Frieda Giesbrecht passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Saviour on October 29, 2016 after a brief illness in Chilliwack Hospital. She was born on February 11, 1926 in Grossweide, Russia and immigrated to Canada with her parents and sister in November of the same year. Frieda grew up in La Glace, Alberta, moving to Oliver in 1947 when she married John Giesbrecht. She enjoyed raising their family in the Okanagan where the weather suited her and the fruit was plentiful.
Frieda will be lovingly remembered by her children: Eileen Taylor (Bob), Rita Green (Garth), Ken (Linda), Evelyn Beldam (Angus), Joyce Patterson, Barb Dyer (John), her 14 grandchildren and her 19 great-grandchildren, her sisters
Frieda was predeceased by her husband John, her parents Peter and Katarina Wall, brothers John and Peter, sister Anne, and son-in-law Ken Patterson.
There will be a viewing at Eden Mennonite church on Monday November 14th at 10:00AM . Service will be at 11:00 AM with a reception to follow. Burial to take place at Chilliwack Cemeteries at 2:00PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the MCC or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements under the direction of Henderson's Funeral Homes & Crematorium Ltd., Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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