Dick, Sarah Schmidt (1920-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Oct 25 p. 28

Birth date: 1920 Feb 26

text of obituary:

SARAH DICK

Sar ah Dick p assed away Aug. 11 . She was bo rn Feb . 26, 1920 to Jo hn P. and Mar ia Sch m idt in Alexa ndrov- ka, Russia. T he family i mm ig rated from Slav - gorod, Siberia to Th re e Hills, Alta. in 1926, movi ng to La Gla ce, L...J...,,"'""'-"""OOC~.......~ Alta. in 192 8. She ac- cepted Ch rist and was baptized in Se ptember 193 7. She attended La Glace Bib le School fo r 3 y ea rs and sang in a quartet. She married Isaac Dick, one of her teachers .. Jan. 23, 1938. They helped he r pa rents fa rm for 2 y ear s. In 1940 they bought a quart er sect ion in Gem , Alta. In 1946 t hey bought a f ar m in Chilli- 28 Octob er 25 . 2002 MENNONITE BRET HREN HERALD wack, B.C. She was a hard worker, had many talents and modelled a servant heart. She had a strong, silent way of encouraging her chil- dren to walk with the Lord, and prayed often for them . They were members of East Chilli- wack MB Church . They moved into Chilli- wack in 1971 and joined Broadway MB Church in 1973. She enjoyed the ladies fel- lowship, had many friends, served on the food committee and practiced the gift of hos- pitality. In 1988 they moved to Clearbrook, B.C., joining Clearbrook MB Church. She was involved in the ladies fellowship, making quilts and layettes for MCC. After Isaac's stroke in 1989, she cared for him and served on the strata council. In 1997, after her first stroke, they moved to Bevan Lodge, where Isaac cared for her. He died in September 1999, and she moved to Tabor Home in May 2000. She longed to go home. She is mourned by children: Peter, John, Mary Thiessen, Irene Wiebe, Martha Sagert, Louel- la Petker, Ken, and Sharon Scott; 32 grand- children; 18 great-grandchildren; 1 sister and 1 brother. The memorial service was Aug. 16 in Clearbrook MB Church, with Jay Neufeld and Art Isaac ministering.