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Enns, Elizabeth Fast (1922-2004)
(Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Nov 5 p. 28 Birth date: 1922 Jun 9 text of obituary: <center><h3>ELIZABETH ENNS</h3></center> Elizabeth Enns was born June 9, 19...") |
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Elizabeth Enns was born June 9, 1922 in |
Elizabeth Enns was born June 9, 1922 in |
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Odessa, Ukraine to Peter H. and Helen Fast. |
Odessa, Ukraine to Peter H. and Helen Fast. |
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| − | The family immigrated to Main Centre, Sask |
+ | The family immigrated to Main Centre, Sask. |
when Elizabeth was 4. The family moved to |
when Elizabeth was 4. The family moved to |
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Yarrow, B.C. when she was 15. She accepted |
Yarrow, B.C. when she was 15. She accepted |
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God's gift of love and was baptized. At 16 she |
God's gift of love and was baptized. At 16 she |
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| − | went to work as a maid and nanny in |
+ | went to work as a maid and nanny in Vancouver. She attended Yarrow Bible School for |
| − | + | 1 winter. She married John H. Enns of Yarrow |
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| − | + | Dec. 6, 1942. He was a C.O. on Vancouver Island. She worked at the Lourdes Hospital in |
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| − | + | Campbell River, B.C. They moved to Vancouver and later to Sumas Prairie, B.C. John |
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| − | + | worked in Vancouver and Elizabeth looked after the farm. In 1953 they moved to a farm in |
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| − | Campbell River, B.C. They moved to Vancou- |
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| − | ver and later to Sumas Prairie, B.C. John |
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| − | worked in Vancouver and Elizabeth looked af- |
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| − | ter the farm. In 1953 they moved to a farm in |
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Abbotsford. In retirement they travelled and |
Abbotsford. In retirement they travelled and |
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wintered in the south. She invested her life in |
wintered in the south. She invested her life in |
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family and was proud of her children and |
family and was proud of her children and |
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| − | grandchildren. She is mourned by |
+ | grandchildren. She is mourned by John; |
daughters Grace, Luella, Florence and Betsy; |
daughters Grace, Luella, Florence and Betsy; |
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sons Edwin and James. |
sons Edwin and James. |
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 19 June 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Nov 5 p. 28
Birth date: 1922 Jun 9
text of obituary:
ELIZABETH ENNS
Elizabeth Enns was born June 9, 1922 in Odessa, Ukraine to Peter H. and Helen Fast. The family immigrated to Main Centre, Sask. when Elizabeth was 4. The family moved to Yarrow, B.C. when she was 15. She accepted God's gift of love and was baptized. At 16 she went to work as a maid and nanny in Vancouver. She attended Yarrow Bible School for 1 winter. She married John H. Enns of Yarrow Dec. 6, 1942. He was a C.O. on Vancouver Island. She worked at the Lourdes Hospital in Campbell River, B.C. They moved to Vancouver and later to Sumas Prairie, B.C. John worked in Vancouver and Elizabeth looked after the farm. In 1953 they moved to a farm in Abbotsford. In retirement they travelled and wintered in the south. She invested her life in family and was proud of her children and grandchildren. She is mourned by John; daughters Grace, Luella, Florence and Betsy; sons Edwin and James.
