
Margaretha Funk (nee Peters)
1939 - 2022
It is with deep sadness that we share the obituary of our dear mother, grandmother, great Grandmother.
Mom was born on November 21, 1939, in Cuauhtemoc Chihuahua, Mexico to Frank and Elizabeth Peters. One of ten children, she was baptized at the age of 21 and married Abram Funk on September 25, 1960.Together they raised four children; two boys and two girls. They faced many hardships, but they worked together to overcome them.
During the first seven years of their marriage, Mexico was their home after which they made the journey to Canada. Mom was a very dedicated wife and mother, faithfully making meals, doing laundry, and kept a tidy home. Along with dad, mom took seriously the spiritual welfare of her family, and made sure church attendance and Sunday School remained priorities. With a love for gardening and planting flowers, it was obvious to all that yellow roses were her favorite. She kept up to date reading the weekly paper, and loved family albums, reminiscing and recalling favorite memories. Our favorite memories of her were coming home from school to the smell of freshly baked buns, and often delicious homemade soup.
On the 14th of January of this year, she woke up with pain in her left arm and pressure on her chest. She spent the following night at Boundary Trails Health Centre, then back home where the same symptoms reappeared. That Sunday morning she was taken to Boundary Trails anticipating an angiogram and with a peace and calm that can only come from the presence of Holy Spirit. On the evening of the 20th, things quickly turned for the worse, and she was transferred to ICU. That evening family talked to her by telephone and was assured that she was ok despite being too weak to hold the phone to her ear. She seemed confused, but assurances of love were shared with her and she responded expressing her love as well. At 2 AM, the family were informed that she was much worse and to come to the hospital. Arriving 20 minutes later, it turned out Jesus had already taken her home to glory. Looking back, we sensed that she gave us indications of her preparedness for the inevitable, and that was to meet her Saviour. She knew the time was near, but it came to us as somewhat of a surprise because it came too soon and so sudden. In our grief, we also understand that she is now in the presence of her Saviour and Lord; she is with dad, and her sons who have gone on ahead.