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Friesen, Anna Pauls (1906-1969)
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1969 Feb 21 p. 27
Birth date: 1906 Nov 01
text of obituary:
ANNA FRIESEN
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(Mrs.) Anna Helen Friesen, 62, of
Alexander, Man., went to be with the
Lord on January 21. She was born Anna
Helen Pauls on November 1, 1906. Together with her parents she emigrated
from Russia to Canada in 1923, settling
in Saskatchewan.
Upon confession of her faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ, she was baptized and
admitted to membership in the Mennonite
Brethren church while still in her teens.
In 1930 she was united in marriage to
William Abram Friesen at Glenbush,
Sask. In 1937 the family moved to
Manitoba and in 1945 they took up
residence at Alexander. .
Mrs. Friesen is survived by her husband; five sons, Abe, Harry, Alfred,
Edward and Robert; one daughter, Helen;
ten grandchildren; her father, Henry
Pauls; and six brothers, Cornie, Henry,
John, Abe, Peter and George.
The funeral was conducted in the
Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church
with the local pastor, P.J. DO'erksen,
officiating. He stressed the joyful hope
that Mrs. Friesen is now "with the Lord."
Abe H. Pauls of Glenbush, brother of
the late Mrs. Friesen, took several verses
from Psalm 90 to underline four important thoughts: (1) I can die, (2) I must
die, (3) I want to die, and (4) I may die.
Songs by the congregation showed the
joyful anticipation of being with the
Lord. A mixed quartet served by singling
"Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "Dort
ueber Jenen Sternenmeer" (Beyond the
Celestial Orbs of Light).