Friesen, Mary Rempel (1890-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 22 Oct 1987 p. 11

Birth date: 1890

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Graveside services for Mary Rempel Friesen, 96, of Bethel Home for Aged, Newton, were held Sept. 19 at Haven of Rest Cemetery, Hillsboro. Later that day memorial services were held at First Mennonite Church, Newton, with Floyd Bartel officiating. A native of Hillsboro, she died Sept. 16 at the home. She lived in Newton from 1936 to 1942 and in Mt. Lake, Minn., from 1942 to 1973, when she moved to Newton. Survivors include a stepson, Willard Friesen of Butterfield, Minn.; one sister, Ella McLees of LaMesa, Calif.; one foster-daughter, Justina Neufeld of Newton; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, J. John, preceded her in death in 1972.