Obituaries.Walter Heath Jones Retired archbishop Walter Heath Jones died on March 22 at the age of 74 as a result of injuries suffered in a skiing accident near Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , Ariz. Archbishop Jones was known for his strong emphasis on stewardship and work with native people both in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. In a letter to Canadian bishops, the primate, Archbishop Michael Peers The Most Reverend Michael Geoffrey Peers (born 1934) was Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1986 till 2004. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1934, Archbishop Peers completed an undergraduate degree in languages at the University of British Columbia in 1956 , wrote, "While we in Canada are most familiar with his valuable leadership in the diocesan, provincial and national life of our church, he also made a significant contribution to the life of the Episcopal Church." Born in Winnipeg, Archbishop Jones was ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. in 1952 and served as a parish priest in Flin Flon, Man., in the diocese of Brandon and in Winnipeg, in the diocese of Rupert's Land. He moved to South Dakota in 1958, where he was consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. bishop of the diocese of South Dakota in 1970. In 1982, he was the surprising choice of an episcopal election in Rupert's Land, since his name was not one of the 15 submitted to the diocesan synod by a search committee. However, he was a write-in candidate and after the sixth ballot, he was elected bishop. He also served as metropolitan of the ecclesiastical (church) province of Rupert's Land from 1988 to 1993, when he retired. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and four grown children. Marion Cooper Krafft Marion Cooper Krafft, 88, a deaconess dea·con·ess n. 1. A Protestant woman who assists the minister in various functions. 2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown. Noun 1. and life member of the Women's Auxiliary in Saskatchewan, died on March 5 in Mississauga, Ont. She attended Anglican Women's Training College in Toronto and was ordained to the deaconate in 1949. She was a "vanner" in western Canada, participating in the caravans that brought Sunday school, teachers to sparsely populated areas. She taught at several Indian reserves, living among the Cree at the Cumberland House, Sandy Lake and Red Earth reserves in Saskatchewan. She developed a keen interest in healing ministry after a trip to Burrswood Healing Retreat in Tunbridge Wells, England, according to her niece, Pat Bond. During her last working years, she served All Saints Anglican church All Saints Anglican Church is a Church in the suburb of Ainslie in Canberra, Australia. It was originally constructed as a railway station for funeral trains at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney in 1869. in Cherry Point, Alta., and was later involved with Trinity church, Port Credit, Ont. She never married. |
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