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Dueck, Katarina Dyck (1884-1980)
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1980 March 28 p.34
Birth date: 1884 Mar 05
text of obituary:
MRS. KATARINA DUECK
(Mrs.) Katarina Dueck of Boissevain, Man. passed away on February 20. She was born
on March 5, 1884 to Peter and Maria (Pauls)
Dyck in Schoenberg, Russia. At the age of 16
she accepted Christ as her Saviour through
Rev. Jacob Reimer, was baptized and joined
the Mennonite Brethren Church. She married
Henry B. Dueck, a widower with seven
children, and to them were born a son and a
daughter. In 1926 the family came to Manitoba, where they farmed in Manitou, then
Desford, then Minto for 15 years. They
moved to Boissevain, and then retired to the
town of Boissevain in 1957. Her husband
passed away in 1968. She moved to Donwood
Manor in Winnipeg in 1974. Her last written
words were, "I can only praise and thank
God; he is good! He honours his Word!" She
is survived by all nine children: Henry and
Sarah, and Annie, of Winnipeg, Bernhard
and Helen, Abe and Katie of Killarney, Man .,
Peter and Annie, Mary and Jake Martens,
Betty and Aron Peters, Katie and Nick
Peters, all of Boissevain, and John and Lois
of Brandon ; 39 grandchildren and 50 great-
grandchildren . The funeral was on February
23 at the Boissevain MB Church with
pastors Abe Froese and David Dyck officiating.