Esselink, Helen Olga Giesbrecht (1916-2005)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Apr 29 p. 28

Birth date: 1916 Mar 4

text of obituary:

HELEN OLGA ESSELINK

Helen Olga Esselink died Feb . 5. She was born Mar. 4, 1916 to Jacob and Maria Giesbrecht in Dalmeny, Sask. Her mother died when He- len was 10 months old. She accepted Christ as her Saviour and was baptized at 17. She at- tended Dalmeny Bible School, Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, Alta. and Tabor College, Hillsboro , Kan. She became a home missionary with Western Children's Mission in Saskat chewan and worked with Western Tract Mission. She moved to North Battleford, Sask., becoming a proofreader for a newspaper. In 1977 she ma rried Richard Es- selink and moved to Grande Prairie, Alta. They moved to Vernon and then to Kelowna in 1992. They were hospitable and generous in prayer and finances . They became parents to Roy and Becky Ott in Vernon, and grandpar- ents to Juanita Neufeld . She was predeceased by Richard in June 2002. The funeral was in Wil- low Park Church, Kelowna.