Abram "Abe" Goerz

1918 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Abram "Abe" Goerz
  Born	8 May 1918	Ladekop, , , Ukraine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1971	16 Carson St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-1997
  Died	28 Jul 2002	Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery, Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I1997	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Helen Jane Penner,   b. 15 Sep 1918,   d. 29 Oct 1971  (Age 53 years)
  Married	19 May 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F9468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mennonite Brethran Herald, Volume 41, #17, October 4, 2002 Abram (Abe) Goerz passed away July 28. He was born May 8, 1918 in Ladekopp, Molotschna, Russia. When he was 8, the family immigrated to Rosthern, Sask. At 16, in Dalmeny, Sask., he accepted Christ through Abraham H. Unruh's ministry. In the summer, he taught daily vacation Bible school. He graduated from Tabor Bible School, worked on farms in Saskatchewan and Alberta, attended Hepburn (Sask.) Bible School for 2 years and taught Bible school at Speedwell/Fairholme for a few months. Serving as a conscientious objector near Banff, he held Bible studies and many were saved. He married Helen Penner in Kitchener, Ont. May 19, 1945. He graduated from MB Bible College, pastored in Lindal, Man. for 3 years, managed a nursing home in Morden, Man. for 2 years, earned a B.A. and B.D. at Waterloo College, pastored in Main Centre, Sask. for several years and Swift Current, Sask. for a couple of years, then began teaching at Mennonite Educational Institute in Abbotsford, B.C. in 1957. He painted many pictures, including murals at MEI and Clearbrook MB Church. In 1962, the family moved to Kitchener, Ont., where he operated a massage clinic for 13 years. In 1971 Helen died of cancer. In 1972 he married Wanda Hiebert. In 1977 they moved to Abbotsford, joining Bakerview MB Church. After several moves, they returned to Clearbrook and Clearbrook MB Church. In his last years, his health was poor. Predeceased by Helen, he is mourned by Wanda; children Don, Elmira, Margaret Stevens, Edith Loewen, Douglas and Gilbert; 10 grandchildren; and 3 sisters. The memorial service was July 31 at Clearbrook MB Church, with Jay Neufeld ministering.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Columbia, B., District, F., & Cemetery, M. (1918). Abram Goerz (1918-2002) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75590589/abram-goerz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1918 - Ladekop, , , Ukraine Married - 19 May 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 2002 - Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery, Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth