MARGARET WIEBE (JANZEN) -

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MARGARET WIEBE (nee JANZEN) 1926 - 2007 After bravely enduring many months of great pain, Margaret found relief in passing on March 24, 2007, at the age of 80 at Boundary Trails Health Centre. Those left to cherish her memory are sons, Bruce and Myron, daughter-in-law Lori, grandson Jeffrey, his wife Carrie and great-grandson Oscar, sister Myrtle Wall, brothers and sisters-in-law, Leslie Janzen, Clifford and Alice Janzen, Mervin and Doreen Janzen. Other family members left to mourn include Ed and Laura Wiebe, Doris Summers, Jim and Margaret Wiebe, Wesley and Anne Wiebe, Irene McGrath, Violet and George Wolfe, the Bouachanthala family including Thongkhoune, Khansong, Si, Sy, Keota, Teto, and Kadly. Margaret was predeceased by her husband John H. Wiebe (2004). Margaret had the heart and vision of an artist. Throughout her life she found many outlets for her passion for art. Starting with sewing and dressmaking, then sketching, oil-painting, pottery, ceramics, folk art, doll making, quilting and needlework. She always had a project on the go. Margaret not only loved to create, she also enjoyed sharing her skills and teaching others. In Plum Coulee she led the Jolly Seamsters in 4H. Later after a move to Winkler she took up pottery. Soon the rec. room became a pottery studio. She purchased three potter's wheels and a kiln as others in the community showed up to learn from her. Ceramics gradually replaced pottery, the studio expanded to include the garage. Then a new building was needed to house her expanding business. At its peak there were about 80 students coming each week for her classes. Margaret's drive and determination kept her working late into the nights and thus the studio was aptly named Nite Owl Ceramics Studio. Margaret was a stellar example of how to balance being a Mother and having a career. Despite being devoted to her craft there was never any question that family came first. As a couple Margaret and John displayed great love and devotion caring for each other in sickness and in health. They extended love to others by opening their home to those in need. They believed that faith is best expressed through actions. Their compassion was clearly demonstrated when they embraced a newly arrived refugee family in 1990. For the last 17 years the Bouachanthalas have been loved and cared for like they were their own family. Margaret will be dearly missed by her friends in Morden, a community that she loved being a part of during her senior years. She cherished her circle of friends with whom she played games such as dominoes, scrabble and whist. She enjoyed being an active member of the Morden Senior Centre and St. Paul's United Church. Her memorial service will held on Wednesday, March 28 at St. Paul's United Church, 353 Thornhill St. in Morden at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Plum Coulee Cemetery. If friends so desire, donations may be made to Boundary Trails Health Centre, Box 2000, Winkler, MB R6W 1H8. Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden In care of arrangements, 822-4755 www.wiebefuneralhomes.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 27, 2007