Enns, Abram Peter (1895-1978)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1978 July 7 p. 30

Birth date: 1895 Mar 01

text of obituary:

ABRAM PETER ENNS

Abram Peter Enns of Clearbrook, B.C., was born on March I, 1895, in the village of Gnadenheim, Molotschna, south Russia, to Peter and Justina Enns. He passed away on May 10, 1978.

He married in 1921, and accepted Christ as his personal Saviour, was baptized and received into the fellowship of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church the following year. He came to Canada with his wife in 1925, settling on a farm in Namaka, Alta., in 1926. Abbotsford, B.C. , became their new home in 1947, and it was here that his wife passed away in 1962.

Mr. Enns moved into the Tabor Home in Clearbrook, B.C., where he spent four enjoy· able years, until the Lord saw fit to take him home. He leaves to mourn his family: (Mrs.) Agnes Martens, Clearbrook, B.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sukkau, Three Hills, Alta.; and Mr. and Mrs . Allan Siemens, Kelowna, B.C.; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Peter Thiessen of Calgary, Alta.; and a host of relatives and friends.