Cor Hartenberg – With the Lord

We received word that Cor Hartenberg, beloved former Briercrest Seminary registrar, has gone to be with the Lord.  He passed away late afternoon on May 25, 2009.  Cor was 62 years old. We here at Briercrest have missed Cor & Mieke deeply in the past two years, but we know that Cor is now in Christ’s presence. A memorial service will be held in Listowel, Ontario on Friday May 29, 2009.

We do ask that you pray for Cor’s wife, Mieke, as she mourns the loss of her husband. Pray also for Richard, Joyce, and Marc, and their families, as they also mourn the loss their father and grandfather.

If you wish to send a note of tribute or condolences to Mieke, you can do this by sending David Guretzki an email at dguretzki@briercrest.ca. The notes and tributes received will be printed out, compiled and presented to Mieke. Tributes and notes of condolence must be sent no latter than 3:00 pm (CST) on Wednesday May 27. 

If you wish to send a card directly to Mieke, please contact me privately and I will be able to provide a mailing address for you.

Thanks for your prayers.

David Guretzki

dguretzki@briercrest.ca

Cor Hartenberg update – May 2009

I just got off the phone with Mieke Hartenberg. Cor’s condition continues to degenerate. It is at the point where he is barely conscious of his surroundings. When he is conscious, is feeling quite suspicious of anyone getting close because of how much pain he is in. Someone just touching him is very painful. A nurse comes in once a day to help with washing, etc. and the doctor was in today and told Mieke that Cor may need to be moved very soon to the hospital because his condition is at the point where constant care will be needed. At this point, they are just trying to make him as comfortable as possible.

I asked Mieke specifically what we should pray about. She said, “That God would take Cor home quickly.” So please do pray together with her for this.

I also talked to Marc, who happened to be there. If you are wanting to send a note to Cor and Mieke, he suggests that the best way to do this is through sending comments to Cor’s Facebook group. If you are on Facebook, you can find the group here.

If you aren’t on Facebook, but you still want to send an email, you can send an email to Marc’s email address and he will make sure Cor and Mieke get it. Marc’s email is: hartenberg4@yahoo.com

You should know that Cor’s old email addresses are no longer functional, so if you have one of those email addresses in your contacts, you should stop using it because it will likely be undeliverable.

Finally, Mieke wanted me to tell you all that she very much can feel the prayer support they have and thanks us all for praying.

David Guretzki, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology