Catherine Helen Wiens
July 20, 2019
Life Sketch for Catherine Helen
(Regier) Wiens
Catherine (Regier) Wiens, 92, passed
away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Kidron Bethel Health Care in North
Newton, Kansas.
Catherine was born at Bethel Deaconess
Hospital on September 23, 1926 to J.U. and Minnie (Voth) Regier.
Catherine was a graduate of Bethel
College, the class of 1950. She received an English degree and was
the Homecoming Queen the same year.
She married John Curtis Wiens in 1950.
They were married for almost forty nine years prior to his death in
1999.
Catherine was a teacher in the Walton
public schools, until the birth of her children, when she began
substitute teaching and homemaking. When she could no longer drive
due to an eye condition, she rode her bicycle throughout Newton well
into her later years of life. She loved pets, especially cats,
enjoyed gardening and keeping up with the yard work. She was an
active member in the Bethel College Mennonite Church and volunteered
at the Newton Et Cetera Shop and the Newton Medical Center Hospital
Gift Shop.
She is survived by her children:
Timothy (Kathy) Wiens, and Mary “Minnie” Wiens (Steve Malone);
three grandchildren: Terra Wiens, Ruth Lehman Wiens and Seth Malone.
She was preceded in death by her
husband: John Curtis Wiens; parents: J.U. and Minnie Regier; and
sister: Bertha Gerber.
A memorial service is scheduled for
Monday, September 9, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., at Kidron Bethel Care Center
in North Newton.
A memorial has been established for
Bethel College or Bethel College Mennonite Church.
Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
