Elizabeth “Betty” Friesen
July 16, 1924 – April 12, 2026
Betty was born (1924) to Peter and Maria (Unger) Wiebe of Blumenort, MB. She attended local public school plus three years at Steinbach Bible School. Third oldest of 11 children, she enjoyed her youth on the family farm in Blumenort, and her early adulthood on the farm to which their family moved near Castle Point (Carberry, MB). From there she pursued nurses training (LPN) in Winnipeg. After a year of work at Portage hospital she took high school courses at Caronport, SK to fulfill her requirements for mission work. She then followed her call to missions in Mali, W. Africa with Gospel Missionary Union (now Avant Ministries), serving for over 36 years. In 1964 she married a widower and fellow missionary, Rueben Friesen, becoming an instant mother to his three young children, Dorothy, Karon and Paul. Dwight was born a couple of years later.
Betty is predeceased by her husband Rueben, brothers John, Bill, Ed, Fred, and Peter, sisters Margaret, Lydia, and Kathy, brothers-in-law Louie, Jacques, Denis, John and Raymond, and sisters-in-law Anne and Helen. She is survived by her brother Abe and sister Mary, sisters-in-law Adeline and Rosemarie, their children and spouses, 16 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
The family thanks the staff at Bethany Manor and Sherbrooke Community Centre for their compassionate care for Betty.
Viewing will be at Lawson Heights Alliance Church, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Interment will be at Langham Evangelical Church Cemetery on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 11 a.m., followed by a Celebration of Life at 2:00 p.m. at Lawson Heights Alliance. Reception to follow. To watch the live stream please click on the link below.
CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STREAM LINK OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE BETTY FRIESEN
(A link from the church will be updated once available. No password or login will be necessary. A copy of the live stream will also be available to view after the service at the link above. The copy will be available for approximately 6 months.)
In lieu of gifts or flowers donations may be made in Betty’s honour directly to The Bridge On 20th Fellowship Centre Inc, 1008 20th Street W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 0Y7.
Arrangements entrusted to Dalmeny Funeral Home 306-254-2022.
