Funeral service will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday July 9, 2023 at the Chortitz Old Colony Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery. Viewing will be from 1PM-9PM on Saturday at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler and at the church prior to the service.
Susanna (Susie) Thiessen
1927 ~ 2023
Susie passed away shortly after midnight on Wednesday July 5, 2023. She had reached the age of 95 years, 11 months. Her mother taught her the prayer “Lieber Heiland mach mich from daz ich in den Himmel komm.”
Susie was born on August 9, 1927 in Chortitz, the tenth child of John and Maria Thiessen, they named her Susanna. She started school in Chortitz when she was six years old and completed grade ten. She knew no English when she started school but she learned to speak and read English in a very short time. She loved to read and has read hundreds of books over the years. This was her entertainment as she did not have, or care for a television although sometimes she liked to watch Jeopardy with Annie. The teacher told her father that she was the smartest student in his class. In school, they had half an hour of religion every day. The teacher told them Bible stories and they had catechism once a week. Once Susie got a strapping because she had not memorized her catechism. She was baptized in the Old Colony Church by Bishop Jacob Froese upon the confession of her faith in Jesus Christ. She was a faithful and loyal member of the church. When she got older, she stopped attending because she became very hard of hearing and couldn’t understand what was being said. She received visits from the ministers and deacons and they had communion with her. She read her Bible regularly. Susie, her sister, Agnes and brother, John lived with their parents on the farm in the village of Chortitz. They all worked together to run the small dairy and grain farm. Susie loved gardening so could most often be found tending vegetables in the big garden and of course her lovely flower gardens. Susie loved flowers and had rows of hollyhocks, morning glories, gladiolas, and four o’clocks would line the driveway. Some of her nieces say they must have gotten their love of gardening from her. Susie loved her nieces and nephews and she liked to spoil them. The children that went to school in Chortitz would often have lunch at the house and another favourite was faspa on Sunday afternoons. They also enjoyed playing in a large sandbox and she didn’t mind when they got a little dirty. Susie loved family gatherings and never missed one. She also wanted to ensure that her nieces and nephews would inherit something one day. In 1991 Susie, John and Agnes retired to Winkler. After John passed away, Susie and Agnes moved into a brand-new condo at Oakview Terrace. Here she made many friends and loved visiting and playing games with her neighbours. After Agnes passed away her sister, Anne moved to a condo at Oakview Terrace and for the last three years Anne spent the night with her so could continue to live at home. Susie also loved to travel and went on numerous bus trips to the Maritimes, New Orleans and California to name a few. She also kept busy by volunteering at the MCC store for a number of years. She embroidered many school bags and at age 95 she was still embroidering quilt squares.
Susie was very sick in December 2019 and was placed in assisted living and paneled for Salem. With her stubborn nature and the Lord’s help Susie found a way to get better and move back to Oakview Terrace in May 2020 and when Salem called, she was able to decline the available room. As a family we are very thankful for the service of Kathy Harder who was employed to provide care for Susie. Thanks to Kathy’s compassionate care Susie was able to return home after being placed in assisted living and she lived on her own for the past three years. It was a family effort ensuring her needs were met with John Dyck and Anna Wieler running many errands for her. You knew she was loved as nieces and nephews made a point of stopping by for a visit whenever they could. Susie was hospitalized on June 1st and decided that she was ready to go to her everlasting home. We are thankful for the excellent care provided by the staff at Boundary Trails Health Centre over the past five weeks. May God Bless you all!
Susie was predeceased by her parents, ten siblings and is survived by her siblings, Peter, Anne and Betty. We would like to thank Bishop John Wiebe, the song leaders, the ladies for serving the lunch and Wiebe Funeral Home.
Funeral service at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday July 9, 2023 at the Chortitz Old Colony Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery.
Susanna (Susie) Thiessen
1927 ~ 2023
Susie passed away shortly after midnight on Wednesday July 5, 2023. She had reached the age of 95 years, 11 months. Her mother taught her the prayer “Lieber Heiland mach mich from daz ich in den Himmel komm.”
Susie was born on August 9, 1927 in Chortitz, the tenth child of John and Maria Thiessen, they named her Susanna. She started school in Chortitz when she was six years old and completed grade ten. She knew no English when she started school but she learned to speak and read English in a very short time. She loved to read and has read hundreds of books over the years. This was her entertainment as she did not have, or care for a television although sometimes she liked to watch Jeopardy with Annie. The teacher told her father that she was the smartest student in his class. In school, they had half an hour of religion every day. The teacher told them Bible stories and they had catechism once a week. Once Susie got a strapping because she had not memorized her catechism. She was baptized in the Old Colony Church by Bishop Jacob Froese upon the confession of her faith in Jesus Christ. She was a faithful and loyal member of the church. When she got older, she stopped attending because she became very hard of hearing and couldn’t understand what was being said. She received visits from the ministers and deacons and they had communion with her. She read her Bible regularly. Susie, her sister, Agnes and brother, John lived with their parents on the farm in the village of Chortitz. They all worked together to run the small dairy and grain farm. Susie loved gardening so could most often be found tending vegetables in the big garden and of course her lovely flower gardens. Susie loved flowers and had rows of hollyhocks, morning glories, gladiolas, and four o’clocks would line the driveway. Some of her nieces say they must have gotten their love of gardening from her. Susie loved her nieces and nephews and she liked to spoil them. The children that went to school in Chortitz would often have lunch at the house and another favourite was faspa on Sunday afternoons. They also enjoyed playing in a large sandbox and she didn’t mind when they got a little dirty. Susie loved family gatherings and never missed one. She also wanted to ensure that her nieces and nephews would inherit something one day. In 1991 Susie, John and Agnes retired to Winkler. After John passed away, Susie and Agnes moved into a brand-new condo at Oakview Terrace. Here she made many friends and loved visiting and playing games with her neighbours. After Agnes passed away her sister, Anne moved to a condo at Oakview Terrace and for the last three years Anne spent the night with her so could continue to live at home. Susie also loved to travel and went on numerous bus trips to the Maritimes, New Orleans and California to name a few. She also kept busy by volunteering at the MCC store for a number of years. She embroidered many school bags and at age 95 she was still embroidering quilt squares.
Susie was very sick in December 2019 and was placed in assisted living and paneled for Salem. With her stubborn nature and the Lord’s help Susie found a way to get better and move back to Oakview Terrace in May 2020 and when Salem called, she was able to decline the available room. As a family we are very thankful for the service of Kathy Harder who was employed to provide care for Susie. Thanks to Kathy’s compassionate care Susie was able to return home after being placed in assisted living and she lived on her own for the past three years. It was a family effort ensuring her needs were met with John Dyck and Anna Wieler running many errands for her. You knew she was loved as nieces and nephews made a point of stopping by for a visit whenever they could. Susie was hospitalized on June 1st and decided that she was ready to go to her everlasting home. We are thankful for the excellent care provided by the staff at Boundary Trails Health Centre over the past five weeks. May God Bless you all!
Susie was predeceased by her parents, ten siblings and is survived by her siblings, Peter, Anne and Betty. We would like to thank Bishop John Wiebe, the song leaders, the ladies for serving the lunch and Wiebe Funeral Home.
Funeral service at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday July 9, 2023 at the Chortitz Old Colony Mennonite Church with interment at the Church Cemetery.