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Dallas, Tex.
Former MBMSI worker dies


Dwight Wiebe, 72, died Jan. 3 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Tex. He was well-known in Mennonite circles across North America for his many years of service with a variety of organizations.

He served as European Pax Relief Director for Mennonite Central Committee 1954-57. He married Margot Stauffer while working in Germany.

After working two years in the MCC central office in Akron, Pa., Wiebe went to work for Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions, serving as Service and Relief Secretary for MB Missions/Services for 12 years in Hillsboro, Kan.

He spent the remaining years of his career developing and managing international education programs. Most recently, he founded United Educational Services, a non-profit venture providing educational opportunities for Taiwanese students. He continued to direct that program until his death.

He was also involved with many charitable organizations, including Mennonite Mutual Aid. He was active in Peace Mennonite Church in Dallas.

He was born to missionaries F.V. and Agnes Wiebe in Tientsin, China. He graduated from Tabor College Academy in Hillsboro in 1948, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Taylor University in Upland, Ind. in 1951, a master’s degree from Purdue University in 1954 and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University in 1977.

He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer three weeks before his death, and was hospitalized for pneumonia and other infections. He is survived by his wife Margot Stauffer Wiebe; three children Ricki Farris, Christine and Franck; five grandchildren; and his brother and sisters Rachel Hiebert, Elizabeth Smith, Barbara Ortman, and Richard. He was predeceased by his twin brother David, who died during childhood in China, and by his sister Grace and brother Harold.

 – news release

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