Loewen, Tina Nickel (1927-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Mar 30 p. 29

Birth date: 1927 Apr 13

text of obituary:

TINA LOEWEN

Tina Loewen of Abbotsford, B,C. passed away Feb. 4. She was born April 13, 1927 to Peter and Katherine Nickel in Great Deer, Sask. As small child, she loved to sing and loved the Lord. At 6, she accepted Christ. When she was 10, the family moved to a farm in Abbotsford. She sang in choirs and trios and as a soloist. After high school, she entered secretarial school. At 20, she moved to Vancouver, working as a secretary and singing with the Finlader Choir. At 24, she married Jake Weins, a widower with 4 children; 3 more children were born. They lived in Vancouver and later Richmond, B.C. They were members of Fraserview MB Church. Theirs was a busy, happy home characterized by love, laughter and music, always full of family, friends, sons and daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She prayed daily for each one. Jake died in 1989. In 1990 she married Peter Warkentin, moving to Abbotsford and attending Bakerview MB Church. Peter died a few years later. She married Ben Loewen. They enjoyed singing together in the Bakerview and Grace Church choirs. In 1998 she was diagnosed with cancer. She fought a long, hard battle, but never lost faith. Home care nurses called her "Miracle Tina" as she lived longer than expected. Predeceased by 2 husbands and 2 brothers, she is mourned by Ben; sons John, Ken, Dan and Bob; daughters Betty Dahl, Shirley Neumann and Connie Boyka; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Feb. 9 in Bakerview MB Church, with Ryan Dahl ministering.