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Wiens, John N. (1902-1979)
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1979 Sept 14 p. 31
Birth date: 1902 Jan 18
text of obituary:
JOHN N. WIENS
John N. Wiens of St. Catharines, Ont. died
of a heart attack on August 2. He was born
January 18, 1902 to Nickolai and Marie (nee
Janzen) Wiens at Lindenhof, Pologie region,
in southern Russia. In 1912 the family moved
to Kiptschak, Simferopel region. He married
Katie Reimer of Wiesenfeld on October 25,
1925 in Tschongrau. He accepted Christ as
his Lord and Saviour in 1924, and after the
couple's immigration to Canada in 1925, he
joined the Mennonite Brethren Church. The
first years in Canada were spent in several
rural Manitoba communities. In 1935 the
family moved to Winnipeg and joined the
South End MB Church. The family
moved to Leamington, Ont. in 1945
and in 1950 to St. Catharines. His
wife passed away in November 1967.
His children are thankful for the
firm trust in Christ and high degree of
integrity and faithfulness they saw in
their father. He is survived by his children
Kay, Helen, John, Esther and daughter-in-law Alice; by three grandchildren and two
sisters. The funeral was held on August 7 in
the Scott St. MB Church, St. Catharines,
with Rev. Henry Penner officiating.