JANZEN, Margaret (nee Leiding)
October 4, 1937 - June 13, 2009
Mrs. Margaret Janzen, beloved wife of the late John Janzen, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, with her family at her side at the Cypress Regional Hospital in Swift Current, SK, on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the age of 71 years. Margaret was born the oldest of six children, at the family homestead of Sec. 18, Tp. 13, Rge. 12, W3rd, (Hamburg) and for the past 5 years resided in Swift Current, SK. As a young adult, Margaret gave her life to Christ and was baptized upon her faith in Him; her life long desire was to serve her God. Margaret lived the majority of her life at the family homestead, and on November 6, 1956, she married John Janzen. From this union six children were born, who are left to cherish her memory: sons, Dwayne (Carole), Tracey and Jared; Robert; Ron (Joan), Tiffany and Lindsay; Alan (Monica), Tiana and Denzell; daughter, Luella (Grant) Anderson, Amy-Dawn, John, Jamie-Lee; and son, Gale (Margaret-Ann), Caitlyn and Cody. Also left to cherish her memory are her sisters, Anna (Henry) Kroeker; Elizabeth Plouffe; Peter Leiding; sister, Kathy (Stan) Peters, and brother, Willie (Trudy) Leiding; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Margaret goes to be reunited with her husband John; and other family members that have gone on before her. Margaret valued time spent with her grandchildren, excursions and Bible Studies with friends. Gardening was also a very important part of her life. She always said how she loved to have her hands in the dirt! Mom also had a love for playing the piano or organ, and could often be seen playing in church Sunday morning or for special occasions. Her creativity extended to include sewing, knitting, crocheting, or quilting for her family or making quilts to send overseas to the orphanages in the Ukraine or Romania. Also, in her later years she found a love in painting pictures of God's creation. Margaret had a heart for missions and supported World Vision, Millar Bible College students, and Crossroads Christian Ministries. A celebration of Margaret's life was held on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of the Open Bible with Pastor Rob Cochrane officiating. The pianists were Wendy Cochrane and Monica Janzen. Musical selections brought by Phil Olney and Shelby Leiding. The internment service was held at the Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery, Chortitz, SK. The family would like to express their gratitude to the doctors and nursing staff at the Cypress Regional Hospital for their care and attention shown to Margaret during her lengthy illness. In memory of Margaret Janzen, donations to the Gideons International would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements were in care of Parkside Memorial Funeral Home, Swift Current, SK.