FLORENE WIENS
1922 - 2018
Obituary
Florene D. Wiens, 95, died on Monday
(Jan. 8, 2018) at the Newton Medical Center in Newton.
Florene was born on Oct. 15, 1922, to
Ernest and Prisca (Krehbiel) Bachman in Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Florene married Wm. Kenneth Wiens on
May 31, 1946, at the First Mennonite Church of Newton. They were
married for 28 years before his death in 1974.
Florene received her teaching degree
from Bethel College and taught in a one-room school house. She later
served as a substitute teacher in Halstead and a Sunday School and
Bible School teacher at the First Mennonite Church. She worked at
many things. She served as a manager for the Et Cetera Shop, cook for
the Halstead School System and a seamstress.
She loved to sew and made afghans for
all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Florene was an avid
reader and caregiver to all; a loving mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children: Prisca
and Gary Krehbiel, Gerry and Bev Wiens and Wendy Wiens; sister,
Katheryn Penner; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Wm. Kenneth Wiens; son, Albert Wiens; parents, Ernest and
Prisca Krehbiel; and three siblings.
Memorial Services are scheduled for
2:30 p.m. Friday (Jan. 12, 2018) at the First Mennonite Church of
Newton. A public visitation is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday
(Jan. 11, 2018) at Petersen Funeral Home. The family will be present
from 6 to 8 p.m. to greet friends and family. A graveside committal
will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Halstead City Cemetery.
Memorials have been established for
NAMI-National Alliance on Mental Illness and Caring Place of Newton.
Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
