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Koehn, Marie Wedel (1866-1945)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1945 May 3 p. 3

Birth date: 1866

text of obituary:

MRS. JOHN H. KOEHN

Mrs. John H. Koehn, nee Marie Wedel, daughter of Karl and Eva Koehn Wedel, was born December 22, 1866, in the village of Mesiliski, in the Province Wolhynien, Russia.

During that rather massive emigration movement of the Russian Mennonites to America in the year 1874, she came with her parents, three sisters and two brothers to settle on the prairies of Kansas. Here the family made their new home near what today is known as Galva, in McPherson County.

In this new prairie settlement she received her early training and education in the village school. She attended the Bible and German school. Some of her teachers were Cornelius Voth and Heinrich Dalke. This early training enabled her to continue studying and searching the Scriptures which revealed to her the way of salvation.

As a girl growing into young woman hood she experienced some of the bitter hardships and sorrows of pioneer life. Through these bitter experiences she came to know early in life her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

On October 22, 1883, after a period of catechetical instruction she was baptized on confession of faith in Jesus Christ as her only Savior and Redeemer. The Elder Johann Ratzlaff officiated at the baptismal service. She was at this time received into the membership of the "Canton" now the Emmanuel Mennonite church. Here she remained a loyal and faithful member to the church and God. Having built upon the solid rock foundation of Jesus Christ she remained stedfast [sic] and unmovable in her once accepted faith in the midst of those who were unstable and driven to and fro. She has experienced the struggle and trials of this church, but she constantly encouraged others to remain faithful.

On June 13, 1996 [sic 1896], she was united in holy matrimony with John H. Koehn , son of Heinrich and Elizabeth Becker Koehn. Together they began their journey ond [sic] life's pathway eager and hopeful of the future, being confident that their new home would be most blessed because of the God whom they loved and served. The Lord being most gracious, blessed this happy union with the opportunity of sharing their mutual joys and sorrows for 50 years, six months, and 27 days. This earthly union we broken on January 9, 1937, when her companion was called home to be with the Lord. They had lived at various places during their many years of married life but always in McPherson county. The last 16 years of their married life they lived on a farm one and one-half miles north of Galva.




The Mennonite obituary: 1945 Jun 12 p. 14

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