Toews, Mary Janzen (1913-2000)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Aug 11 p. 28

Birth date: 1913 Jun 8

text of obituary:

MARY TOEWS

Mary Toews of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away Apr. 8. She was born June 8, 1913 to Paul and Marie Janzen in Ignatievka, Ukraine. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized. In 1927 the family immigrated to Canada. For the next 6 years, she worked as a housekeeper in Winnipeg. She married John Toews in Winnipeg in 1933. They moved to Agassiz, B.C. In 1940 they moved to a farm in Abbotsford and joined South Abbotsford MB Church. She taught Sunday school for 25 years and was in the ladies' sewing circle. In 1974 they retired to Clearbrook, B.C., where she helped in the Columbia Bible College kitchen and later served meals at the Clearbrook Community Centre. She loved to cook and bake for family and friends. She cared for John for many years; he died in 1991. She faithfully prayed for her family. On Nov. 11, 1998, she fell and was hospitalized, later moving to Menno Hospital. Predeceased by John, 2 brothers and 1 sister, she is mourned by children John, Nellie Hahn, Harold and Harvey; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Apr. 12 in South Abbotsford MB Church, with Steven Berg ministering.