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Helen A. Warkentin © Enid News and Eagle 01-11-2018 Submitted by: Glenn
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A Celebration of Life Service for Helen A. Warkentin, age 86, of Enid, is 4:00 p.m. Friday at Emmanuel Enid with Pastor Wade Burleson officiating. A private burial will precede the service in Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Helen was born December 4, 1931, in Enid to George and Eva Janzen Kroeker, and passed away January 9, 2018, in St. Mary's Hospital. She was raised in the Kremlin Community, where she attended and graduated from Kremlin High School in 1949. She attended Tabor College. Helen married Melvin Warkentin on August 29, 1950, in Enid. She worked beside Melvin in their church ministries until they purchased the Enid Christian Bookstore in 1977. They enjoyed traveling and spending their winters in Arizona for a numbers of years. She was a member of Emmanuel Enid.
Survivors include her son Steve Warkentin and wife Lori; daughter Rita Janzen and husband Steve; grandchildren, Andrew Janzen and wife Lynsey; Sarah Quinn and husband Adam; Benjamin Warkentin; great-grandchildren, Eli, Owen, and Sadie; and several other family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Wesley Kroeker, sister Alma Ediger, and granddaughter Hannah Janzen.
Memorials may be made to Tabor College-Golf Program or Assembly of God World Missions - Adam and Sarah Quinn Missionaries Reaching Universities and Hurting of Costa Rica, with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online and the service may be made viewed online at www.LadusauEvans.com.
Melvin Lee Warkentin © Enid News and Eagle 10-27--2018 Submitted by: Glenn
© Enid News and Eagle
June 23, 1929 - October 26, 2018
A Celebration of Life for Melvin Lee Warkentin, age 89, of Enid, is 10:00 am, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Emmanuel Enid with Pastor Wade Burleson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Melvin was born June 23, 1929 in Orland, California to Bernhard and Marie (Penner) Warkentin and passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 in Enid.
Melvin pastored churches in Kansas, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas. In 1977 he and his wife Helen purchased Enid Christian Bookstore and worked together until his retirement in 1993. He and Helen enjoyed traveling and spent winters in Arizona for a number of years. He was a member of Emmanuel Enid and the Sojourners Community Group.
Survivors include his son Steve Warkentin and wife Lori; daughter Rita Janzen and husband Steve; three grandchildren, Andrew Janzen and wife Lynsey; Sarah Quinn and husband Adam; Benjamin Warkentin; four great-grandchildren, Eli, Owen, Sadie and Atlas.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Bernhard and Marie Warkentin; wife Helen Warkentin; four brothers; and a granddaughter, Hannah Janzen.
Memorials in Melvins name may be made to Tabor College Scholarship Fund and the Assembly of God World Missions c/o Adam and Sarah Quinn with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made at www.ladusauevans.com.
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