Stella Wiebe
Stella Wiebe, 94, died Tuesday (March 9, 2010) at Kidron
Bethel Village in North Newton.
She was born on March 30, 1915, in Aberdeen, Idaho, to Abe
and Marie (Sukau) Enns, the first of two girls.
Stella married Walter Wiebe in 1935. They had three
children: Sharon (Wayne) Stucky of North Newton, Paul (Eleanor) Wiebe of Fort
Collins, Colo., and Miriam (Gary) Crehan of Kent, Wash. She leaves behind six
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
She also is survived by her sister, Elva (Ronnie) Funk of
Pocatello, Idaho.
Stella lived the first 75 years of her life in Aberdeen,
where she and her husband ran a grocery store and, later, a clothing
establishment. After Walt's death in 1974, she retired to a life of gardening
and taking care of her mother, who died in 1988 at the age of 95. In 1990, she
sold the family home and moved into Kidron Bethel.
She was a lifelong member of a Mennonite church and was
known for her pleasant demeanor.
Cornerstone Cremation of Wichita handled the arrangements.
A memorial service will take place in June in Aberdeen,
Idaho.
