Stelting, Leonard Carl (1926-2000)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Nov 17 p. 27

Birth date: 1926 May 30

text of obituary:

LEONARD CARL STELTING

Leonard (Len) Carl Stelting of Burnaby, B,C. passed away Apr. 2. He was born May 30, 1926 to Jacob and Sarah Stelting in Main Centre, Sask. They attended Main Centre MB Church. During an evangelistic meeting, his grandfather Jacob Schroeder prayed with him to accept Christ. He was baptized in the South Saskatchewan River by pastor John Goertzen and joined the church, He attended Herbert (Sask,) Bible School. In 1947 the family moved to Clearbrook, B,C. He attended North Abbotsford MB Church for a short while. He then moved to Vancouver to find work. After 2 years at a ladder factory, he worked conscientiously at Western Canada Steel for 38 years, retiring in 1988, He married Eileen Malic July 11, 1953, They moved to Burnaby, They joined Tenth Ave. Alliance Church in Vancouver, where he served for 30 years as elder and usher and sang in the choir. The past 15 years, he was a member at Willingdon MB Church in Burnaby, where he was a friendly usher. He was a spiritual leader in the family, took in foster children, helped with community youth sports, canvassed for charities and spent many hours assisting seniors with visits and rides. For the last 3 years, he bravely fought cancer and was thankful for every day whether he was sick or well. Predeceased by 1 brother, he is mourned by Eileen; children Gloria, Gordon, Grace Thiessen and Glenn; 3 grandchildren; and 4 brothers. The funeral was Apr, 8 in Willingdon MB Church, with Carlin Weinhauer and Ray Dueck ministering.