Loeppky, Mary (1905-1999)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Mar 3 p. 26

Birth date: 1905 Apr 28

text of obituary:

MARY LOEPPKY

Mary Loeppky of Winkler, Man. passed away Dec. 19. She was born Apr. 28, 1905 to John and Mary Loeppky of Sunnyslope, Alta. The family moved to Winkler. Through P.H. Neufeld and others from Winkler MB Church, her parents became Christians, joining the church June 13, 1915. The family attended church and Sunday school regularly. During evangelistic meetings with Frank Wiens, missionary to China, she accepted Christ. She was baptized June 12, 1921 and joined Winkler MB Church. She taught Sunday school, worked in vacation Bible school in Ontario and Manitoba, and worked with teenage girls for a number of years. When her mother died in 1953, she lived at George Neufelds'. In 1954 she moved in with Mary Janzen and her mother. She worked as a clerk at Janzen Red and White, Sirluck and Janzen and Winkler Coop Service, starting part-time while still in school and continuing full-time until retiring in 1971. She and Mary Janzen later moved to Lion's Manor. She moved to Salem Home in March 1999. She is predeceased by 6 brothers. The funeral was Dec. 23 in Winkler MB Church, with Neil Block and John P. Krahn ministering.