February 19, 1922 – May 17, 2015
Lena passed away peacefully at the age of 93 with her family by her side.
Lena was born in Russia, immigrated to Canada in 1925 with her family and eventually settled in Yarrow, BC.
She gave her heart to the Lord at a young age and was baptised into the Yarrow MB Church at the age of 14. She attended and graduated from the Yarrow Bible School , taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for many years. Her faith was the cornerstone of her life.
She picked raspberries, hops, worked at the Yarrow Co-op, also as a maid in Vancouver, owned 2 acres of raspberries in Yarrow and eventually went to nurse's training in Vancouver to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.
She married Cornelius Neufeld in 1954, moved to a dairy farm in Chilliwack. She was instantly a mother to three teenagers. She worked diligently, alongside her husband, for many years on the farm.
Lena worked as a homemaker in Chilliwack for eight years, visiting, encouraging and caring for the elderly.
In 2004 they moved to Clearbrook and enjoyed their retirement years with family and friends.
She was predeceased by her children, Victor, Evelyn and Carol.
Lena will be dearly missed by Cornelius, her husband of 60 years, her two children, Harvey (Carol) Neufeld and Loretta (Jake) Krueger, six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
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