Editing Unger, Peter Henry (1898-1980)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1980 Dec 19 p 26

Birth date: 1898 Jan 28

text of obituary:

<center><h3>PETER HENRY UNGER</h3></center>

eter Henry Unger of Chilliwack, B.C.
passed away on November 12. He was born
to Heinrich and Helena (Mandtler) Unger on
January 28,1898 in Ufa, Russia. He grew up
in the Terek and Barnaul Mennonite settle-
ments. During World War I and the Revolu-
tion he served as non-combatant medical
officer near Moscow. On May 30, 1920 he
married Katherine Boldt in Gladjen, Siberia.
They emigrated to Canada in late 1925, re-
siding briefly in Winkler, Plum Coulee (Man.)
and Reesor (Ont.) before settling near Holm-
field, Man. He accepted the Lord as Saviour
in 1928, was baptized,
and joined the Holmfield
Mennonite Brethren
Church. Until his retire-
ment in 1964 he served as
deacon and church trea-
surer in the Holmfield,
Steinbach (Man.), East
Chilliwack and Broadway
(Chilliwack) Mennonite
Brethnm churches. He is
survived by his wife Katherine; three sons,
two daught e rs and their spouses: Henry and
Betty of Sardis, B.C., Pete and Audrey of
Seattle, Abe and Anne of Richmond, B.C.,
Catherine and Ben Voth of Chilliwack, and
Anne and Ervin Dahl of Hope, B.C.; 28
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held November 15 in the
Broadway Mennonite Brethren Church, with
pastors David Neumann and Herman Lenzmann officiating.

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