Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Monday November 7, 2022 at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden with ash interment prior at the Winkler Cemetery. Donations may be made in Justina's memory to the BTHC Foundation.
Justina Wiebe (nee Enns)1920 - 2022
Justina was born to Cornelius and Anna (Dyck) Enns on August 5, 1920 and passed away on Saturday October 29, 2022, at her residence at the Pembina - Manitou Personal Care Home. She grew up on a farm in the village of Kronsgart NE of Winkler, the third of four siblings. She attended high school in Winkler where she met Peter Wiebe. She would later marry Peter, the love of her life on June 13, 1946, after he returned from three years of military service overseas.
Justina leaves two children to celebrate her life: Donald and his wife, Jan Vincent, Doris and her husband, Daniel Young and three grandchildren, Naomi, Christine and Burton. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter and her siblings: Ben (Lydia), Annie (Jake), Agathe (Bill) and Doreen (Paul).
Music was a big part of Justina’s life. Her earliest musical memories were of her mom singing songs with her, and her dad singing happy tunes in the barn, keeping time as he cranked the cream separator. Her parents recognized mom’s musical gift from an early age, ordering a guitar from Germany for her, which she used to accompany her singing. When she was accepted as a music student by Nina Dempsey, a well-known music teacher in Winnipeg, her parents made sure mom got to Winnipeg for weekly lessons even when the road was a single lane with high snowbanks on each side. In May of 1946 she graduated from the University of Manitoba with the title of “Association in Music, Manitoba” as a singing teacher. She became well known to many people as a singer, a singing teacher and choir conductor. Even recently, at the age of 99 years when she went to the grocery store, she was almost always greeted by someone who had been a student of hers or remembered her singing. “Encouraging without accepting less than a student’s best” was most often the comment made by former students. Although Justina worked hard, she also enjoyed the good things in life. She had a BIG garden on the farm, but not just the practical and functional potatoes and beans. Oh no, she also had a big patch of strawberries which made an oh-so-delicious strawberry pie. Several apple trees provided more apples than could be eaten. One year she made 75 apple pies to put in the freezer. Justina and Peter loved to entertain. There were dinner parties and Sunday dinners enjoyed by friends and extended family. Justina made the best roast chicken, best bread, best chocolate cake ever! When the family moved to the farm, wiener roasts became the favourite way of entertaining. People loved to come out for a wiener roast in the bush, for which Justina always had fresh buns for the hot dogs and chocolate cake for afters. Justina was of a determined mind with a positive attitude. A few years ago, a doctor, enchanted by Justina’s ability to advocate eloquently for her independence, said that it is ladies who are as stubborn as Justina, as young in their thinking, and as positive, who live the longest. As a young woman Justina showed these characteristics as she waited for three uncertain years while the man she would marry was away in the military in Europe during World War 2. Later in her life she fought her own battle, and conquered cancer not once, but twice. When Peter died, she was broken-hearted, but picked up her bootstraps, and said she was still here because God wanted her to be, which meant there was still more for her to do in this life. Through difficult times Justina’s faith in God gave her the peace she sought.
The family would like to give special thanks to the wonderful and caring staff at Silver Linings at the Villages in Winkler, at Boundary Trails Health Centre and most recently at the Pembina-Manitou Personal Care Home. Also, a big thank you to those who took time to visit mom in her later years. If anyone wishes to remember Justina with a memorial gift, these may be given to Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation.
Justina Wiebe (nee Enns)1920 - 2022
Justina was born to Cornelius and Anna (Dyck) Enns on August 5, 1920 and passed away on Saturday October 29, 2022, at her residence at the Pembina - Manitou Personal Care Home. She grew up on a farm in the village of Kronsgart NE of Winkler, the third of four siblings. She attended high school in Winkler where she met Peter Wiebe. She would later marry Peter, the love of her life on June 13, 1946, after he returned from three years of military service overseas.
Justina leaves two children to celebrate her life: Donald and his wife, Jan Vincent, Doris and her husband, Daniel Young and three grandchildren, Naomi, Christine and Burton. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter and her siblings: Ben (Lydia), Annie (Jake), Agathe (Bill) and Doreen (Paul).
Music was a big part of Justina’s life. Her earliest musical memories were of her mom singing songs with her, and her dad singing happy tunes in the barn, keeping time as he cranked the cream separator. Her parents recognized mom’s musical gift from an early age, ordering a guitar from Germany for her, which she used to accompany her singing. When she was accepted as a music student by Nina Dempsey, a well-known music teacher in Winnipeg, her parents made sure mom got to Winnipeg for weekly lessons even when the road was a single lane with high snowbanks on each side. In May of 1946 she graduated from the University of Manitoba with the title of “Association in Music, Manitoba” as a singing teacher. She became well known to many people as a singer, a singing teacher and choir conductor. Even recently, at the age of 99 years when she went to the grocery store, she was almost always greeted by someone who had been a student of hers or remembered her singing. “Encouraging without accepting less than a student’s best” was most often the comment made by former students. Although Justina worked hard, she also enjoyed the good things in life. She had a BIG garden on the farm, but not just the practical and functional potatoes and beans. Oh no, she also had a big patch of strawberries which made an oh-so-delicious strawberry pie. Several apple trees provided more apples than could be eaten. One year she made 75 apple pies to put in the freezer. Justina and Peter loved to entertain. There were dinner parties and Sunday dinners enjoyed by friends and extended family. Justina made the best roast chicken, best bread, best chocolate cake ever! When the family moved to the farm, wiener roasts became the favourite way of entertaining. People loved to come out for a wiener roast in the bush, for which Justina always had fresh buns for the hot dogs and chocolate cake for afters. Justina was of a determined mind with a positive attitude. A few years ago, a doctor, enchanted by Justina’s ability to advocate eloquently for her independence, said that it is ladies who are as stubborn as Justina, as young in their thinking, and as positive, who live the longest. As a young woman Justina showed these characteristics as she waited for three uncertain years while the man she would marry was away in the military in Europe during World War 2. Later in her life she fought her own battle, and conquered cancer not once, but twice. When Peter died, she was broken-hearted, but picked up her bootstraps, and said she was still here because God wanted her to be, which meant there was still more for her to do in this life. Through difficult times Justina’s faith in God gave her the peace she sought.
The family would like to give special thanks to the wonderful and caring staff at Silver Linings at the Villages in Winkler, at Boundary Trails Health Centre and most recently at the Pembina-Manitou Personal Care Home. Also, a big thank you to those who took time to visit mom in her later years. If anyone wishes to remember Justina with a memorial gift, these may be given to Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation.