Funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday July 4, 2023 at the Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with interment to follow at Clearwater Cemetery. Viewing will be from 1PM-7PM on Monday at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler and at the church prior to the service. Donations may be made in Betty's memory to Ancla de Amor Orphanage in Mexico.
Elizabeth Groening (nee Thiessen)
1924 ~ 2023
Our mother, Elizabeth Groening, went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Monday, June 25th at 4:15 a.m. at Salem Home with her daughter by her bedside.
“I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that last day, and not to me only, but unto all of them. Also, that love his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:7 and 8.
Mom was born to Jacob and Helena Thiessen at home at Chihuahua, Mexico. She was baptized upon confession of her faith. She married Bernard Groening, following a three-month whirlwind courtship on October 7, 1945, at her family’s farm at Plum Coulee. We were so privileged to have had parents who were very concerned about our spiritual upbringing as well. As small children we were privileged to be taught of the love of Jesus and our need to make a decision for Christ in order to ensure our future home in eternity. Dad and mom prayed for each of their children and grandchildren by name regularly. Mom was a homemaker in every sense of the word, her cooking and baking were the best. She gave willing/generously to dad, we children and anyone who came to visit. We never left to go home without some baking or canning. She supported dad in every way. Mom and dad were foster parents for many years and maintained contact with many of them over the years. We, the children and our families were so very, very blessed to have had mom and dad as our parents. We were never wealthy in this world’s standards, but oh the love our parents shared with us. There were hard times, but we never went without. Their nearly 70-year marriage was an example of how marriage should be.
Mom is survived by daughter, Esther Little (Larry) of Beausejour, their children, Sherry Meilleur (Wayne), Cathie Bernd (Carl), Curtis Little, Suzane Little (Graydon); Heavenly Sinclair, Lexie Sinclair (Vince), Marshall Sinclair, Stephen Sinclair, Gordon Sinclair; son, Gerald of Winnipeg, his son, Michael (Michelle); son, James (Susie) of Burnaby, BC, their children, Matthew (Kass), Amanda and Rachel; daughter-in-law, Irene (Don-deceased) Groening of Starbuck, their children, Kristy Smith, Scott and Lucas (Kayla), twenty-two great grandchildren and fourteen great-great grandchildren, forty- nine foster children including especially Sandra, Beverly, Roberta and Agnes; sisters-in-law, Margaret Thiessen and Elsie Groening and many nieces and nephews and friends.
“Blessed is the man/woman whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate. Psalms 127. (Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren)
She was predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Helena Thiessen, three sons, Andrew Arthur Groening in 1966, Walter Elmer Groening in 1972, Donald David Groening in 2002; granddaughter, Jenny Groening in 1987; great-great granddaughter, Mia Mackie in 2013; brothers, Cornelius, Jacob and Peter, sisters, Helen Hiebert, Mary Wiebe, Margaret Dyck, Anne, Catherine Bergen and many in-laws. Elizabeth was the last surviving member of her family.
Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday July 4, 2023 with interment at Clearwater Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ancla Orphanage in Mexico.
Elizabeth Groening (nee Thiessen)
1924 ~ 2023
Our mother, Elizabeth Groening, went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Monday, June 25th at 4:15 a.m. at Salem Home with her daughter by her bedside.
“I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that last day, and not to me only, but unto all of them. Also, that love his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:7 and 8.
Mom was born to Jacob and Helena Thiessen at home at Chihuahua, Mexico. She was baptized upon confession of her faith. She married Bernard Groening, following a three-month whirlwind courtship on October 7, 1945, at her family’s farm at Plum Coulee. We were so privileged to have had parents who were very concerned about our spiritual upbringing as well. As small children we were privileged to be taught of the love of Jesus and our need to make a decision for Christ in order to ensure our future home in eternity. Dad and mom prayed for each of their children and grandchildren by name regularly. Mom was a homemaker in every sense of the word, her cooking and baking were the best. She gave willing/generously to dad, we children and anyone who came to visit. We never left to go home without some baking or canning. She supported dad in every way. Mom and dad were foster parents for many years and maintained contact with many of them over the years. We, the children and our families were so very, very blessed to have had mom and dad as our parents. We were never wealthy in this world’s standards, but oh the love our parents shared with us. There were hard times, but we never went without. Their nearly 70-year marriage was an example of how marriage should be.
Mom is survived by daughter, Esther Little (Larry) of Beausejour, their children, Sherry Meilleur (Wayne), Cathie Bernd (Carl), Curtis Little, Suzane Little (Graydon); Heavenly Sinclair, Lexie Sinclair (Vince), Marshall Sinclair, Stephen Sinclair, Gordon Sinclair; son, Gerald of Winnipeg, his son, Michael (Michelle); son, James (Susie) of Burnaby, BC, their children, Matthew (Kass), Amanda and Rachel; daughter-in-law, Irene (Don-deceased) Groening of Starbuck, their children, Kristy Smith, Scott and Lucas (Kayla), twenty-two great grandchildren and fourteen great-great grandchildren, forty- nine foster children including especially Sandra, Beverly, Roberta and Agnes; sisters-in-law, Margaret Thiessen and Elsie Groening and many nieces and nephews and friends.
“Blessed is the man/woman whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate. Psalms 127. (Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren)
She was predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Helena Thiessen, three sons, Andrew Arthur Groening in 1966, Walter Elmer Groening in 1972, Donald David Groening in 2002; granddaughter, Jenny Groening in 1987; great-great granddaughter, Mia Mackie in 2013; brothers, Cornelius, Jacob and Peter, sisters, Helen Hiebert, Mary Wiebe, Margaret Dyck, Anne, Catherine Bergen and many in-laws. Elizabeth was the last surviving member of her family.
Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday July 4, 2023 with interment at Clearwater Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ancla Orphanage in Mexico.