Editing Baerg, Gerhard G. (1905-1972)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1972 Sep 08 p. 31

Birth date: 2905 Nov 15

text of obituary:

<center><h3>GERHARD G. BAERG</h3></center>

Gerhard G. Baerg wa·s born in A'lexanderkrone in Southern Russia, where he
spent 12 happy years with his p'arents
and his brothers and sisters . Then his
father died, and the difficult years of
the revo,lution, famine, and emigration
followed. In 1924 h'is mother and the
seven ch'ildren I'eft for Ontario, then
moved to Dominion City, Manitoba, after
two years. Here they worked dil'igen>tly
and God blessed the family. Gerhard
accepted Christ as his Saviour and joined
the Arnaud MB Church in 1936, where
he enjoyed the fellowship of the bel·ievers.
In 1940 he was married, and moved
to Yarrow, B.lC. in 1944, where he
engaged in small fruit farming and pa'rticipated in the 'Work of the churoh
there. Three sons and two daughrters
were born of this union, and the family
appreciated the ste·ady and consistent
spiritual re·lationshipto God which the
father had, and for the good example he
s·et them.
Left to mourn are his wife, H'ilda,
Rudy and Corinne, Prince Rupert, Otto
and Rick in Vancouver, Sherry in
Burnaby, and Bar'bie at home, as weH
as thre'e brothers and two s·isters: Rev.
John G. Baerg, Virgil, Missionary Willie
G. Baerg, Port Rowan, Henry G. Baerg,
Winn'ipeg, Mrs. John Jantzen, Waldheim,
and Mrs. A.J. Isaac, St. Catherines,Ont.

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