Driedger, Alma Wiens (1924-1979)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1979 Mar 02 p. 33

Birth date: 1924 Sept 05

text of obituary:

MRS. ALMA DRIEDGER

(Mrs,) Alma Driedger of Chilliwack, B.C. passed away on January 20. She was born on September 5, 1924 in Hodgeville, Sask, She received Jesus Christ as Saviour as a young girl and was baptized in the early 1940s, She attended the Herbert Bible School and graduated from Prairie Bible Institute. On July 21, 1951 she married Frank Driedger in Abbotsford, B.C. Throughout her life she had strong spiritual interests. She served in many ways in church life, including in Pioneer Girls and in home Bible studies, While living in Boston Bar, B.C. for ten years she was active in a ladies' fellowship there and in community services. She was an avid Bible student, and kept a prayer list on which both needs and answers were recorded,

The family cherishes the Christian example which their mother 3et. She is survived by her husband Frank; children Sharon and Joe Jagich, Dianne and Jim Ross, and Bernie and Joan Driedger; four grandchildren; brothers Elmer and wife Martha Wiens and Helmuth and wife Dorothy Wiens; sister, Mrs. Walter Dyck; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral service was held January 24 in the Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church with pastors John E. Friesen and Herman Lenzmann officiating.