Editing Wedel, John Jacob (1910-2005)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2006 Feb 24 p. 28

Birth date: 1910 Jan 20

text of obituary:

<center><h3>JOHN JACOB WEDEL</h3></center>

John Jacob Wedel died
Dec. 10. He was born
Jan . 20, 1910 in Dolin-
sk, Russia . The family
immigrated to Canada
in 1926. John became a
believer in Jesus Christ
at age 7. At 20, he was
baptized in Wawanesa,
Man. and became a
member of the MB
Church. On Oct. 28,
1934 he married Olga Klassen. In 1935 they
moved to Clair, Sask., where he took over a
farm as a paid worker and got sunstroke, caus-
ing him to suffer from heada ches the next 70
years. John and Olga moved to B.C. in 1937.
Church life was very important to the couple
and they were among the founding members
of Clearbrook MB Church. The family moved
to Vancouver in 1956 where John worked at
the Alberta Meat Company and later became
a maintenance worker at Evergreen Press . John
and Olga became members of Fraserview MB
Church and, in 1961, charter members of Kil-
larney Park MB Church. The couple retired to
Abbotsford. Predeceased by Olga in 1993; 1
grandson; 1 daughter-in-law; he is mourned
by sons Ernie (Elsie) and Albert (Sherry);
daughter Evelyn; 8 grandchildren; 1 brother.
The memorial service was Dec. 16 at Clear-
brook MB Church, Abbotsford.

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