Froese, Helena Friesen (1875-1952)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1952 Jun 26 p. 6

Birth date: 1875 Apr 28

text of obituary:

— Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite church o£ Hutchinson Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Helena Froese, who passed away there Sunday morning at .the age of 77. She was a sister of Mrs. H. P. Krehbiel of Newton.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1952 Jul 3 p. 10

text of obituary:

MRS. HELENA FROESE

Mrs. Helena Froese was born April 28, 1875, near the city of Berdjansk in South Russia. Her parents, Abraham and Helena Friesen, moved to the United States in 1891. The family, which included six children, settled on a farm north of Burrton, Kansas.

At the age of 21, Helena married David P. Froese, son of Rev and Mrs. C. B. Froese. Shortly after they were married they moved to Corn, Oklahoma where they homesteaded a farm. After 22 years in Oklahoma, they moved back to the Burrton community and later to Hutchinson.

To this union were born four daughters and seven sons; one daughter and one son died in infancy. The oldest son, Cornelius died in 1934. The husband, David preceded in death by 11 years his wife Helena.

She leaves eight children: Abe Froese, Hutchinson; Mrs. Elizabeth Regier, Hutchinson; Mrs. Helen Boese, Greensburg, Kansas; David Froese, Redding, Calif.; Walter Froese, Hutchinson, Albert Froese, Lamar, Colorado; John Froese, Hutchinson; and Mrs. Martha Forshee, Wichita, Kansas. Also remaining are 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. In her own family there remain two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Epp, Hutchinson; and Mrs. Katie Krehbiel of Newton, and two brothers, Henry Friesen of Burrton and Pete Friesen of McPherson.

Mrs. Froese has been a member of the Mennonite Church since the age of 18. Her faith was strengthened through the year by her constant daily reading of the Bible. Her favorite book was a combination English and German Bible.

Her uncomplaining nature endeared her to many friends as well as her family, and her love for her family overshadowed all other interests. Among her personal possessions she leaves this thought written in her own hand:

From the dear ones you love, you never truly part,
Like a flower, their memory blooms forever, in your heart.