Kornelsen, Helen Neufeld (1901-1964)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1964 Mar 26 p. 13

Birth date: 1901 Aug 15

text of obituary:

MRS. P. F. (HELEN) KORNELSEN, 62

Mrs. P. F. (Helen) Kornelsen, 62, of Chilliwack, B.C. died suddenly of a stroke, on February 6. She was born in Munich, North Dakota, and had lived in Winkler, Vanderhoof and Yarrow before moving to Chilliwack. She accepted the Saviour at an early age and was baptized in 1917. She was married in Yarrow in 1930, and became the mother of four children, now all married. On February 1 of this year she and her husband made a trip to Victoria, during which time they celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary. After returning to Chilliwack, she suffered a stroke and remained in a coma till death.

She leaves to mourn her husband, 3 sons, 1 daughter, 7 grandchildren, 2 sisters, 3 brothers, and many friends and relatives.