Jahnke, Elizabeth Tilitzky (1916-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Nov 14 p. 29

Birth date: 1916 Jul 24

text of obituary:

ELIZABETH JAHNKE

Elizabeth Jahnke died Aug. 5. She was born July 24, 1916 in Einlage, Russia and immi- grated to Greenfarm, Sask. in 1925. She started contributing to family earnings after grade 8. In 1937 the family moved into Her- bert and she attended the Mennonite church. She attended Herbert Bible School. She worked in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Swift Current, Sask . She married Peter Jahnke in 1950, becoming mother to his 3 children. They lived on a ranch in Big Coulee, Sask. She kept a huge garden, canned, baked bread and pies, churned butter, sewed, knit and embroidered. She loved the Lord and enjoyed listening to Christian radio broad- casts. She contributed craft items for the an- nual missions sale of the community Ladies Aid. She exemplified Christ in word and deed. Predeceased by Peter, infant daughter Carol, 2 brothers, 1 sister, she is mourned by daughters Mona Birkbeck; Diane Ganes; Marilyn Edwards; Lucy Burnett; Sheila Braun; 13 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 3 brothers. The funeral was Aug. 9 in Bridge- way Community Church, Swift Current.