If this site was useful to you, we'd be happy for a small donation. Be sure to enter "MLA donation" in the Comments box.

Janzen, Peter (1890-1902)

From Biograph
Revision as of 11:25, 3 August 2021 by WikiSysop (Talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

Zionsbote obituary: 1902 Nov 26 p. 5

Birth date:

text of obituary:


Asien, Aulieata....

Im verflossenen Sommer kamen etliche Sterbefälle vor.... Auch rief der Herr den zweiten Sohn der Geschw. Pet. Janzen in einem Alter von beinahe 12 Jahren in die Ewigkeit, während seine Eltern mit dem jüngsten Söhnchen nach Rußland gefahren waren, denselben operieren zu lassen. Die Freude des Wiedersehens war also gemischt mit bitterm Schmerz. So hat der Herr seine besonderen Freuden, aber auch Trübsale für seine Kinder bereit und mißt uns solche nach seinem weisen Rat zu, damit wir dadurch gebessert u. näher zu ihm gebracht werden....

English translation:

Aulie-Ata, Asia … In the past summer there were several deaths.... The Lord also called the second son of the Peter Janzen brethren to eternity at the age of almost 12 years, while his parents had gone to Russia with the youngest son to have him operated on. The joy of the reunion was thus mixed with bitter pain. Thus the Lord has prepared his special joys, but also tribulations, for his children, and measures them to us according to his wise counsel, so that we are thereby improved and brought closer to him....


Zionsbote obituary: 1903 Jun 17 p. 5

text of obituary


Asiatisches Rßl. Nikolaipol, den 17 Dez. 1902.

... Auch kann ich berichten, daß seit Mai bis zum Juli d. J. mehrere unserer Lieben heimgegangen sind in die ewige Ruhe.... Dann starb Geschw. P. Janzens ihr Sohn Peter, 12 Jahre alt, während die Geschw. in der Krim verweilten, auch wegen ihrem kleinsten Söhnchen. Dasselbe bedurfte schon einer großen Operation und dieselbe ist gelungen, dem Herrn gebühret die Ehre dafür. Es war den Eltern sehr schmerzlich, als sie ihre l. Kinder nicht alle trafen, aber auch ihre Hoffnung stehet auf den Herrn, der wird sie wieder zusammen führen! ...

Jacob und Helena Kröker

English translation:


Nikolaipol, Asiatic Russia, Dec. 17, 1902.

… I can also report that from May to July of this year, several of our loved ones went home to eternal rest.... Then the brethren P. Janzen's son Peter, 12 years old, died while the brethren were in the Crimea, also because of their youngest son. This required a major operation, and it was successful, may the Lord be glorified for that. It was very painful for the parents when they did not meet all their children. But their hope is also in the Lord, who will bring them together again! ...

Jacob and Helena Kroeker

Personal tools