Obituary of Mary Rempel

Mary Rempel (Wolfe), age 85, of Swift Current, SK, and formerly resident of Wymark, SK, peacefully passed away at sunrise on Easter morning, April 4, at the Cypress Regional Hospital after a very short illness. She was born to Cornelius and Katherine Wiebe at a farm in Springfeldt, SK on January 4, 1925. She attended Amphion School and was very active in sports and drama. Mom was baptized before her marriage to Dad, Jake Wolfe. They were married on April 7, 1947. They were married for 45 years and had a family of 7. Jake passed away on July 2, 1992. She was later remarried to George Rempel on January 22, 1995. Mom is survived by her 7 children; Eileen (John) Koethler, Edna (Alvin) Rempel, Ray Wolfe, Alan (Pat) Wolfe, Tim Wolfe, Janet (Ernest) Fehr, and Tony (Rhonda) Wolfe, as 3 step children Elaine (Peter) Dyck, Alvin (Edna) Rempel, and Tim (Maureen) Rempel. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Trevor (April) Ketler, Cory (Wendy) Koethler, Tracy (Blair) Philp, Steven Rempel, Greg (Amber) Rempel, Derek (Marissa) Wolfe, Tyler Wolfe, Jay (Jill) Wolfe, Zach (Tanja) Wolfe, Keegan Wolfe, Donovan Fehr, Kaitlyn (Derek) Neustaeter, Megan Wolfe, Ashlyn Wolfe, Bonnie (Mark) Sullivan, Marlon (Amanda) Dyck, Sheldon (Janice) Dyck, Keagan Rempel, Haleigh Rempel, and Jordan Rempel. She is also survived by 20 great grandchildren: Mitch and Reese Ketler; Jessie, Jaxxon, Jagger Koethler; Zander, Hollyn and Elliot Rempel; Dolan Wolfe; Sara, Emma, and Jayla Wolfe, Zerek Wolfe; Donovan, Kelsi and Mark Sullivan; Kelton and Hayden Dyck; Matthew and Mya Dyck. Mom is also survived by her sisters Tina (John) Martens; Susan (John) Klassen; Anne Schlamp, Betty (Ike) Giesbrecht; her brothers John (Mary) Wiebe, and Corny (Mary) Wiebe and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves to mourn, her Rempel in-laws: Lena Funk; Bill & Margaret Hildebrandt; Frank & Helen Rempel; Jake & Katie Dyck; Ann Bartch, and Helen Rempel and many nieces and nephews. Mom was predeceased by her husband, Jake Wolfe on July 2, 1992. She was later predeceased by her second husband, George Rempel on January 30, 2007. She was also predeceased by her parents Cornelius and Katherine Wiebe, her sister and brother-in-law Helen and Jake Olfert, her brother Larry Wiebe, 3 nephews, her niece, and several brother and sister-in-laws in both the Wolfe and Rempel family. Her hands were never idle. She enjoyed gardening, especially flower gardens, crocheting, sewing, knitting, quilting, scrap booking, family history, bowling, coffee socials, word puzzles, and bird watching. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren making each one feel loved and special. In the evenings, Mom could always be found listening to Christian programming on the radio. Mom was a woman of great faith. Together with her husband, Jake, they became founding members of Evangelical Mennonite Church of Wymark in 1958. She was a member of Cornerstone Fellowship Church and attended regularly in her last years. Her faith and love of God was evident in the way faithfully prayed everyday for ones she cared for and her Bible was worn from her daily devotions. The funeral service was conducted at Cornerstone Fellowship Church on Friday, April 9 at 2:00pm by Pastor Bryan Bezanson. Donations in Mary’s memory may be made to: Western Tract Mission Inc. 401-33rd St. West Saskatoon, SK S7L 0V5 and would be appreciated by the family.