Elsie Siemens
April 3rd, 2013
Passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on April 3, 2013 at Sherwood Crescent Manor. Elsie was born in 1924 to Cornelius and Katharina Warkentin in Arkadak, Russia.
Elsie is predeceased by husband John Siemens and daughter Edna Marie Peters. Elsie is survived by 9 children; Dennis (Betty) of Abbotsford, Linda (Dave) Dyck of Kelowna, Gordon (Donna) of Abbotsford, Helen (Bill) Hooge of Mission, Walt (Sharon) of Abbotsford, Kathy (Dennis) Klassen of Abbotsford, Rita (Rick) Houweling of Grande Prairie, AB, Sam (Bev) of Abbotsford and Rhonda (Derrick) Dueck of Abbotsford. Also 30 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and one brother.
John and Elsie married October 9, 1943 in Vancouver. In the spring of 1944 they moved to Abbotsford and farmed 41 years including dairy, poultry and raspberries. In 1986 they retired and moved to Clearbrook.
A private family graveside service will be held, then followed by a Memorial Service at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church, 2719 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC.
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence for the family.
Messages:
Elsie your gentle, loving and funny spirit will never be forgotten. It was an absolute pleasure to come to know this lovely lady and all her special family. I want to offer my condolences to the most amazingly loving family I've ever had the pleasure to meet. Elsie has clearly left a wonderful legacy. With love, Jenn Fournier
My thoughts and prayers are with the whole family of Elsie. I appreciated her loving nature and funny sense of humour, but most of all her friendship to my mother, Florence Dyck, at Sherwood Crescent Manor. I enjoyed many a tea time with Elsie and my Mom at Sherwood Manor, and she never ceased to make me laugh. My mom and I will miss our tea time with her.