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Jennie Fern Towes
January 13, 1938 – January 10, 2023
Jennie Fern Toews was born to Anthony and Caroline Reimer on January 13, 1938, in Swalwell, Alberta. She passed away on January 10, 2023 at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 84. Death was the result of cancer, which she quietly fought for many years. The song “My Jesus I Love Thee” was a comfort to Mom when she realized the battle would soon be over.
Her childhood was spent in the Linden area with two sisters and four brothers. Jennie was a determined, red-haired girl who loved schoolwork, baseball, and skating. In her youth, she worked at an egg grading station and also at the Linden Post Office. She gave her heart to the Lord as a young girl and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, being faithful until the end. She married Wilbert Toews on October 10, 1958, sharing life for over sixty-four years. Their first home was in Linden, Alberta. They moved to Pincher Creek in 1968, among the first families to call this new congregation home. They raised five children on the old home place, a farm just out of town. She worked alongside Dad on the farm and in the community, striving to be a friend and help to everyone they met.
Mom took meticulous care of anything entrusted to her, whether it was a puzzle box, a garden, or a child. She worked tirelessly for the good of her family, providing us with a secure and orderly home. Most importantly she taught us the way of Jesus which was so precious to her. Mom took a keen interest in the details of people’s lives and wasn’t afraid to start a conversation. She was a list keeper, a diary writer and a note taker. An avid reader, she kept a list of every book she read and appreciated a good story or laugh. In the last years, Jennie enjoyed living at the Crestview Lodge and interacting with the residents and staff there. She loved having coffee, doing the Daily Jumble in the newspaper, and the competitive games of Scrabble and Upwards with her friends. Her grandchildren meant the world to her and she checked in with them often. We all want to meet her in Heaven.
Those left to treasure memories are her husband, Wilbert Toews, children, Lorraine Unruh, son-in-law Jeff & Darci Dejax, Galen & Gwen Toews, Kelly & Joanne Toews, and Kendall & Marla Toews, seventeen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. One brother Leroy & Marianne, two sisters, Audrey Toews and Darlene Reimer. Two sistersin-law, Ruby & John Hendrickson & Dianne Reimer. Dad’s family: Susanna Reimer, Irma & Irvin Megli, Eldon & Lorna Toews Those gone before include her daughter Donna Lynn Dejax, son-in-law Merle Unruh; three brothers, Gerald, Reg & Ellis, six brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law.
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Death notice for the town of: High-River, Province: Alberta
death notice Jennie Fern Toews January 13 1938
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mortuary notice Jennie Fern Toews January 13 1938
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