Warkentin, Katherina Wiebe (1884-1970)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1971 Feb 05 p. 31

Birth date: 1884 Sep 12

text of obituary:

KATHERINA WARKENTIN

(Mrs.) Katherina Warkentin was born September 12, 1884, in Michelsburg, Fuerstenland, in southern Russia, the eldest of ten children born to Peter and Helena Wiebe. Here she spent her childhood and youth. Early in life she accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Saviour and in 1921 she was baptized and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren church. After her conversion she greatly enjoyed singing in the church choir. She was married to Kornelius Warkentin of Steinfeld, Boratower District in 1902. After several years they established their home in the Arkadak settlement. In 1925, however, they left Russia to find a home in Canada. They settled first in the Borden, Sask., area and then after a few years moved to Margaret, Man. From Margaret, where they resided for 11 years, they moved to Vancouver in 1941, and in 1945 onto a farm near Haney, B.C. In 1950 they left the farm to retire to Clearbrook, B.C. She was predeceased by her husband in 1957. At Clearbrook she greatly enjoyed the fellowship of the believers which she had missed at Haney. Her last years were spent with her daughter, Maria Durksen, of Clearbrook She was called to her eternal home on November 30. She is survived by three sons and six daughters, Mrs. Julius (Maria) Durksen, Clearbrook, Mrs. Peter (Tina) Redekopp, Mission, B.C., Mrs. Archie (Helen) St. Louis, Hedley, B.C., Neil, Haney, B.C., Mrs. Dietrich (Anne) Friesen, Fresno, Calif., Frank, Peachland, B.C., Mrs. John (Susan) Duerksen, Killarney, Man., Mrs. John (Elsie) Siemens, Abbotsford, and Allan, Birch Island, B.C.; their wives and husbands; 35 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; five step great grandchildren; a brother in Russia and many friends and relatives.