Niessen, Elizabeth Martens (1906-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Jul 11 p. 26

Birth date: 1906 Jul 31

text of obituary:

ELIZABETH NIESSEN

Elizabeth (Martens) Niessen of Abbotsford, B.C. died May 20 in Vanderhoof, B.C. She was born July 31, 1906 in Warman, Sask. She was unable to go to school because she had to work to support the family. She married Peter Niessen Mar. 18, 1927 in Aberdeen, Sask. In 1935 they moved to the Fraser Valley of B.C. They lived and farmed in the Clearbrook area and were members of Clearbrook MB Church. Elizabeth was a hard worker and a fastidious housekeeper. After Peter died she lived in a condominium in Clearbrook. In her early 90s she moved to Kamloops at granddaughter Lois's invitation. She walked up to two miles a day. She loved her grandchildren. She enjoyed the little things. Her steadfast faith in God helped her endure disappointments and hardships. She is mourned by daughter Verna Hammond; sons Clifford and Lawrence; 12 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great- grandchildren; 1 brother; 1 sister. The funeral was May 14 in Clearbrook MB Church with Jay Neufeld and Eldon DeFehr ministering.

Editor's Note: The Mennonitische Rundshau October 2003 page 30 states her date of death is May 10.