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Elizabeth Wiebe Toews Thiessen

Birth	:	15 Oct 1908 Sainte-Anne, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Death	:	28 Jan 1997 Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Greenland Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Greenland, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.6351190, -96.7323020
Description	:	Elizabeth Toews Thiessen was born on October 15, 1908, to Jacob and Anna Wiebe at Greenland, Manitoba. She passed away peacefully at Maplewood Manor, Steinbach, Manitoba, on January 28, 1997. She was eighty-eight years of age. At the age of sixteen she accepted Jesus as Lord and was converted. She was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, on May 9, 1925. She embraced this faith to the end. On March 24, 1929, she was married to Martin C. Toews of Greenland, Manitoba. To this union were born eight daughters and three sons. They were married twenty-seven years when Father... Read More	Elizabeth Toews Thiessen was born on October 15, 1908, to Jacob and Anna Wiebe at Greenland, Manitoba. She passed away peacefully at Maplewood Manor, Steinbach, Manitoba, on January 28, 1997. She was eighty-eight years of age. At the age of sixteen she accepted Jesus as Lord and was converted. She was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, on May 9, 1925. She embraced this faith to the end. On March 24, 1929, she was married to Martin C. Toews of Greenland, Manitoba. To this union were born eight daughters and three sons. They were married twenty-seven years when Father passed away on March 17, 1957. On March 27, 1960, Mother married John B. Thiessen of Linden, Alberta. They lived in Greenland and Kleefeld, Manitoba, until he passed away on April 28, 1973. After this Mother moved to Greenland, Manitoba, where she lived until she moved to the Maplewood Manor, Steinbach, Manitoba, in December of 1994. In her last years Mother was unable to speak and communicated by writing and with her beautiful smile. She enjoyed all the company she received in her home and later at the Maplewood Manor. In her last years at Greenland, Manitoba, Mother was able to remain in her own home with the help of her daughter Alice, who lived with her, as well as with the help of the rest of the family. She is survived by her daughters: Frances (Abe Unger); Alice Toews; Anne Fullerton; Elizabeth (Wayne Jones); Norma Toews (George Ivasevic); Josephine Toews; Janet Toews; her sons: Donald (Elsie); Harry (Irene); and Alvin (Marlene); twenty-three grandchildren, and twenty-six great-grandchildren; two brothers: George Wiebe; and Ben and Margaret Wiebe; two sisters: Caroline Giesbrecht; and Agnes and John Penner; and two sisters-in-law: Lottie Wiebe; and Linda Wiebe. She is also survived by the Thiessen family: Abe (Barbara); Elmer (Norma); Roy (Jean); Norma (John) Huchala; Doreen (Carl) Dick; Joyce Murdoch; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mother was predeceased by one infant daughter, one infant son, both husbands, four sisters, four brothers, and one infant grandson. Funeral services were held on February 1, 1997, at the Greenland Mennonite Church, Ste. Anne, Manitoba. Ministers Jesse Friesen and Cornie Wiebe were in charge. Burial was in the Greenland Church Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ 1st marriage: Toews, Martin C., 12 Jul 1901, Married: 24 Mar 1929; Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, Manitoba Children: 1 Toews, Lorena, 1 Mar 1930 2 Toews, Frances W. 3 Toews, Donald W. 4 Toews, Harry W. 5 Toews, Lorena ALICE, 10 Nov 1936 6 Toews, Annie W. 7 Toews, Elizabeth W. 8 Toews, Alvin W. 9 Toews, Norma 10 Toews, Josephine W. 11 Toews, Janet W. 2nd marriage: Thiessen, John B., 26 Mar 1896, Married: 27 Nov 1960; Parents: Father: Wiebe, Jacob T., 25 Oct 1872 Mother: Reimer, Anna W., 29 Aug 1871

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Latitude: 49.6351190
Longitude: -96.7323020

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob T. Wiebe

(1872 - 1965)

Anna W. Reimer Wiebe

(1871 - 1924)

Spouse

Martin Cornelius Toews

(1901 - 1957)

John B. Thiessen

(1896 - 1973)

Siblings

(1895 - 1989)

(1896 - 1988)

(1899 - 1986)

(1901 - 1903)

(1903 - 1992)

Katherine R. Wiebe Warkentin

(1905 - 1982)

Aaron Reimer Wiebe

(1906 - 1991)

Deacon Gerhard R. “George” Wiebe

(1910 - 2006)

Caroline Wiebe Giesbrecht

(1912 - 2013)

Aganetha R. “Agnes” Wiebe Penner

(1912 - 2014)

Children

Lorena Toews

(1930 - 1930)

Lorena Alice Toews

(1936 - 2008)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenland Church of God in Christ Mennonite
Greenland, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6351190, -96.7323020

2. Original Greenland Mennonite Church Cemetery
Sainte-Anne, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6190280, -96.7435600

3. Blumenort Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6041260, -96.7192820

4. Evangelical Mennonite Church of Blumenort Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6051800, -96.6895800

5. Hochfeld CMC Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5918670, -96.7675670

6. Blumengard Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6067480, -96.7984270

7. Blumenort E.M.C. Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5896100, -96.6892100

8. Blumenhof Community Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5896000, -96.6633200

9. Saint Anne Roman Catholic Cemetery
Sainte-Anne, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6688360, -96.6456770

10. Bergthal Chortitzer Mennonite Cemetery
Blumenort, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5741870, -96.7740270

11. Prairie Rose EMC Cemetery
Landmark, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6648210, -96.8326140

12. Silberfeld CMC Cemetery
Hanover, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6080890, -96.8449120

13. Old Silberfeld Cemetery
New Bothwell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6206035, -96.8527183

14. Ridgewood Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
Giroux, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5750710, -96.6149710

15. Clearsprings Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5556500, -96.6427670

16. Mitchell Memorial Gardens
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5339200, -96.7694000

17. Vollwerk Cemetery
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5310900, -96.7712200

18. Randolph CMC Cemetery
Randolph, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5455430, -96.8300100

19. Steinbach Heritage Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5326500, -96.6703100

20. Evangelical Lutheran Brethren Church Cemetery
Mitchell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5255970, -96.7672200

21. Steinbach Pioneer Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5249158, -96.6875950

22. Steinbach Memorial Cemetery
Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5170200, -96.6928400

23. Osterwick Giesbrecht Cemetery
New Bothwell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6058830, -96.9229170

24. South Osterwick Cemetery
New Bothwell, Steinbach Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5911170, -96.9269670