Harder, Elizabeth Wall (1906-2005)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Apr 29 p. 27

Birth date: 1906 Mar 24

text of obituary:

ELIZABETH HARDER

Elizabeth Harder died Feb. 25. She was born Mar. 24, 1906 to Heinrich and Elizabeth Wall in Orloff, Sagradowka, southern Russia. In November 1919 the Machno bandits killed her father and grandfather. Elizabeth accepted Jesus as her Saviour and was baptized at an early age. The family immigrated to Canada in 1926, settling in Winnipeg where she worked as a maid. Relatives invited them to move to Gilroy. She married John Harder Nov. 13, 1929. They moved to Glenbush, Sask. In 1967 they sold the farm and moved to Saskatoon. She enjoyed gardening and quilting. John died in 1982. In 2002 she moved in with daughter Martha and in March 2004 she moved to a care facility in Spiritwood, Sask. Predeceased by John, daughter Edith White; 3 grandchildren; 2 sisters and 1 brother, she is mourned by daughters Martha Boldt, Betty Smith, Lorena Kehler, Agnes Olfert; sons Ben, Walter, Jake; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; 4 brothers. The funeral was Mar. 4 in Dalmeny (Sask.) Funeral Chapel with John D. Klassen ministering.