Salome Penner

Salome Penner, daughter of Peter V. Aganetha (Wall) Janzen, was born at the family home, in Lustre, Montana on June 17, 1919. Her education consisted of country school through the 8th grade at Center Bell School on her father's land. On September 11, 1932, she was baptized by Elder Abram C. Wall upon confession of her faith and was received into membership of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church also called the Bruderthaler Church, through whose conference she remained a life long member, serving faithfully in a variety of ways. The family moved to Mountain Lake, Minnesota in 1933, Mora, Minnesota in 1934, back to Mountain Lake in 1937. She attended the Mountain Lake Bible School for 2 winters. On June 25, 1941, Salome was united in marriage to Peter D. Penner of Butterfield, at the Evangelical Mennonite Brethern Church near Mountain Lake at the old church in the valley. After their marriage they farmed 2 miles north of Mountain Lake, Minnesota. till their move to another farmyard 1/2 mile from town in 1978. Here they were blessed with six children, five sons and a daughter and fifty four years of marriage. Salome was a most gracious hostess and entertained many missionaries, family and friends, with not only exquisite meals and faspas but Russian German Mennonite cooking and culture, being most at home in her native low-German. She will be remembered by her family for her deep Christ like love for each child individually, her prayers and love for God's Word, being able to recite many passages and teaching each of her children the ways of the LORD and leading them to a personal saving knowledge of Him. This was done not only through faithful church attendance but kneeling to pray as a family each evening and reading scripture together, morning and evening. Her other hobbies include gardening, preserving great amounts for each winters' meals, handwork, reading, and music especially hearing the singing and playing of hymns on the piano, organ, violin, and other classical instruments. Salome entered eternity peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, after a debilitating stroke 2 weeks prior. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, daughter-in-law Eileen Penner, brother Rudy, and sister Justina Hiebert. Those who will cherish her memory are: sons, David of Beit Shemesh, Israel, Leonard of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, Paul (Pamala) of Lincoln, Nebraska, Joel (Bernice) of Butterfield, Minnesota, Jonathan (Kathy) of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, daughter, Rachel (Adeeb) Mickahail of Bluemont, Virginia, 20 grand children, 23 great grandchildren, one brother, Richard (Darlene) Janzen of Butterfield, two sisters, Elizabeth Whisenhaunt of Fairbanks, Alaska, Roberta (Jim) Gingerich of Moundsridge, Kansas, one sister-in-law, Martha Hockel of Golden Valley, Minnesota, and many neices, nephews, cousins, and friends. Blessed be His name. First Visitation 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Thursday, April 9, 2015 Lakeview Gospel Church-Mt Lake 1002 North 10th St. Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Thursday, April 9, 2015 Lakeview Gospel Church-Mt Lake 1002 North 10th St. Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159