Peter Thiessen Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Peter Thiessen (Winnipeg, Manitoba), who passed away on December 21, 2018 at the age of 78. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Peter Thiessen to pay them a last tribute.

He is survived by: his children, Poland, Germany, Bremerhaven and South America; his wife Elsie; his son Jonathan Thiessen (Desiree Single); his grandsons, Ivo and Otto; his daughter Jennifer Goreski (Mike); his grandchildren, Soren and Lottie; his siblings, Helen Fast (Walter) and Henry Thiessen (Katy); his siblings-in-law, Irv Koch (Sandy) and Ruth Skinner (Rick); his nieces and nephews, Sandy, Randy Douglas, Garry, Susan Fast, Rod, Krista Thiessen, Debbie, Brian, Jen Thiessen, Marcie Thiessen, Pam, Scott Wotherspoon, Kelly, Daryl Peters, Jody Koch, Albert Harper, Keely Koch, Kurt Koch, Kristine Skinner and Brad Hultman; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Lukas, Thomas, Adrienne, Nathan, Carson, Everett, Caitlin, Madison, Peter, Anne, Signey, Gretta, Lane, Mackenzie and Logan; Aron.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee, MCC Canada, 134 Plaza Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 5K9 who were such a key part in bringing the Thiessens to this country.