Editing Falk, Wilhelm (1894-1976)



Wilhelm Falk was born on May 10, 1894 in
the villege of Kroenswerde in the Ukraine.
Here he spent his early years and received
his education. When the first World War
broke out he served with the Red Cross.
On May 5, 1919 he married Mary Peters
Their marriage was blessed with one daughter, Hertha. In 1921 Mary died of typhus. On
July 30, 1922 he married Katherine Dyck,
and to them were born four sons and three
daughters. Shortly after their marriage they
were baptized upon their confession of faith
and became members of the Mennonite
Brethren Church.
In 1925 the Falks emigrated to Canada
and settled on a farm north of Herbert,
Sask., where they farmed until their retirement to Herbert in 1958. During the follow·
ing years he had several heart attacks. He
also had the strain of caring for his bedridden wife for 14 years. His last two and a
half years were spent in the Nursing Home
in Herbert. The Lord called him home on
August 11.
Pastor Jake Pauls officiated at a memorial
service at the Herbert Mennonite Brethren
Church on August 14. Mr. Falk was predeceased by his wife Katherine, his daughter
Hertha and an infant daughter.
He leaves to mourn six children and their
families: Albert and Nettie of Herbert;
Bernard and Rose of Moose Jaw, Sask.; Art
and Joyce of Calgary; Edith and children of
Winnipeg; Linda (Mrs. Robert) Suter of
Bluffton, Ohio; and Rudolf and Judith of
Toronto; 15 grandchildren; one great-granrl.-
daughter; a sister, Katherine Falk of Winni·
peg; and many friends.

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