Voth, Susie Josephine Warkentin (1902-2000)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Mar 31 p. 29

Birth date: 1902 May 2

text of obituary:

SUSIE JOSEPHINE VOTH

Susie Josephine Voth of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away Feb. 14. She was born May 2, 1902 to Johann and Katherina Warkentin in Crimea, Russia. They moved to Neuenberg, Old Colony, then back to the Crimea. Her father died at age 29. The family moved to Neuenberg. In 1920 her mother and a brother died of typhus. She and her 3 siblings moved to an orphanage in Halbstadt, Ukraine. They later moved around. She accepted Christ Dec. 24, 1922, basing her faith on John 3:16,36. She was baptized by Abraham Nachtigal July 4, 1923 and joined the church in Lichtfelde, Molotschna. In 1924 she immigrated to Canada. She moved to Steinbach, Man., to Winnipeg and to Toronto, where she lived for 10 years, before moving to British Columbia. She was a matron of the home for single women in Vancouver for a number of years. She married Jacob Voth in 1953. They enjoyed happy years together. Their last years were spent in a condo in Evergreen Village, Abbotsford. Jacob died Feb. 6, 1986. She moved to Tabor Manor in 1996. She continued to be a blessing to others. She longed to be with the Lord. She loved the church. The funeral was Feb. 18 in Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Peter J. Klassen, Jay Neufeld and John E. Klassen ministering.