Editing Wedel, Henry William (1895-1972)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1972 Apr 21 p. 30

Birth date: 1895 Oct 07

text of obituary:

<center><h3>HENRY WILLIAM WEDEL</h3></center>

passed ·away on Marc'h 20 at the age of
76 years. He was born October 7, 1895
in Alexanderpol, 'in southern Russia, and
as a child moved with his parents to
Terek, ,in the Caucasus. He was married
to Anna Pauls in 1923 and together they
emigrated to Canada in 1925. They came
first to Laird, Sask., and later they
moved to Se·da'lia, Alta., where he took
up farming for some years. From there
the family moved to Vauxhal'l and finally,
in 1961 , to retirement in Coaldale. He
had accepted Christ as his Saviour in
1925 and was thereupon baptized and
accepted into the Mennonite Church.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his
wife, Anna ; three sons, Henry of Barnw ell, Alta., William of Coaldale and
Walter of Calgary; three daughters,
(Mrs.) Anna Unruh, Vauxhall, (Mrs.)
Tina Taylor, Viking, and (Mrs .) Mar'tha
Barg, Grassy Lake; and numerous friends
and relatives. One infant daughter predeceased him.
The funeral was conduC'ted from the
Coaldale Mennoni·te Brethren Church o
M arch 24 with Rev. D.J. Pankratz and
Rev. Henry Unruh ministering.

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