Janzen, Katharina Barg (1925-1999)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Mar 3 p. 27

Birth date: 1925 Jun 6

text of obituary:

KATHARINA JANZEN

Katharina (Tina) Janzen of Kelowna, B.C. passed away Sept. 13 of stomach cancer. She was born June 6, 1925 to Gerhard and Sarah Barg in Omsk, Siberia. In 1926 the family immigrated to Canada. En route her mother died of typhus. Her father and 4 children settled in Coaldale, Alta. He married Helen Dyck; 5 more children were born. In 1947 Tina and her sister moved to Kelowna, where they worked in the cannery. She attended the MB church. She married Frank Janzen in 1948. They ran a sawmill in the Joe Rich Valley. They later sold the mill and moved to Terrace, B.C. Daughter Ruth became ill with nephritis, and they moved back to Kelowna. She died at age 6. In 1957 they began missionary training. In 1961 they moved to Panama, teaching God's Word and dispensing medical knowledge and supplies to Choco natives. In 1969 they returned to Kelowna to study. Frank died Aug. 26, 1972 after an 8- month battle with pancreatic cancer. She worked as a cook and baker at Kelowna General Hospital for 16 years, becoming wellknown for her cinnamon buns and cheese biscuits. In retirement, she volunteered, travelled and devoted time to her family. Stomach cancer was diagnosed July 28, 1999. She is mourned by children Marjorie, Douglas, Judith and Wendy. The funeral was Sept. 16 in Willow Park Church, Kelowna, with Arnie Peters and Gerald Klassen ministering.