Editing Warkentin, Daniel J. (1907-1978)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1978 Apr 28 p. 34

Birth date: 1907 May 04 

text of obituary:

<center><h3>DANIEL J. WARKENTIN</h3></center>

Daniel J. Warkentin of Clearbrook, B .C.,
was born in the Sagradovka region of
southern Russia on May 4,1907, the seventh
son of Johann and Elizabeth Warkentin. He
went to be with the Lord on April 2 after a
Sunday evening church service. During the
great unrest of the Russian civil war, disease
and famine, which claimed almost all of his
family, he and his only surviving brother
Jacob, accepted Christ as their personal
Saviour.
In 1925 the two Warkentin brothers and
their mother emigrated to Canada, settling
in Steinbach, Man., where Daniel became a
member of the newly organized Mennonite
Brethren Church after his baptism in 1927.
They moved to Gem, Alta., in 1929, where he
farmed for 35 years. He was a charter
member of the Gem Church. In 1940 he
married Liese Matties, and the Lord blessed
the marriage with one son and four daughters. The Warkentins retired to Clearbrook in
1965. Several instances of serious illness
made Daniel very aware of the brevity of life.
He often quoted hymns and verses that
spoke of time and eternity. His passing was
preceded by a year -of ill health because of
heart attacks. But he often threw himself on
the mercy of God with the verse from Psalm
31, "My times are in thy hand."
He leaves to mourn his beloved wife,
Liese; daughters Esther (Mrs. Henry) Wiens,
of Clearbrook, Frieda (Mrs. Jake) Funk of
Swift Current, Hertha (Mrs. Rubin) Wiens of
Lesotho, Africa, and a son, Irwin and Hertha
of Vauxhall, Alta.; seven grandchildren; his
brother, Jacob, of Clearbrook; and many
dear relatives and friends.

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