Alvin Wiens
Alvin E. Wiens, 93, of Hillsboro died March 30, 2002, at Parkside Homes Inc., in Hillsboro.
Born Sept. 20, 1908, in rural Inman, he was the son of Cornelius J. and Maria (Ediger) Wiens.
On June 5, 1930, in Hillsboro, he married Katherine Jantzen. She died in 1990.
He was a farmer and carpenter and a member of First Mennonite Church of Hillsboro.
Survivors include sons, Wendell Wiens and Wayne Wiens, both of Newton, and Paul Wiens of Wheaton, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at First Mennonite Church with Pastor Ken Peterson officiating Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Haven of Rest Cemetery in rural Hillsboro. Visitation hours will be from 11 to 1 p.m. at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel in Hillsboro. The family will be present to receive friends.
A memorial has been established with the church.
