Mathilda (Tilly) Klassen

Tilly accepted the Lord as Saviour at 15 during revival meetings. In 1944, her family moved to Saskatoon, and in 1953, to Clearbrook, B.C. She worked at Bartsch Jewellers and a bakery in Abbotsford, B.C. Tilly sang in choir and ladies’ groups, worked in the church library, and as treasurer for the ladies’ group. She had a servant heart, caring for her parents in their home until their death.

• Birth: October 10, 1920
• Birthplace:
  Laird, Sask.
• Death: June 20, 2012

• Parents:
  David & Maria (Loewen) Epp
• Married:
  Henry Klassen, 1994
• Family:
  Henry; stepchildren Helen Wiens, Mary Pankratz, John (Joyce), Larry (Kathy); grandchildren
• Church:
  Clearbrook MB, Abbotsford, B.C.
• Baptism:
  Ebenfeld MB, Laird, Sask.