Paula Wiebe
Paula Wiebe,
97, died Thursday (April 12, 2007) in Rivera, Uruguay.
She was born
on March 6, 1910, in Newton to John D. Wiebe and Helena Claassen Wiebe of
Whitewater. They preceded her in death. She graduated from Whitewater High
School in 1929. She was a missionary to Uruguay with Child Evangelism
Fellowship and Biblical Ministries Worldwide. She was a member of Emmaus
Mennonite Church in Whitewater and Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles,
Calif.
Survivors
include a sister, Frieda Wiebe of Newton; a sister, Emma Busenitz of rural
Valley Center; six nieces and five nephews.
She also was
preceded in death by an infant brother, Adolf and a brother, Ernest.
Memorial
service will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Emmaus Mennonite Church in Whitewater with
Willie Wiebe and Henry Heijermans officiating. Burial was April 13, 2007, at
Cementerio Central de Rivera, Uruguay.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Church Revolving Fund or Biblical Ministries
Worldwide of Uruguay.
