Editing Hurd, Ernest Walter (1922-1974)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1974 April 05 p. 37

Birth date: 1922 Apr 12

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ERNEST WALTER HURD</h3></center>

Ernest Walter Hurd was born to Samuel and Kathleen Hurd in Zelma, Sask. on April
12, 1922, the youngest of seven children. In
1926 he moved to Brandon, Man., and in
1940 entered the Royal Canadian Air Force,
receiving an honorable discharge after the
war in 1945.
He was very active during his lifetime,
engaging in different sports and involved in
service of children and young people. He was
active in the Boy Scouts movement.
In 1947 he moved to Ocean Falls, B.C.
Here he met Catherine Bolivar, and they
were married on May 18, 1950. This union
was blessed with six children: Valerie, twins
Ernie and Julie, Alannah, Christine and
Darryl, all of whom are still at home.
He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his
personal Saviour in 1961, and was baptized
and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren
Church at Ocean Falls. He loved his Lord
and could say with Paul, "I am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ."
The family moved to Kelowna, B .C. in
1968, where Ernie found employment with
the Okanagan College. He passed away
unexpectedly on January 24.
He leaves to mourn his passing: Catherine , his beloved wife; six children; two
brothers, Fred of Prince Edward Island and
Lawrence of Brandon, Man.; one sister, Mrs .
Kay Manastyr of Winnipeg; his father and
mother-in-law, Henry and Leda Bolivar of
Oliver, B .C., and some nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, two
brothers and one sister.

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