ALEXANDRA TOEWS

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ALEXANDRA TOEWS (Maruschtschenko) Alexandra Toews, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, slipped quietly from us on February 15, 2000 at age 94. Alexandra was predeceased by her parents, Nikolai and Pereskowjio Maruschtschenko and her husband Eugene Toews. She will be lovingly remembered by her son Harry (Margarete) her grandchildren Ernie (Ellen), Werner (Linda), Eric (Debbie), Harry Jr. and Jennifer (Erik) her nephew Nikolai (Lyudmila) Tevs and sons, Sergei and Yuriy; her great-grandchildren, Timothy, Ashley, Jonathan, Landon, Janelle, Jill and Lauren; and her sister-in-law Elizabeth Toews. Alexandra was born on October 10, 1905 in the southern Ukraine. She married Eugene Henry Toews on April 20, 1928. They immigrated to Canada in 1948 and settled in Winnipeg in 1949. She often said that she was very grateful to be a citizen of Canada. Although Alexandra was confined to her apartment in her later years, she had enjoyed traveling and had fond memories of the places she had visited. Funeral Service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 18, at the First Mennonite Church, 922 Notre Dame Ave., with interment to follow in Brookside Cemetery. Viewing will take place prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Ernie Toews, Werner Toews, Eric Toews, Harry Toews Jr., Nikolai Tevs and Erik Grislis. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Bethania Personal Care Home. Arrangements entrusted to Klassen Funeral Chapel, 338-0331.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 17, 2000