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Kathryn Toews Penner

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Birth	:	19 Jan 1921 Inman, McPherson County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	11 Apr 2004 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	:	We celebrate the passing of Kathryn Toews Penner to her eternal home, Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Bethesda Hospital, with her family at her bedside. Kathryn will be forever remembered and missed by her son Llew (Marlys) Penner of Steinbach, Man., daughter Gwen (Garry) Blatz of Steinbach, granddaughter Marsha Penner of Tucson, Arizona, granddaughter Julie (Barry) Mungall of Winnipeg, Man., granddaughter Jayda Lesage and great-grandson Taylor of Olds, Alta., and grandson Chris Lesage of Kananaskis, Alta. Born Jan. 19, 1921 in McPherson County, Kansas, the second of five children, Mom grew up during exceptionally difficult times. Her parents were one of... Read More	We celebrate the passing of Kathryn Toews Penner to her eternal home, Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Bethesda Hospital, with her family at her bedside. Kathryn will be forever remembered and missed by her son Llew (Marlys) Penner of Steinbach, Man., daughter Gwen (Garry) Blatz of Steinbach, granddaughter Marsha Penner of Tucson, Arizona, granddaughter Julie (Barry) Mungall of Winnipeg, Man., granddaughter Jayda Lesage and great-grandson Taylor of Olds, Alta., and grandson Chris Lesage of Kananaskis, Alta. Born Jan. 19, 1921 in McPherson County, Kansas, the second of five children, Mom grew up during exceptionally difficult times. Her parents were one of the many who lost their Kansas farm during the 1930's. Mother remembered these times, and her decisions in life always reflected good stewardship of all that she owned. She completed grade 8 and reminisced of her school days. She meticulously saved memorabilia from her school days and passed it on to her children in the last years. As an adult, prior to her marriage, she worked for over 30 different families as a housekeeper. She was a housekeeper for the "Greens'" in McPherson at the time of her marriage and spoke fondly of their kindness to her, and often told of the things she learned in their home. With her meticulous tendencies, she was no doubt a valuable asset to the affairs of their household. Kathryn married Jacob Claude Penner March 14, 1954, and moved to Greenland, Man. One son and one daughter were added to this union. They operated a small poultry farm in the Greenland area, until Dad's health did not allow that to continue. Mom spent the years 1967 to 1988 providing some level of care to Dad while he was institutionalized. She spent countless hours reading to him and feeding him. Mom enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening and was as meticulous a gardener as she was a housekeeper. She enjoyed the family pets, and made it a priority to ensure they were well cared for, to the point of frying eggs and serving them warm to the dog, while eggs were plentiful on the farm. Later, after moving to Steinbach and living in an apartment, she even allowed the cat to sit on the fridge on a regular basis, without shooing it away! She loved her grandchildren and spent many hours with her granddaughters when they were growing up. Mom was not a public person, but served her family with a loyalty and tenacity, patching clothes, driving the grandchildren to and fro, meeting them at the school bus, and so on. It was always important to her that her children were warm, even if that meant embarrassment for a daughter who had to go to school wearing thick unsightly leotards! Her faith was central to her life here, and she acknowledged and personally embraced Christ's work on the cross for her. Her last days and hours were a peaceful testimony of that. Kathryn's passing has left a void, but her wishes are clearly outlined in this prose, which she left with her funeral requests: "When I am gone, remember I am with Jesus Then do not mourn because I've passed away Life holds so many griefs and disappointments And will you cry because I did not stay? `tis only for a spell we must be parted Not many years on earth to us are given And when our Saviour tells me you are coming I'll go with Him and welcome you to heaven". The funeral service for Kathryn Penner was held Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 2 p.m., at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. Interment was at Greenland Cemetery.

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Kathryn Toews Penner's memorial is located at: Greenland Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Greenland, Steinbach Census Division, Canada.
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Kathryn Toews Penner death on 11 Apr 2004 in Steinbach, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
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Latitude: 49.6351190
Longitude: -96.7323020

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

2. Original Greenland Mennonite Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6190280, -96.7435600

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6. Blumengard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6067480, -96.7984270

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11. Prairie Rose EMC Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6648210, -96.8326140

12. Silberfeld CMC Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6080890, -96.8449120

13. Old Silberfeld Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6206035, -96.8527183

14. Ridgewood Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5750710, -96.6149710

15. Clearsprings Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5556500, -96.6427670

16. Mitchell Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 49.5339200, -96.7694000

17. Vollwerk Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5310900, -96.7712200

18. Randolph CMC Cemetery
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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
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24. South Osterwick Cemetery
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