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Kliever, Andrew (1910-1999)

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(Created page with "''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 2000 Feb 4 p. 28 Birth Date: 1910 Dec 2 text of obituary: <center><h3>ANDREW KLIEVER</h3></center> Andrew Kliever of Abbotsford, B....")
 
 
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to go home to heaven.
 
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faithful husband, a caring father and a grandfather. He is
suffered his first heart
 
attack. In September
 
1999 he moved into a
 
care home. He wanted
 
to go home to heaven.
 
He is remembered as a
 
faithful husband, a caring father and a loving
 
grandfather. He is
 
mourned by Nellie;
 
children Marion Singer
 
of Harrison, B.C., jean
 
Friesen of Langley, B.C.
 
and Harvey of Abbotsford; 6 grandchildren
 
and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 23 in
 
Clearbrook MB
 
Church, with Peter J.
 
Klassen and John E.
 
Klassen hurch. In 1995 he
 
suffered his first heart
 
attack. In September
 
1999 he moved into a
 
care home. He wanted
 
to go home to heaven.
 
He is remembered as a
 
faithful husband, a caring father and a loving
 
grandfather. He is
 
 
mourned by Nellie;
 
mourned by Nellie;
 
children Marion Singer
 
children Marion Singer
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Friesen of Langley, B.C.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 19 April 2021

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Feb 4 p. 28

Birth Date: 1910 Dec 2

text of obituary:

ANDREW KLIEVER

Andrew Kliever of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away Dec. 19. He was born Dec. 2, 1910 to Andreas and Ottilie Kliewer of Wymyschle, Poland. He had little schooling, but enjoyed history and math. At 14, he went to work. In Poland, he became a Christian. At 19, he immigrated to Canada, joining his older brother Peter in Drake, Sask. Here he worked on farms and was baptized. A year later, he moved to Alberta to work on his uncle Ben Ratzlaff's farm. He then worked on farms near Red Deer, Alta. for 10 years. During this time, he broke his back when a wagon overturned. In 1941 he suffered another accident on a farm near Edmonton. He moved to Calgary and attended Bible school. In 1944 he married Nellie Loewen. They lived in Calgary, where he worked in a meat packing plant and attended Bible school at night. In 1944 they farmed near Calgary. They then moved to her parents' place near Linden, Alta. to farm. In 1951 they moved to Abbotsford, where they cleared 20 acres of stumps for a dairy, chicken and berry farm. Due to back problems, he studied at Chilliwack (B.C) Business College. He worked for a car dealership in Abbotsford 1957-73. He was involved in church, including about 10 years in various leadership positions and teaching adult Sunday school at the Alliance church. They were charter members of the Free Church, where he served in similar capacities for 10 years. Several years later, he suffered his first stroke. His hands shook, but his mind remained clear. In 1987 they moved to a condo and joined Clearbrook MB Church. In 1995 he suffered his first heart attack. In September 1999 he moved into a care home. He wanted to go home to heaven. He is remembered as a faithful husband, a caring father and a grandfather. He is mourned by Nellie; children Marion Singer of Harrison, B.C., Jean Friesen of Langley, B.C. and Harvey of Abbotsford; 6 grandchildren and 1 brother. The funeral was Dec. 23 in Clearbrook MB Church, with Peter J. Klassen and John E. Klassen ministering.

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