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- (Research):Gospel Herald - Volume L, Number 7 - February 12, 1957-page 167, 168Sherk, Elizabeth Anna, daughter of Amanda and the late Robson Jewett, was born in York Co., Ont., on April 5, 1894; died at her home near Selkirk, Ont., on Jan. 8, 1957; aged 62 y. 9 m. 2 d. In Sept. 1922, she was married to Gordon Sherk, Selkirk, Ont., where they have resided since. For over two years she suffered from cancer, and through times of extreme pain she patiently bore it with enduring faith in her Lord and Saviour. As a young girl she was converted and became a member of the Rainham Mennonite Church, where she served her Lord till death. Surviving are her husband, a son (Roy, at home), (Ruby-Mrs. Howard Zinkan, Drumbo, Ont.), her mother at the Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston; a brother (Edwin, near Preston), and 18 nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held in the Rainham Church on Jan. 9, 1957, in charge of A. Lewis Fretz and assisted by Ira Brubacher. Burial was made in the Lake Shore Cemetery.
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1894 - 1957 (62 years)