Wiebe, Art (1941-1971)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1971 Apr 16 p. 30

Birth date: 1941 Aug 09

text of obituary:

ART WIEBE

On Sunday, March 21, 1971. flowers were placed in four B.C. churches in memory of Art Wiebe of Prince George, B.C . who disappeared along with four passengers when the small airplane he was piloting vanished. March 19, 1970, while on a flight from Terrace. B.C. to Seattle, Wash.

His wife, Hazel, his parents, brothers and sisters wish to express their gratitude to all those who so faithfully stood by them during their hours, days, weeks and months of bereavement and anxiety as the search for their beloved continued.

Art was born August 9, 1941 in Virgil, Ont. He moved with his family to Kelowna in 1949 where he completed his education. He was always eager to please his Heavenly Father and gave his heart and life to him early. He was baptized on August 10, 1958 and joined the Kelowna Mennonite Brethren Church. On June 26. 1965 he married Hazel Cridland and moved to Prince George. Here he pursued his hobby in aviation, which developed into his career. Art and his wife became active members in the Peden Hill Mennonite Brethren Church.

Left to await the Lord's coming and glad reunion are his wife, Hazel; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wiebe; three sisters, Mrs Jake (Marian) Wiebe. Mrs. Henry (Eleanor) Pauls and Mr. John (Helen) Quiring; three brothers, John, Henry and Rudy; and many relatives and friends.

"God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep and we shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we always be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:14. 17)