Enns, Murray Gerald (1942-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jul 12 p. 27

Birth date: 1942 Apr 16

text of obituary:

MURRAY GERALD ENNS

Murray Gerald Enns of Winkler, Man. passed away suddenly May 20. He was born Apr. 16, 1942 to Ben and Lydia Enns near Winkler. He accepted Christ as a child and was baptized in August 1958, joining Kronsgart MB Church. He later joined Winkler MB Church. He attended Winkler Bible Institute for 2 years and earned a B.Se. in agriculture from the University of Manitoba. He married Linda Liggett of Winnipeg July 5, 1968. They adopted 2 children. He worked for Kroeker Farms, but later returned to the family farm. He loved farming, was meticulous in planning and constantly studied new methods. His preferred "restore and repair" to "replace". He served in church as youth sponsor, secretary, moderator, music board member, missions board member, Sunday school teacher, pastoral search committee member and song leader. He was chair of the Manitoba MB Conference Missions and Church Extension board. He sang bass in the Perfect Peace Quartet for 19 years, was a member of the Garden Valley school board for 19 years, served on the pensions committee of the Manitoba Association of School Trustees, did tax returns for senior citizens, taught driver education to high school students and served with the Winkler Chamber of Commerce and Stanley Agricultural Society. He enjoyed the outdoors, growing things, music (particularly classical and gospel), stamp collecting, and reading farm magazines, National Geographic, Popular Science, his Bible and inspirational material. He was diagnosed with diabetes in 1989. He was calm, steady and diplomatic, never raised his voice or argued, carefully listened to others, cautiously thought things through before making a decision and had a dry sense of humour. He managed the finances of absent family members and had a special concern for his aging parents. He is mourned by Linda; daughter Lisa Hafenbrak; son David; his parents; and 3 sisters. The funeral was May 26 in Winkler MB Church, with Victor Neufeld and Ted Goossen ministering.