Peters, Helena Konrad (1904-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Oct 4 p. 28

Birth date: 1904 Oct 30

text of obituary:

HELENA PETERS

elena Peters pas sed away July 12 in Tabor Home, Abbot sford, B.C. She was born Oct. 30, 1904 to Abram and Katharina Konrad in Alexanderkron e, Molotschna, Russi a. She grew up in a happy Christia n home and ac- cepted Chri st. She w as baptized in 1919 and joined th e MB church, where she re mained a lifelong membe r. Dur- ing the Russian Revolution, she experienc ed great emotional trauma and tragedi es. At 1 4, she witnessed her father's murder by bandits. She married Franz A. Peters Oct. 30, 1924. In August 1926 they immigrated to Canada, liv- ing briefly in Manitoba and Alberta, th en moving to B.C. The early years were very dif- ficult financially and emotionally. Faith in God and the support of family gave her the strength to carryon. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and upheld them in prayer. She was lonely after Franz died in 1989. After a fall in Decemb er 1996, she moved to a nursing home. She is mourned by children Henry of Chilliwack, B.C., Katherine Reynolds of Winnipeg, John of Winnipeg, Frank of Abbotsford, Helen Lotimer of Hamilton, Margarite Hazlewood of Wes t Vancouver and Pauline Kliewer of Fr es no, Ca lif .; 16 grandchildren; many great-grand- children; 1sister and 1 stepsister. The memor- ial service was July 20 at Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Jay Neufeld and Heinz Ratzlaff ministering.