Katharina Neufeld

1933 – 2004

Katharina Neufeld (nee Thiessen) passed away peacefully at the Boundary Trails Health Centre on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 1 pm.

Katharina leaves behind in passing, four children; David and his wife Ursula along with their children Lea, Andrew and Chelsea from Winnipeg; Susan Hewitt and her husband Wayne from Aldergrove, B.C.; Linda Hildebrand and her husband Harold along with their children Chad, Virginia and Michael from Winkler; Neal and his wife Gisele along with their children Kyle and Amy from Winnipeg.

Katharina was predeceased by her beloved husband Jacob P. Neufeld, who passed away on May 12, 1970; one son Cornelius who passed away in infancy on December 8, 1955; as well as one son Jakie (nicknamed “Boobie”) who passed away June 9, 1972.

One of her final requests was that she be accepted into the membership of the Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church.  The membership gratefully accepted Katharina on December 17, 2003.

Katharina Neufeld (nee Thiessen) was born on November 20, 1933 in the village of Hoffnungsfeld, near Cauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico.  She was baptized upon the confession of her faith in 1953.  On June 27, 1953, she was married to Jacob P. Neufeld.  She leaves to mourn in her passing, many siblings in Mexico, as well as one sister in Morden and one brother in Leamington, Ontario.

At this time the family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for the great care our mother received at the Boundary Trails Health Centre.  Thank you to Drs. Woelk and Allan, as well as the staff and volunteers for your tremendous support. We hesitate to name names lest we fail to mention someone special.   You know who you are. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cancer Care or to the Canadian Diabetes Association.   Thank you to Rick Wiebe and staff at Wiebe Funeral Home for arrangements provided for the Neufeld Family.

Love always,

Your Children 

Wiebe Funeral Homes, Winkler in care of arrangements.