Klassen, John P. (1902-1979)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1979 Oct 12 p. 31

Birth date: 1902 Nov 27

text of obituary:

JOHN P. KLASSEN

John P. Klassen of Winnipeg passed away n September 1. He was born November 27, 1902 in Spat, Crimea, Russia, the eighth hild of Peter and Anna (nee Warkentin) Klassen. In October 1925 he came to Canada, ettling in Waterloo, Onto He married Ger rude Wall on August 15, 1926. In 1927 they moved to a farm at Cuiross, Man. In 1929 hey both accepted Christ Jesus as their per onal Saviour, were baptized and joined the Mennonite Brethren Church at Elm Creek. n 1936 they moved to the Newton Siding rea, where they again joined the local MB Church and where they were also ordained to he diaconate in 1945. They moved to Poplar Point, Man. in 948, joining the Marquette MB Church, and finally etired to Win ipeg in 1961, join ng the Elmwood MB Church. On · August 22, 1979 he uffered a stroke. He leaves to cher sh his memory his oving wife Ger rude; children: Anne of Paraguay, Gerty and ake Martens, Arthur and Rita, John, Jack nd Elsie and Peter and Margaret; 17 grand hildren, two great-grandchildren, two rothers and two sisters. The funeral was onducted on September 5 in the Elmwood MB Church by pastor P.R. Toews and David Dyck.