lord in her church. Then her active life was | Lord in her church. Then her active life was | ||
brought to a stop by Hodgkin's disease. | |||
After nearly eight years of illness, she died | After nearly eight years of illness, she died | ||
on July 20 in the Wellesley Hospital in | on July 20 in the Wellesley Hospital in | ||
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written three weeks before her death and | written three weeks before her death and | ||
printed in the June 29 issue of the Herald. | printed in the June 29 issue of the Herald. | ||
She leaves to mourn her husband, David; | She leaves to mourn her husband, David; | ||
3 children ages 9 to 15; her mother with her | 3 children ages 9 to 15; her mother with her | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 18 January 2017
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1973 Aug 03 p. 31
Birth date: 1931
text of obituary:
ANNE HEIDEBRECHT
Anne Heidebrecht was born in 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. John Thiessen of Arnaud, Man. She accepted Jesus as her personal Saviour at the age of 13 and was baptized two years later in the Arnaud MB Church.
Her father died in 1945 and in 1951 the family moved to St. Catharines, Ont. Here Anne found many opportunities to serve the Lord in Sunday School, youth work, singing and accompanying.
In 1955 she married David Heidebrecht. For 11 years she continued to serve the Lord in her church. Then her active life was brought to a stop by Hodgkin's disease. After nearly eight years of illness, she died on July 20 in the Wellesley Hospital in Toronto at the age of 42. Her thoughts, entitled "God's Ways Are Best," were written three weeks before her death and printed in the June 29 issue of the Herald.
She leaves to mourn her husband, David; 3 children ages 9 to 15; her mother with her husband, John Paetkau; 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Funeral services were held at the Scott St. Church in St. Catharines with Rev. Henry Penner officiating.