Wiensz, Katie Froese (1910-2003)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2003 Dec 26 p. 28

Birth date: 1910 Jan 27

text of obituary:

KATIE WIENSZ

Katie Wiensz died Oct. 8. She was born Jan. 27, 1910 in Omsk Post, Siberia, Russia to Franz and Anna Froese. She was unable to have adequate schooling because of the political conditions. In 1924 the family immigrated to Aberdeen, Sask., then to Laird. She accepted Jesus and was baptized June 25, 1925, joining Laird MB Church. The family moved to Mayfair, Sask. She was a housemaid in Saskatoon. She attended Bethany Bible Institute, Hepburn, Sask., for 2 years. She worked as a cook at MB Bible College, Winnipeg. She moved to Vancouver, working in homes and restaurants. She married George Wiensz, a widower from Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 30, 1961. They worked at the cafeteria at Biola and attended the Church of the Open Door. George died Mar. 21 , 1970. She moved to Clearbrook, B.C., working in the kitchen of Columbia Bible College. After retirement she hosted people in her apartment and visited shut-ins and those in hospitals and nursing homes. She mothered her nieces and nephews. She was admitted to Menno Home in December 2002, a challenge to her independent spirit. Predeceased by George, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, she is mourned by brothers Frank and John; stepchildren. The funeral was Oct. 15 in Clearbrook MB Church.