Warkentin, George (1920-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Sep 28 p. 29

Birth date: 1920 Jul 7

text of obituary:

GEORGE WARKENTIN

George Warkentin of Virgil, Ont. passed away June 2. He was born July 7, 1920 to Cornelius and Justina Warkentin in Lindenau, Ukraine. In the early 1930s the family moved to Tshongrau, Crimea, where there was more freedom. Here he attended school and later worked on a collective farm. In 1941 they were sent back to Molotschna, Ukraine. He married Mary Hubert Sept. 20, 1942. A few months after their first son was born, they moved to Poland, then Germany. He worked for various farmers. In 1948 they came to Whitewater, Man., where he worked on his aunt's farm. In March 1949 they moved to Beamsville, Ont. He accepted Christ while in Germany and was baptized and joined Vineland (Ont.) MB Church in 1949. In 1950 they moved to Virgil, joining Virgil MB Church. Church was important to him. He was an usher for many years. He worked at General Motors 1952- 1982. In 1986 he suffered a heart attack while vacationing in Florida. After several moves, they moved to a condo at Pleasant Manor. He had quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1990. Cancer was found in May 2000. He is remembered as a great husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He is mourned by Mary; children Alfred, Trudy Hildebrand, George, and Elvira Goertz; 13 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 1 brother and 1 sister. The funeral was June 6 in Cornerstone Community Church, Virgil, with George Wichert and Victor Loewen ministering.