Editing Schindel, Daniel (1888-1975)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1975 June 13 p. 30

Birth date: 1888 Nov 12

text of obituary:

chindel of Swift Current, Sask., passed into
the presence of the Lord. He was born on
November 12, 1888 in Volyhnia, Russia. As
a young lad he lost both his parents. He was
18 when he immigrated to Canada with his
brothers and homesteaded in the area of
Rush Lake, Sask. In 1909 he was married to
the former Katherine Lang. He lived on the
farm he homesteaded until 1945. At that
time they moved to Main Centre. In 1954
they retired to Herbert and later they moved
to Swift Current.
God granted 65 years of married life to
Daniel and Katherine Schindel. To their
union were born seven children, four daughters and three sons. Daniel accepted Jesus as
his Saviour in 1918 and in the following year
he was baptized and received into the
Ebenezer Mennonite Brethren Church at
Rush Lake. He was very active in the
church, serving as deacon, a ministry he
continued later in the Tum Hill MB Church.
His favourite pastime was reading the
Scriptures, which as he grew older he could
quote to suit almost any occasion.
He passed away on April 25, predeceased
by his parents, three sistl'rs and seven
brothers. Cherishing his memory are his wife
Katherine; four daughters, Mrs. John (Elsie)
Fast, Mrs. Edward (Emma) Fast, Mrs.
Harry (Elma) Schmidt, Mrs. Toby (Dorothy)
Schmidt; three sons, Ted, George and Daniel;
21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren;
and one sister.

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