Editing Funk, Abram Jacob (1929-2007)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jul p. 30

Birth date: 1929 Aug 30

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ABRAM JACOB FUNK</h3></center>

Abram Jacob Funk died
Oct. 21, 2007. He was born
Aug. 30, 1929 to Abram
and Anna Janzen in Celo
Lugovoe, Russia . His
mother died in childbirth
and Abram was adopted
by his aunt and her husband, Lena and Jacob
Funk. When Abram was 10, his father was impris-
oned by the communist authorities and never
heard from again. With the start of World War
II, Abram and his adopted mother, together
with other Germans, were removed from their
homes near the Chinese border. He and his
other moved to Siberia in 1955, where Abram
married Lena Neufeld. They moved to Kirgizia,
then immigrated to Vancouver in 1978. There
they began to attend church regularly. Abram
was baptized at Culloden MB Church in 1990. He
worked as a carpenter most of his life, continuing
to make furniture in retirement. He is mourned
by Lena; children Victor (Camille), Peter, Lisa,
Lena (John), Anne (Jeff); 9 grandchildren.

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