BERTHA GIESBRECHT

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BERTHA GIESBRECHT May 17, 1926 - February 17, 2019 Bertha Goossen Giesbrecht was born to Jacob F. and Marie Wiebe Goossen at Rosenort, MB, on May 17, 1926. Peacefully, with family by her side, our Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma heard the call to come home and left with the angels in the early hour of evening at her home in Maplewood Manor. She left us on February 17, 2019. She lived a full life of 92 years. She suffered much with different illnesses through the years but always bounced back. So when she had a broken hip surgery, we expected she might do the same, but it was not to be. Mom married our Dad, Harold R. Giesbrecht on June 2, 1946 by Grandpa Minister Jacob T. Wiebe at Rosenort, MB. When Dad passed away in 2004, Mom was very lonely. But she met the challenges of life head on and decided to be happy in spite of everything. Early in life she learned to work hard and loved it. It was with pleasure that she worked by Dad's side on their chicken farms, first in Greenland and they soon moved to Whitemouth, MB. They loved to travel together and did so extensively in their later years. She leaves behind her children: Phyllis Barkman, Whitemouth, MB, Judy and Gord Janzen, Eden, MB, Valerie and Franklin Penner (presently serving in Cuba), Merle and Roxie, Don and Myrna, both of Whitemouth, MB, and Darryl and Susan, Stettler, AB. Also missing her are 54 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren. Gone before are her husband, one son-in-law and one infant granddaughter. Come & go public viewing will be held Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, 162 PTH 52W, Steinbach, MB. The funeral will be held Friday, February 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., at the Whitemouth Church of God in Christ - Mennonite, Whitemouth, MB, with interment at the church cemetery following the service. Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel 1-888-454-1030 or 1-204-346-1030

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 20, 2019