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Nettie Klassen
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Message from Greg Dyck
November 25, 2016 10:05 PM
Hello Garth, Lois, Donna, Bob, Marg and Uncle Ben
It has been too long since I've been out to Swift Current and Herbert but I do have fond memories of visiting Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake in Herbert. Most of the times I visited were after you guys had all grown up and moved out. One time I remember Garth had broken his leg playing high school football the day before we arrived. Visits to Aunt Nettie's were pretty cool. The lava lamp in the living room was a novelty we didn't have at our house. That really steep set of stairs going up to the bedrooms was fun and once at the top there was this awesome shuffle board table. We didn't have one of those at our house either. I remember sprinkling the powder onto the surface so that we could try to get the perfect slide and curl on the rocks. Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake's was the only place I played shuffleboard. Uncle Jake took me golfing one evening to the Herbert 9 hole course....it was a glorified cow pasture complete with barbed wire fencing. I had never played on sand greens but enjoyed the challenge. I had also never played at a course where payment of green fees was on the honor system. There was a mailbox by the first tee where you would place your green fee. In my grade 12 year I went to Aunt Nettie's without my family. My friend and I were racing motocross in Swift Current and we stayed at Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake's the night before. As with every visit there was Aunt Nettie's famous cooking. Her fresh baked buns, bread and chocolate cake were always absolutely marvellous and the first two we didn't have at our place either. I'm pretty sure that it was Aunt Nettie's fresh baked buns and bread that started my lifelong addiction to this calorie source. All these memories are really just extensions of who Aunt Nettie was. She was a very genuine woman who always welcomed me with a big warm heart and a hug. Her caring and hospitality were sincere and always shared with joy. I am encouraged to see that Aunt Nettie lived this way for a full 93 years. Most of her brothers and sisters left far too early.
Sincerely
Greg Dyck, Shawna and Tyson
Son of Nettie's brother Jake
It has been too long since I've been out to Swift Current and Herbert but I do have fond memories of visiting Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake in Herbert. Most of the times I visited were after you guys had all grown up and moved out. One time I remember Garth had broken his leg playing high school football the day before we arrived. Visits to Aunt Nettie's were pretty cool. The lava lamp in the living room was a novelty we didn't have at our house. That really steep set of stairs going up to the bedrooms was fun and once at the top there was this awesome shuffle board table. We didn't have one of those at our house either. I remember sprinkling the powder onto the surface so that we could try to get the perfect slide and curl on the rocks. Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake's was the only place I played shuffleboard. Uncle Jake took me golfing one evening to the Herbert 9 hole course....it was a glorified cow pasture complete with barbed wire fencing. I had never played on sand greens but enjoyed the challenge. I had also never played at a course where payment of green fees was on the honor system. There was a mailbox by the first tee where you would place your green fee. In my grade 12 year I went to Aunt Nettie's without my family. My friend and I were racing motocross in Swift Current and we stayed at Aunt Nettie and Uncle Jake's the night before. As with every visit there was Aunt Nettie's famous cooking. Her fresh baked buns, bread and chocolate cake were always absolutely marvellous and the first two we didn't have at our place either. I'm pretty sure that it was Aunt Nettie's fresh baked buns and bread that started my lifelong addiction to this calorie source. All these memories are really just extensions of who Aunt Nettie was. She was a very genuine woman who always welcomed me with a big warm heart and a hug. Her caring and hospitality were sincere and always shared with joy. I am encouraged to see that Aunt Nettie lived this way for a full 93 years. Most of her brothers and sisters left far too early.
Sincerely
Greg Dyck, Shawna and Tyson
Son of Nettie's brother Jake
Message from Lois
November 28, 2016 6:30 PM
Thank you Greg, we all enjoyed your post. Everything you talked about was so like my mom and dad, great memories. Lois
A candle was lit by Bonny Lee Sawatsky
on November 25, 2016 4:13 PM
A candle was lit by Clara Wiebe
on November 24, 2016 9:47 AM
Message from Clara & Walter Wiebe
November 24, 2016 9:47 AM
Our sincere condolences to the family during this sad time. We feel your loss and pray for comfort. I enjoyed visiting with your mother on various occasions,at the Manor and again at the Nursing Care Home. She was always cheerful and appreciative of my visits. She will be missed.
Message from Rudy and Betty Janssen
November 23, 2016 11:23 PM
Dear Lois, Donna, Marg, Bob, Garth, U. Ben and family,
Rudy and I sincerely regret that we will not be able to join you for the funeral service tomorrow. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you as you celebrate the life and grieve the loss of your precious Mom, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Great-Great-Grandmother and Sister. Aunt Nettie will forever hold a very special place in our hearts. She was a favorite aunt always treating us with warmth and love when we came to visit. We were always amazed when Aunt Nettie pulled out the best ever freshly baked chocolate cake from her pantry for dessert - yum!!. We will greatly miss her. With our most heartfelt condolences and love, Betty and Rudy
Rudy and I sincerely regret that we will not be able to join you for the funeral service tomorrow. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you as you celebrate the life and grieve the loss of your precious Mom, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Great-Great-Grandmother and Sister. Aunt Nettie will forever hold a very special place in our hearts. She was a favorite aunt always treating us with warmth and love when we came to visit. We were always amazed when Aunt Nettie pulled out the best ever freshly baked chocolate cake from her pantry for dessert - yum!!. We will greatly miss her. With our most heartfelt condolences and love, Betty and Rudy
Message from Dallas Toews
November 23, 2016 3:52 PM
To the Klassen Family - I'm thinking of you all at this sad time. I remember
many happy hours at your house and what a great cook she was. She was a very special lady. I really enjoyed my last visit with her at the nursing home.
many happy hours at your house and what a great cook she was. She was a very special lady. I really enjoyed my last visit with her at the nursing home.
Message from Lois
November 28, 2016 6:27 PM
Thank you Dallas, it was so very good of you to visit her, she always did enjoy company. In the last year she would often tell me she had had company but she didn't remember and couldn't tell me who had come. We will all miss her dearly, she was a very caring mother, Lo
Message from Ruth Newton
November 23, 2016 2:09 PM
My sincere condolences at this sad time. Nettie was my neighbour and I was introduced to her by Selma Siemens, but I got to know Nettie at the Manor at the Friday hymn sings. She was the most cheerful, sweet person, and I came to love her dearly. Later, I would see her at the nursing home when I was there playing for our monthly church service. She would sit right by the piano, and between hymns and afterward she would hold my hand and we would talk. I will always miss Nettie.
Message from Peter Klassen
November 22, 2016 3:10 PM
To Lois, Kelly, and the rest of the family,
Now that the sun has set on one so very dear, please know a soul who lived so well remains forever near. Your mother was a very special lady, always friendly to me. May she rest in peace.
Peter Klassen
Now that the sun has set on one so very dear, please know a soul who lived so well remains forever near. Your mother was a very special lady, always friendly to me. May she rest in peace.
Peter Klassen
Message from Donovan & Tracy Epp
November 21, 2016 9:30 PM
To the family of Nettie: We wish to express our condolences to you as you have lost a very special lady. We remember visiting her in her home. She was very hospitable. Also, I enjoyed caring for and visiting with your mom when she lived at the Manor.
Tracy & Donovan Epp
Tracy & Donovan Epp
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