Baerg, Martha Neufeld (1913-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Sep 12

Birth date: 1913 Feb 25

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MARTHA BAERG

Martha Baerg died July 30. She was born Feb. 25, 1913 in Ukraine. Her family settled in Manitoba in 1926. She accepted Jesus and was baptized in 1928. She earned her RN in 1939 and nu~ed ~ the Steinbach (Man.) hospital. She married John Baerg in 1939. They pastored in Men- nonite Brethren churches in Hillsboro, Kan.and Mountain Lake, Minn., then in Vir- gil, Onto from 1958 to 1976. They minis- tered at Clearbrook MB Church in B.C. until retiring in 1982 and returning to the Nia- gara , Onto region. She worked as a nurse and on the family farm. She had many hobbies and loved music. She was a source of guid- ance and comfort to others. Predeceased by John in 1999, she leaves children Ruth, John Waldo, Elfrieda, Theodore, Elizabeth; 9 grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter. The funeral was Aug . 2 at Cornerstone Commu- nity Church, Virgil.