Giesbrecht, Cornelius U. (1910-1971)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Jun 02 p. 30

Birth date: 1910 oct 21

text of obituary:

CORNELIUS U. GIESBRECHT

Cornelius U. Giesbrecht was born October 21, 1910 at Neuho-f!nung, Man'it'oha to Henry and E'ltizabeth G'iestbreoM. His mother predece'ased him when he was almos't three y'ears o'id. He grew up with ~our brothers, two sis1 ters, four hal f-bro~hers and five haH~sisters, of Which four-three broVhers 'and a sisterhave prede'cease'd hlim . He decided~o fo'I'low Jesus when he wa,s 27 years o,ld and upon the 'confession of his -faith was baptized in 1949 and jO'ined Vhe W'inkller Mennonite Bretlhren Church. Mari'a Enns became his be,I'oved wife on Ootober 24, 1937. Their marri'a'ge was blesse,d wi'!!h~hree sons and two daughters. They made the'ir home ,in Mea'th, S.tO.,liv:ing there from 1937 to 1965 when they moved ont'Oa farm ne'ar Elm Creek. Here t'hey joined the fell'lowship o'f the Newton Mennon'irte Brethren Church . He was hig-hly respecrted and deeply loved by his chi'ldren. With his p'assing, a part of rthem has aliso p'a,ssed away. Mthough his 'life,espeoiaHy during the lat'ter years, wa's d'itticult beoause of illness and farming difficulties, he never ceased to s'ing 'Or to pl'ay his harp. As a child of the Lord's, he sought ,to be a friend t'O a'II. He passe'd away suddenly on N'ovember 3, 1971, -leaving to mourn hilS pass:ing, his wife, Ma-ria; Ithree so-ns, Bill and his wi,fe L'iz, Wa'I'ter and his wife Mary, Corny and his wife Elvera; two daughters, Martha and her husband Sydney, Mary and her hushand Abe; 13 grandch'ildren; a brot:her and a sislter and many re,l-a't'ives and friends. The funeral was oonducted from >the Newton MBChur'ch with Rev. J.J. Nikkel and Rev. D.A. Dyck ministering .