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Klassen, Margaret Niebuhr (1901-1968)

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Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1968 Aug 09 p. 22

Birth date: 1901 Nov 16

text of obituary:

MARGARET KLASSEN

Mrs. Margaret Klassen, aged 66, beloved wife of Cornelius J. Klassen passed away in the Brandon General Hospital (Brandon, Manitoba) on June 19.

She was born on November 16, 1901 was baptized upon confession of faith and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1921 she was married to Cornelius Klassen, and in 1926, they with their three children, migrated to Canada. They spent nine years in Coulter, Manitoba, 24 in the Boissevain district, and in 1960 they moved to Brandon.

Mourning her passing are her husband, Cornelius; one daughter, Mrs. Jake Toews of Vancouver; five sons: John of Calgary, Cornelius of Morden, William of Winnipeg, Henry of Calgary, and Peter of Boissevain.