HILDA A. KLASSEN

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HILDA A. KLASSEN
February 10, 1931 - April 11, 2020

Peacefully in the presence of family, Hilda went to meet her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the Concordia Hospital in Winnipeg, in her 89th year.
She leaves behind her loving husband of 68 years John and her sons, Daryl (Susan) and Kelly (Sandi); their five grandchildren, Jason (Melissa), Lindsey (Jesse), Samantha, Selena and Zackary; their three stepgrandchildren, Tiffany, Amanda and Rachel; their great-granddaughter Delta and their great-stepgrandson Oliver.
Hilda is predeceased by her parents, Abram and Sara Braun; siblings, Marten (Olive), Henry (Eva), Abram (Justine), David, Wilhelm (Susan), Olga (Peter) Penner, Bernhard (Katie), George (Anne), Peter (Jean), John (Florence), Thomas (Sue); sisters-in-law, Nancy Hourd, Olive, Eva, Justine, Susan, Katie, Jean, Florence, and brother-in-law Peter. Hilda will be missed by her sister Lydia (Barton) Crundwell; sisters-in-law, Anne Braun, Sue Braun and Marie Dueck; and 55 nieces and nephews and their spouses and families and many friends.
Hilda grew-up on the family farm in Manitou, Sperling and Steinbach, Manitoba and married the love of her life John in 1951. They started a family in Winnipeg with their sons, Daryl and Kelly and enjoyed many family trips with their RVs and weekends at Star Lake. She also enjoyed working at The Bay, singing in the church choirs and later as a volunteer with the cancer society.
In their later years John and Hilda spent their winter months volunteering at Rio Grande Bible Institute in Texas where Hilda helped in the kitchen to prepare food for the other volunteers, the food bank for the local community and knitting many items for the local children.
Her faith was a central part of her life and she looked forward to being in heaven.
A memorial service will be arranged at a later date.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 16, 2020