On September 17, 1942, Jacob Wiebe was born to Anna Friesen Wiebe. His biological father, Heinrich Wiebe, predeceased his birth. Anna Wiebe raised “Jakey” as he was known to her, as a single parent until Jake was 7 years old when she married Peter Enns, the only dad Jake ever had. This marriage made Jake the youngest of 17 Enns and Wiebe children. Jake was the last of this generation.

Jake was born, raised and attended school in Altona Manitoba until he was 16 years old when he developed the urge to move to Calgary and start a new life in 1959.

Jake worked various jobs throughout his life starting as a young child and carrying on as an adult. He waited until the birth of his 2nd child before he decided he wanted to be a mechanic”. He attended SAIT in the trades program; and apprenticed at Woodward’s Auto Shop. After attaining his mechanic trade certificate, he settled into his career first with Metro Ford then with Universal Ford.

Jake had a life goal to retire at age 45, buy a motorhome and become a snowbird. He did retire from mechanics at age 45 in 1987 when he was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome. He had contracted polio at age 8 and learned how to compensate for the effect that polio had on his entire left side leaving him with underdeveloped muscles. He conquered that by learning to walk again, learning to compensate by using his right side. As the years progressed, he never let it stop him from doing anything he chose to do (even with his ‘baby hand’ which he had no control over on his left side).

In 1980 Jake entered his 44-year relationship with his wife, partner and friend, Pat Pederson, and together they raised their 4 children: Danette Niefer (Grant), James Wiebe, Janet Misson (Larry) and Lee Wiebe (Amberly).

In 1997, Jake and Pat started their snowbird annual adventures heading into Arizona in their motorhome every winter. Until 2011, they made memories together that Jake always felt blessed to have had.

In 2010, Jake lost his son Jamie, but he stayed strong and endured his lifelong hardships that included plastic shoulder joint, a stent in his aorta and lastly 4 back surgeries over a 3-year span. He always laughed saying that the surgeries turned him into “the bionic man” with all the stainless-steel screws and rods fusing his entire back. He certainly found it funny that the airports found him a risk “packing metal” and he had to have full body scans before being allowed to fly. He persevered and like the “energizer bunny”, he kept on going.

In 2022, on November 11th, COVID took its shot at him and his vascular dementia took over his life leaving him confined in a wheelchair. He struggled during his “clear” times but “kept on going” with humor, grace and dignity.

In January 2023, he moved into a long-term care facility, coming home for the weekends when his wife was not working. In October 2023, he was able to return to living at home with his wife and lived out the remainder of his life in peace, safety and love.

At age 82, on November 13, 2024, he passed away to slip over to the other side to join our Father in Heaven and many, many family members. He leaves behind a heartbroken wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, who had come to see him before he passed to give him smiles and love. Jake created a legacy of love with so many and all who knew him will miss him.

Jake will be interred at Kenaston Saskatchewan Cemetery next to his son, James Wiebe and his brother Henry Wiebe.