Nancy Susanne Wiebe was born
to Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey & Jorlean Wiebe in Grand Forks, ND while Mr. Wiebe was
working on his doctorate in School Administration at the University of North
Dakota. Mrs. Wiebe had earned her R.N. at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe were still Canadians; both were born in
Steinbach, Manitoba, a then small Mennonite farming community approximately
30 miles southeast of Winnipeg. This gave Nancy dual citizenship for a short
while.
Nancy joined older sister,
Sandra, who was born in Riverton, Wyoming, when Mr. Wiebe was there gaining
experience as a principal (K-12) in Pavillion, Wyoming. Later, younger
brother, Thomas, joined the family, born in Minneapolis, MN while now U.S.
citizens, Dr. Wiebe, was working at the University of Minnesota, Crookston
campus, and Mrs. Wiebe was employed at Bethesda Hospital in Crookston. When
the Wiebes naturalized Nancy's Canadian citizenship was withdrawn.
Due to Dr. Wiebe's
educational and employment opportunities, the Wiebe's have lived in Wyoming
(before Nancy arrived), North Dakota, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, and
Florida. The Wiebe's moved to Florida in 1973, where Dr. and Mrs. Wiebe
usually reside. They are now in Alberta, Canada, where they are working as
professor in the Teacher Education department (Dr. Wiebe) and office support
(Mrs. Wiebe) at Prairie Bible Institute. Sandra, a professional contemporary
Christian music singer (www.sandrathiessen.com),
married Glen, a contractor, and lives in Colorado, with grown children
Matthew (who with wife, Liz, is working with Campus Crusade for Christ; son,
Levi, recently arrived on the scene) and Melissa (who lives nearby and is an
administrative position with Diners Club), and growing children, Logan John,
and Kelly Caye. Thomas, a supervisor for a financial investment firm, and
wife, Michelle, an interior designer, reside in Florida, with the first
addition to their family, Cameron Thomas. They look toward expanding the
family in October, 2003.
Nancy has also lived in El
Paso, TX, for a summer, and Estes Park, CO, for a school year, pursuing
educational and employment opportunities.
Nancy met native Chicagoan
husband, Steve, at North Park College (n.k.a. University) (www.northpark.edu).
Steve and Nancy earned their B.A.s in music in 1992. Steve, a guitarist (www.enteract.com/~gsawyn/gdehome.html),
grew up playing rock, studied classical and jazz in college, and is a
free-lance guitarist in the Chicagoland area.
Steve's mom, native
Chicagoan, Patricia Mazurowski, R.N., resides in Chicago with daughter
Julie, a cosmotologist, engaged to Joseph Samansky (congratulations and best
wishes!). Oldest sister, Jenny, Director of Traffic for Fox Sports Channel,
is married to Patrick, a district manager for a wine company; they reside in
Chicago with growing son, John Patrick, and newest addition to their family,
Daniel Joseph, born January, 9, 2002.
Since the laws on Canadian
citizenship changed with Glynos vs. the Queen, Nancy reapplied
for Canadian citizenship. She is happy to have now re-gained her dual
citizenship status.
