Funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Monday October 31, 2022 at the Winkler Reinland Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery in Schanzenfeld. Viewing will be from 1PM-6:30PM on Sunday at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler and at the church prior to the service.
Anna Harder (nee Guenther)1958 - 2022
Anna was born on December 14, 1958 to Aron and Justina Guenther. Our mom was the 2nd oldest of 12 children and raised on their homestead in Mexico. She was baptized in Mexico by Bishop Henry Dyck in Campo 9 Kronstal at the Old Colony Church. She married Jacob Harder on March 11, 1984, they were married for 38 and ½ years. Our mom’s married life started out with 11 children, they moved to Canada shortly after they were married, where they were blessed with four more children. Our mom and Dad spent many summers in Ontario working on the fields with their children. For the past 18 years she worked at McDonald’s. She was a proud employee and valued the relationships of the staff. “Grandma” is what she was called by many staff and customers over the years. A treat that would put a big smile on her face, is when someone would bring her a McDonald’s coffee. Our mom loved baking, gardening and canning. She loved it when the grandchildren would come home, and she could surprise them with gifts. Travelling to Mexico for Christmas to visit her family was always dear to her. Our mom was a wife, mother to 15, grandmother to 56, and a great grandmother to four.
She was predeceased by her father, one son in infancy, her stepfather, five brothers, one sister, one brother-in-law and three sisters-in-law. She leaves to mourn her husband, Jacob, 14 children and their families: Eva (Peter) Dyck (four children), Justina (Johan) Bergen (nine children), Annie (Frank) Martens (three children), Lisa (John) Teichroeb (three children), Helen (Cornie) Harms (three children and their families), John (Maria) Harder, Henry (Helen) Harder (four children), Marge (John) Unger (four children and their families), Tina (John) Neufeld (seven children and their families), Abe (Susan) Harder (six children and their families), Sara (Henry) Klassen (four children and their families), Sue (John) Wall (four children and their families), Judy (Frank) Friesen (three children) and Nelly (Jake) Enns (two children).
Funeral service was held on Monday October 31, 2022 at the Winkler Reinland Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery in Schanzenfeld.
We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the following people and churches for all the love, support and prayers for our mom during her fight with pancreatic cancer. We would like to thank the Reinland and Old Colony Church as well as friends and family for their continued support with meals, the groups that came to sing and friends who came to visit her on the nights that were hard, to the family members that made the trip to Manitoba to see our mom, this was truly special to her, Wiebe Funeral Home on their incredible sensitivity to what mattered most to us in caring for our mom, to the Reinland Church, Rev. Cornie Peters and the serving staff, to Dr. Woelk and nurse, Karen who supported our mom in her decision in staying home and have family take care of her. We as a family are incredibly thankful that our mom’s wishes were honored. A big thank you to all the family and friends that made her feel special by showing her love and spending their evenings and nights with her. A special thank you to all the prayers that have been sent to our Heavenly Father. The entire time that our mom was bed ridden, she did not complain, she stayed strong till the end. Our mom will be deeply missed by many.
Anna Harder (nee Guenther)1958 - 2022
Anna was born on December 14, 1958 to Aron and Justina Guenther. Our mom was the 2nd oldest of 12 children and raised on their homestead in Mexico. She was baptized in Mexico by Bishop Henry Dyck in Campo 9 Kronstal at the Old Colony Church. She married Jacob Harder on March 11, 1984, they were married for 38 and ½ years. Our mom’s married life started out with 11 children, they moved to Canada shortly after they were married, where they were blessed with four more children. Our mom and Dad spent many summers in Ontario working on the fields with their children. For the past 18 years she worked at McDonald’s. She was a proud employee and valued the relationships of the staff. “Grandma” is what she was called by many staff and customers over the years. A treat that would put a big smile on her face, is when someone would bring her a McDonald’s coffee. Our mom loved baking, gardening and canning. She loved it when the grandchildren would come home, and she could surprise them with gifts. Travelling to Mexico for Christmas to visit her family was always dear to her. Our mom was a wife, mother to 15, grandmother to 56, and a great grandmother to four.
She was predeceased by her father, one son in infancy, her stepfather, five brothers, one sister, one brother-in-law and three sisters-in-law. She leaves to mourn her husband, Jacob, 14 children and their families: Eva (Peter) Dyck (four children), Justina (Johan) Bergen (nine children), Annie (Frank) Martens (three children), Lisa (John) Teichroeb (three children), Helen (Cornie) Harms (three children and their families), John (Maria) Harder, Henry (Helen) Harder (four children), Marge (John) Unger (four children and their families), Tina (John) Neufeld (seven children and their families), Abe (Susan) Harder (six children and their families), Sara (Henry) Klassen (four children and their families), Sue (John) Wall (four children and their families), Judy (Frank) Friesen (three children) and Nelly (Jake) Enns (two children).
Funeral service was held on Monday October 31, 2022 at the Winkler Reinland Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery in Schanzenfeld.
We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the following people and churches for all the love, support and prayers for our mom during her fight with pancreatic cancer. We would like to thank the Reinland and Old Colony Church as well as friends and family for their continued support with meals, the groups that came to sing and friends who came to visit her on the nights that were hard, to the family members that made the trip to Manitoba to see our mom, this was truly special to her, Wiebe Funeral Home on their incredible sensitivity to what mattered most to us in caring for our mom, to the Reinland Church, Rev. Cornie Peters and the serving staff, to Dr. Woelk and nurse, Karen who supported our mom in her decision in staying home and have family take care of her. We as a family are incredibly thankful that our mom’s wishes were honored. A big thank you to all the family and friends that made her feel special by showing her love and spending their evenings and nights with her. A special thank you to all the prayers that have been sent to our Heavenly Father. The entire time that our mom was bed ridden, she did not complain, she stayed strong till the end. Our mom will be deeply missed by many.