Cathy Thiessen

Obituary

Cathy Thiessen went to be with Jesus on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the Rest Haven Care Home in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Cathy will be lovingly remembered by her six brothers, six sisters, and ten in-laws. She was predeceased by two sisters, three brothers-in-law as well as her parents, David and Katarina Thiessen.

Cathy was born in Steinbach, Manitoba on December 1, 1939. Cathy spent her childhood on a farm in Blumenhof, Manitoba. At the age of 14, she moved with her family to Riverton, Manitoba where they built a farm and developed farm land in the Washow Bay community. She worked hard helping her parents raise her younger siblings as well as working on the farm. As she grew up she took various jobs to help support the family.

As a young adult, Cathy attended Steinbach Bible Institute and then completed her LPN training. After some time spent nursing in Manitoba, she went to Mexico to work as a nurse for three and a half years at the “Quellen Colony”.

From there she attended Rio Grand Bible Institute to learn Spanish. After language school, Cathy spent 24 years in Chihuahua City and seven years in Soto Maynez as a church leader and pastor. In Soto Maynez, she pastored five small rural churches.

In January 2005, Cathy retired and moved to Blumenort, Manitoba. While living in Blumenort, she continued to find numerous opportunities to help and serve people: within the local Spanish-speaking community, teaching Sunday School, and helping neighbours and family members as she saw needs.

After her dementia diagnosis at the age of 79, she moved to Menno Home in Grunthal and after that to Resthaven Care home.

The family expresses their deepest gratitude for the loving and compassionate care Cathy received at both of these homes.

The memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach, MB. A private family burial will take place prior to the service at Blumenort Community Church Cemetery, Blumenort, MB.