CARL HENRY EPP

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CARL HENRY EPP

Carl Epp passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 6, 2023.
He is survived by his wife Madeleine Enns; children, Maureen Epp (David Neufeld), Kevin Epp (Melanie), David Epp (Anita), and Weldon Epp (Kristi Dyck) and their families; and by sister Beth Moyer (Jim), brother Oscar Epp (Rosalind), brother-in-law Roy Stuart; and sisters-in-law, Tokuko Higure-Epp, Helen Epp, and Anne Epp.
Carl was born to David and Justina Epp of Eigenheim, SK, on November 30, 1930, the third of eight children. Following his childhood and youth on the family farm, he taught in a one-room school in nearby Lac Cheval before pursuing a career in medicine with the goal of becoming a missionary doctor. While waiting for acceptance into medical school, he attended Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg, where he met Hilda Schroeder. The two were married on June 25, 1961. Following medical school and internship in Saskatoon, Carl practised medicine in Kindersley, SK, and did two years of internal medicine training in Winnipeg. In 1972 Carl and Hilda and their four children moved to Taiwan, where Carl had accepted a position at Mennonite Christian Hospital in the city of Hualien. There they served for a total of 13 years between 1972 and 1991. Carl continued to practise medicine in Winnipeg until his retirement in 2001.
Following Hilda's death in 1995, Carl's life entered a new phase with his marriage to Madeleine Enns in 1999. Carl and Madeleine enjoyed many happy years together, travelling across Canada and the world to see children and grandchildren, and enjoying their garden at home. Eventually, with failing health, Carl moved into Pembina Place Mennonite Personal Care Home in 2019. The family would like to express their thanks to the staff at Pembina Place for their dedicated and professional care.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, 150 Bayridge Avenue, Winnipeg.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mennonite Church Canada International Witness: https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/international-witness.
Friends and family may express their condolences at https://www.friendsfs.ca.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 11, 1930