Pearl Ensz, Hillsboro
Pearl Ensz Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (jostfuneralhome.com)
Hillsboro - Pearl Ensz, 90, passed away November 9, 2021 at Moundridge Manor in Moundridge. She was born March 21, 1931 in Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada to David and Katharina (Reimer) Toews. She married Marvin Ensz November 2, 1958 in Inman.
Survivors include: sons Galen (Teresa) Ensz of rural Hillsboro, Larry (Karen) Ensz of rural Hillsboro; daughters Carol Ensz of Hillsboro, Verna Ensz of Hillsboro, Joyce (Terry) Ensz of Cimarron, Kansas, Lois Ensz of Hillsboro; sisters Betty Penner of Dee Smet, South Dakota Clara Toews of Hillsboro; sister-in-law Olive Toews of Dee Smet, South Dakota; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Predeceased by: husband Marvin Ensz in 2015; brothers John Toews, James Toews, Vernard Toews.
Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Alexanderfeld Church, rural Hillsboro, officiated by Minister Orlin Ensz. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Church. Memorials to Alexanderfeld Church in Care of Jost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 266, Hillsboro, KS 67063. Online condolences at www.jostfuneralhome.com.
Life Sketch Taken from the Funeral Bulletin
Pearl Joan (Toews) Ensz was born on March 21, 1931, near Ste. Anne, Manitoba, to David and Katherina (Reimer) Toews. She peacefully passed away on November 9, 2021, at the Moundridge Manor, Moundridge, KS.
Her first eleven years were spent in Manitoba, after which she moved with her parents to Inman, Ks. During her school years in Manitoba, she attended a French school for a time and finished her formal education in country schools in the Inman area.
At the age of twelve she was born again and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, on January 23, 1944, at Inman, KS, by minister Jesse Johnson.
On November 2, 1958, she was married to Marvin Ensz at Inman, KS. They enjoyed 56 years of married life together. Two sons and four daughters were born to this union. They lived the first months of their married life with Dad’s parents, and then settled on a poultry and grain farm southeast of Hillsboro. Many of our childhood memories center around the old home on the hill where they raised their family. Mom enjoyed growing flowers, gardening and canning her produce. She was a woman of action, doing tasks promptly as she became aware of them. We remember many guests being at our home for meals.
In 2004 our parents moved into Hillsboro, where they enjoyed their retirement years. Dad passed away in 2015 and shortly after, Mom moved into the Moundridge Manor, where her presence was a bright spot to those around her. She took a keen interest in all the details of her grandchildren’s lives.
Over the last year she had several visions of Jesus, which were reassuring both to her and us. She was ready and waiting for the call home. She seemed to have a rallying spirit, often rebounding from health issues better than we expected, including a bout with COVID. Her last audible word was a clear, “Goodbye,” leaving us the comfort of knowing she was ready for the angels.
Left to cherish precious memories are her six children: Carol, Galen and Teresa, Verna, Larry and Karen, all of Hillsboro, KS, Joyce and Terry Ensz, of Cimarron, KS, and Lois, of Hillsboro, KS; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Penner, De Smet, SD, and Clara Toews, Hillsboro, KS; sister-in-law Olive Toews, De Smet, SD of Marvin’s family; Abe and Louise Ensz, Hillsboro, KS; Linda Regehr, Moundridge, KS, and Betty Ensz, Brooksville, MS; and her many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers, Bernhard in infancy, John and wife Velda, and Jim; one sister, Alma; brother-in-law Clarence Penner; two infant grandchildren and one infant great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held on November 13, 2021, at the Alexanderfeld Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Hillsboro, KS. Officiating ministers were Orlin Ensz, Roger Unruh and Lonnie Penner. Burial was in the adjoining church cemetery.
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