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Hoeppner, Jacob N. (1901-1950)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1905 May 4 p. 5
Birth date: 1901
text of obituary:
Leader in Canadian Churches Died Apr. 16
REV. J. N. HOEPPNER, 48, WAS MINISTER, TEACHER AND YOUTH LEADER
Altona, Manitoba. — Rev. Jacob N. Hoeppner, 48, a minister of the Bergthaler Mennonite churches here since 1932 and active in educational and conference work, passed away at the Steinbach hospital on Sunday, April 16, after suffering a heart attack.
Funeral services were to be held at the Altona Bergthaler church, of which he was resident minister, on Friday, April 21, Bishop David Schulz officiating.
Mr. Hoeppner taught in a number of schools in this area, beginning at the age of 17. His long ministry in the Bergthaler churcher [sic] was marked by outstanding service to young people. He served as choirmaster at Plum Coulee and later at Altona.
He had taught a special course at the Elim Bible School, and was editor of “Das Bergthaler Gemeinde Blatt" and associate editor of the "Young People's Messenger."
His service to the conference and related organizations included positions as secretary-treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Canadian Conference; member of the Mennonite Board of Colonization and the board of the Mennonite Pioneer Mission, which he helped to organize. He was active in the Manitoba Mennonite Youth Organization and in the Sunday school camp and summer Bible camps.
Survivors include his wife and eight children; his mother, Mrs. Jacob Hoeppner, Winnipeg; two sisters and three brothers.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 May 18 p. 1
text of obituary:
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— A large congregation attended the funeral services for Rev. J. N. Hoeppner, widely known Canadian minister and youth leader, at Altona, Manitoba on April 21. The Bergthaler church auditorium and basement and the Bible school auditorium were filled to overflowing, people coming from many parts of the province in spite of poor road conditions. Bishop David Schulz officiated, and a choir of over 75 voices sang appropriate numbers under the direction of K. H. Neufeld.
The Mennonite obituary: 1950 May 16 p. 347
