Quiring, John (1911-2008)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary:2009 Jan p. 32

Birth date: 1911 Oct 12

text of obituary:

<center><h3>JOHN QUIRING</h3></center>

John Quiring died Oct. 24,

2008 . He was born Oct.

12, 1911 in Laird, Sask.

to John and Margaret

Quiring. When the family

lost their farm in Dalmeny,

Sask. in 1929 they moved

to Vancouver, where John worked at several

different jobs. In 1940, he married Louise Klassen

and they attended Vancouver MB Church, where

John was baptized . In the years following, John

and Louise were active members of the newly

formed Fraserview MB and Killarney Park MB

churches. John worked as a truck driver, but

found time to build a house for his family, play

he guitar, garden, take photos of family and road

trips, and surf the internet. He will be remem -

bered as a considerate, intellectually curious,

hard -working man whose faith was evident in his

life. John is mourned by Louise; children Jeanette

(Joseph) Jones, Frances (Gerald) Friesen, Don ,

and Dan (Monique); 14 grandchildren; 18 great-

grandchildren; 3 siblings. The memorial was Oct.

31 at Fraserview MB Church, Richmond, B.C.

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