Friesen, Waldemar J. (1901-1972)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Jun 16 p. 31

Birth date: 1901 Jan 14

text of obituary:

WALDEMAR J. FRIESEN

A res'ident oIf 'He·J1b<ert, Sask" Walldemar J. Fr:iesen pas'sed away on ApJ.i:1 24, 1972 alliter 'a br·i:e.f ililness. He AaGi ,Nv·ecl 'if,) Her-oert 'slinee his r,etireme'nt ivhere iil'1 Ql otQlber, 1957. He was b'Om to J'O'hlallnes and Ja·e4 Fr·iesen .in 'Wal:cl'eifFi'fiuetst, the Kuban, s'O-uthern Rlussi'a on January 14, 1901. On IMarch 7, 192~ 'he wa's married t>o Maria Rreg,ier thy Rev. ·P>aull .Isaak. ,He and h:i'S w.jf.e 'came to 'C;anada 'in 1926 and took U'ID re,s,idemce 'i·n ~he V'icih'ity of Malin Cem,re, Sask., where they farmed ~or 31 y,ears. He accepted 't·he Lord as his Saviour 'alnd on May 24, 1931 'he was ba,pt>iZed 'by Benjam'in Ewer·t. Larter he jo·ined the Mennonite 'llrEifhlren Church. His wife lIi1a'ria p'ass'ed from his sli·d:e on January 1, 1965. On ,OdtO'ber 9, 1965 he married Kather,ine ,g'ahnmann O'f Swi.ft Gurrent. He enjoy.ed fa'idyg'ood iheallth unti'l sh0rt'ly oefore his death, pass:ing away lD 8'G ~u ly on Aprj:! 24. tHe ,leaves to mourn his .pass'ing, his loving wife Ka,!'h'e'rine; three sons, D'avid o~ Wlat-rous, Sask., Frank of Medic'ine Hat, Paul o,f Herbert; two daughters, ,Irene (Mrs . A-Iv,in) T1()'ews o,f Abbo,tsford, 'B.C., a'nd Bla (Mrs. Jerry) Schmidt of SaskalOO'On; 14 ,glra'l'1dchi:ldren; a sister and a bro'ther. Pas,tor Jake Pauls and Re·v. F·ron'k Peters IIiTlliniste'red 'at fhefuneral 5 er·v!ic'e, oond.ucted lin the Henbert Mennoni,'te Brethren C.hurch on April 28.