Wiebe, Anne Poettker (!923-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Oct 3 p. 25

Birth date: 1923 Apr 1

text of obituary:

ANNE WIEBE

Anne Wiebe died Aug. 12. She was born Apr. 1, 1923 to Henry and Justina Poettker in Ukraine. The family immigrated to Canada in 1925 and settled in Ontario in the late 1920s. Anne left home at 13 to work as a domestic in Hamilton. She accept ed the Lord in her youth and was a member of United Mennonite Church, Port Rowan, Ont. She married Nick Wiebe Oct. 27, 1946 after waiting 4 years for him to return from the war. Nick died in 1988. Anne volunteered at Port Rowan MCC Thrift Shop, NorfoJk General Hospital Gift Shop and other community organizations. She had a large circle of friends and was known as a great cook, a committed friend and a godly woman who loved and cared for her family. She attended Port Rowan MB Church. Predeceased by Nick, 1 grandson, 2 brothers, she is mourned by sons Larry and Bill of Port Rowan; daughter Carolyn of Simcoe, Ont.; 10 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; 1 sister; 2 brothers. The funeral was Aug. 14 in Port Rowan MB Church.