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Dora Thiessen Goossen

Birth	:	22 Aug 1919 Rosenort, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Death	:	10 Aug 2015 Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Rosenort Church of God in Christ Cemetery, Rosenort, Pembina Valley Census Division, Canada
Description	:	Dora Thiessen Goossen was born August 22, 1919, to Gerhard and Margaret Isaac Thiessen in the Rosenhoff area close to the Morris River, Manitoba. She quietly slipped away to her eternal home on August 10, 2015, at Maplewood Manor, Steinbach, Manitoba, a few days before her ninety-sixth birthday. Dora had seven brothers and five sisters. Helping in the home and outside on the farm kept Dora busy during her growing up years. During a revival effort in 1936 at Rosenort, Manitoba, she was converted, confessed Jesus as her Lord and Master, and was baptized on April 28 of the same year.... Read More	Dora Thiessen Goossen was born August 22, 1919, to Gerhard and Margaret Isaac Thiessen in the Rosenhoff area close to the Morris River, Manitoba. She quietly slipped away to her eternal home on August 10, 2015, at Maplewood Manor, Steinbach, Manitoba, a few days before her ninety-sixth birthday. Dora had seven brothers and five sisters. Helping in the home and outside on the farm kept Dora busy during her growing up years. During a revival effort in 1936 at Rosenort, Manitoba, she was converted, confessed Jesus as her Lord and Master, and was baptized on April 28 of the same year. At the age of twenty-nine, she took LPN training for about a year and later moved to Crooked Creek, Alberta, to work in a home that assisted the aged and infirm. Some five years later, Dora moved on, giving care to children at Sunchild Mission, Rocky Mountain Hosue, Alberta. Here she took care of motherless children and children of ill mothers who were hospitalized. Making calls to the sick on the reserve was also a part of her work, and in doing so, she found friendship among many of the First Nations people. Leaving Sunchild Mission behind, she moved to Manitoba and found work at the Greenland Home until October, 1967. Her own testimony was that this type of work was enjoyable and rewarding, the Lord being a faithful and constant guide. The 23rd Psalm was precious to her and is paraphrased here as found in her writing: "If the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want, and if I walk through the valley, I shall fear no evil." Dora's vocational career ended abruptly after receiving a marriage proposal from Deacon Henry Goossen of Rosenort, Manitoba. They were happily married on October 14, 1967, and we loved her as she stepped graciously into her role as mom, grandma, and supportive wife for Dad. She reached many others outside of the family with her hospitality and acceptance. To the great-grandchildren, she was affectionately known as "Oma." Leisure hours included building swing sets and playing games. In 1980, they were asked to help with the mission effort in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and shortly thereafter, they spent some time in Seminole, Texas, visiting among the Low German Mennonite people. Henry passed away on July 11, 1988. They enjoyed life together for almost twenty-one years. In 2002, Mother took up residence in what is now known as Maple Suites of Maplewood Manor. Mother is lovingly remembered by her children: Lorine and Cornelius Hiebert, Rosenort, Manitoba; and Diana and Jona Nikkel, Greenville, North Carolina; eleven grandchildren; thirty-eight great-grandchildren and sixty-three great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving her are two sisters-in-law: Martha Penner and Frances Goossen, both of Grandview, Manitoba. She was predeceased by her husband, parents, seven brothers, and five sisters. Funeral services were held on August 14, 2015, at the Rosenort Congregation, Rosenort, Manitoba. Officiating ministers were Dan Reimer, Mark Hiebert, Weldon Hiebert, and Wilbert Thiessen. Burial was in the adjoining church cemetery. From "Messenger of Truth" Vol. 113, No. 20, September 30, 2015, p8.

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Dora Thiessen Goossen's memorial is located at: Rosenort Church of God in Christ Cemetery, Rosenort, Pembina Valley Census Division, Canada.
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Dora Thiessen Goossen death on 10 Aug 2015 in Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Family Members:

Parent

Gerhard G. Thiessen

(1860 - 1945)

Margaretha W. Isaac Thiessen

(1877 - 1957)

Spouse

Deacon Henry F. Goossen

(1901 - 1988)

Siblings

Anna Thiessen Loewen

(1907 - 1947)

John I. Thiessen

(1909 - 1999)

Rev Peter I. Thiessen

(1911 - 1986)

Henry Isaak Thiessen

(1913 - 1994)

Katherine Thiessen Eidse

(1886 - 1942)

Maria Thiessen Isaak

(1890 - 1981)

Elizebeth N Thiessen Eidse

(1894 - 1970)

David T. Thiessen

(1897 - 1982)

Gerard T. Thiessen

(1904 - 2002)

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