1917
Helena
2012
Helena Toews
March 13, 1917 — October 23, 2012
Funeral services for Helena Toews age 95 of Enid will be 2:30 pm Sunday at the Enid Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. Lynford Becker and Rev. Jay Risner officiating. Burial will follow in the Enid Mennonite Brethren Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
She was born March 13, 1917 near Henderson, Nebraska to George H. and Anna Rose Franz Janzen and passed away October 23, 2012 in the Golden Oaks Nursing Center.
She moved to the Kremlin area in the early 1920’s, where she attended school. She attended Phillips University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree and Teaching Certificate.
Helena taught in several schools in the Enid area, including elementary grades at Carrier and at Kremlin, retiring in 1980 after 30 years of teaching.
She married Bill Toews on November 18, 1944 in Enid. They are members of the Enid Mennonite Brethren Church where she was active in the ladies Chorus and Quartet. She was a pianist and loved music. She was involved with the family farming activities. She loved cooking and baking bread and won numerous county fair awards.
Survivors include her husband, Bill of Enid, three sons, Dennis Toews and his wife Susan of San Antonio, TX, Ellis Toews of Edmond, and Eldon Toews of Lee’s Summit, MO, a daughter Janice Ilsley and husband Jay of Claremont, CA, five grandchildren Clair, Lauren, Evan, Spencer, and John, a brother Dr. Louis Janzen and wife Jean of Fresno, CA and a sister Eldora Wiebe of Omaha, NE and a host of other family and friends.
Memorial may be made to the Enid Mennonite Brethren Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online at ladusauevans.com.
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She was born March 13, 1917 near Henderson, Nebraska to George H. and Anna Rose Franz Janzen and passed away October 23, 2012 in the Golden Oaks Nursing Center.
She moved to the Kremlin area in the early 1920’s, where she attended school. She attended Phillips University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree and Teaching Certificate.
Helena taught in several schools in the Enid area, including elementary grades at Carrier and at Kremlin, retiring in 1980 after 30 years of teaching.
She married Bill Toews on November 18, 1944 in Enid. They are members of the Enid Mennonite Brethren Church where she was active in the ladies Chorus and Quartet. She was a pianist and loved music. She was involved with the family farming activities. She loved cooking and baking bread and won numerous county fair awards.
Survivors include her husband, Bill of Enid, three sons, Dennis Toews and his wife Susan of San Antonio, TX, Ellis Toews of Edmond, and Eldon Toews of Lee’s Summit, MO, a daughter Janice Ilsley and husband Jay of Claremont, CA, five grandchildren Clair, Lauren, Evan, Spencer, and John, a brother Dr. Louis Janzen and wife Jean of Fresno, CA and a sister Eldora Wiebe of Omaha, NE and a host of other family and friends.
Memorial may be made to the Enid Mennonite Brethren Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online at ladusauevans.com.
To Watch the service follow the link below
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