Ediger, Menno Jacob (1928-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Dec 23 p. 8

Birth date: 1928 Oct 5

text of obituary:

MENNO JACOB EDIGER

Menno Jacob Ediger, 75, of Mission, B.C., died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Dec. 2, 2002. He was born Oct. 5, 1928, in Inman, Kan., and moved to Mission with his wife, Margaretha, in 1990.

He was an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church and served churches in Turpin, Okla., Sudbury, Ont., Markham, Ill., and Boise, Idaho. He and Margaretha spent many years working as volunteers with Mennonite Central Committee, establishing the Welcome Inn drop-in centre in Hamilton, laying the groundwork for a new church there, and working with Old Colony Mennonites in Bolivia.

After moving to Mission, he was actively involved in the M2W2 prison ministry, Habitat for Humanity and Mennonite Disaster Service. He was involved locally with Meals on Wheels, Seniors Connection, the Valley Singers and the M2W2 Hidden Treasures Thrift Store in Abbotsford. A faithful and loved member of St. Stephens Community Church, he inspired and promoted outreach programs there that serve the local and global community.

He enjoyed curling, singing, fishing and making furniture out of "found" materials. He believed in simple living and the wise use and reuse of resources. He lived a life committed to peace and justice. He touched the lives of many people in North and South America who benefited from his dedication to service in the name of God's love.

Survivors include his wife, Margaretha; children Stephanie, Elizabeth, Mike, Mary and Evelyn; children-in-law Diane Ediger, Lloyd Hildebrand and Robert Ross; four sisters, Katherina Epp, Marie Regehr, Anne Martin and Elma Kauffman; a brother, Peter Ediger; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at St. Stephen's Community Church in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.