Editing Nightingale, Abram (1904-1976)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1976 Apr 30 p. 31

Birth date: 1904 May 04

text of obituary:

<center><h3>ABRAM NIGHTINGALE</H3></center>

The eldest son of Rev. Abraham P. and
Maria (nee Warkentin) Nightingale, Abram
Nightingale was born May 4,1904 in southern
Russia . After the famine in 1922 he accepted
the Lord during a revival in his village. With
his parents he moved to Canada in 1924,
helping them farm and later attending Tabor
College, Hillsboro, Kansas .
In 1933 he married Olga Ellen Fast, and
they settled in Winnipeg. Two sons were
born to the couple. After a lengthy illness,
Olga Ellen passed away in 1941. Mr. Nightingale remarried in April, 1942 to Anne
Bespolka. He worked for Dominion Motors
in Winnipeg from 1937 on, and was known as
a good salesman. He was a man of compassion, always willing to help someone in need,
and family members valued his counsel.
After cancer was diagnosed, he had to
leave his job at Christmas, and entered the
hospital for the last time on March 19. He
accepted his illness and bore it patiently. In
the presence of his wife and son, Harold, he
passed away quietly on March 23. His
youngest brother, Rev. David Nightingale,
officiated at the funeral service, held March
25, and spoke from Psalm 90 and John 11.
He is predeceased by his parents, one
brother and three brothers-in-law. Left to
mourn are his beloved wife, Anne; two sons,
Donald and Harold, and their wives, Marina
and Ruth; five grandchildren; four brothers,
John, Peter, Jack and David; seven sisters,
Katie (Mrs. Jacob) Janzen, Mary (Mrs.
John) Pauls, Olga (Mrs. Jacob) Boese,
Elizabeth (Mrs. Henry) Friesen, Lydia (Mrs.
John) Esau, Frieda (Mrs. Wenman) Langton,
and Helen (Mrs. Jake) Dahl; and many
relatives and friends.

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