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''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1980 Feb 01 p. 31

Birth date: 1904 Feb 14

text of obituary:

<center><h3>JACOB J. MARTENS</h3></center>

Jacob Martens of Clearbrook, B.C. passed
away on December 27. He was born to Jacob
Peter and Katharina (Janzen) Martens on
February 14, 1904 in Wadjanae, Donbase,
Russia. His parents died in 1907 during a
typhoid epidemic, and all of his seven
brothers and sisters have since died or been
sent to Siberia. After technical education he
served in the army briefly. On March 16,
1924 he married Sara Enns of Memrick,
southern Russia. In 1925 they immigrated to
Manitoba, settling first in Gretna, then
Graysville, and finally Winnipegosis in 1933.
Ten years later they moved to Mt. Lehman,
B.C. He became actively involved in the
ministry of the Clearbrook MB Church. He
will be missed by his wife Sara; daughters
Kay Johnson of Celista, B.C. and Erna
Thiessen of Calgary; sons Henry of
Aldergrove, Jake of Abbotsford and John of
Penticton (all B.C.); 15 grandchildren and one
great·grandson. The funeral was held on
January 2 at the Clearbrook MB Church,
with pastors John Baerg and John Esau 
officiating.

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