Gerbrandt, Susan Klassen (1897-1966)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1966 May 13 p. 18

Birth date: 1897 May 31

text of obituary:

<h3.MRS. SUSAN GERBRANDT</h3>

Fluneral serrvires 1I'0r Mrs. Susan Gerbrandt were held in the Herbert (Sask.) Mennonite Brethren Church on AlprH 9. Rev. Hlerman VQth spoke on Revelation 14:,13. Mrs. Gerbrandt, nee Kilassen, was born May 31, 1897, in Russia. She came to Canada with her parents in 1904 and lived in ManitQba for a year. From there ,they moved to the Heribert, Saskatchewan district in 1905. Alt It:he age of 15, she accepted Christ as her personaJl Saviour and was baptized! upon her faith and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren church the same year. On October 7,1917, she was united in marriage to Cornelius Gerbrandt. She enjoyed good health tiH 1942. Since ,then her life was a trial IllntH she was called home to the Lord on AiPril 5, 1966, at 4:30 a.m. She reaJC!hed the age of 68 years, 10 months,and 5 days. She leaves ,to mourn, her husband,Corne1ilUs GeI1brandt; three sons, Irwin, S,almon Airm, B.C., HaTrY and E'mer (of He.r1bert), Justine {Mm. L. Peters of Moose Jaw), Esther (Mrs. John Penner 0'f Sw~ft Current), 29 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.