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Dueck, Jacob A. (1908-2002)
(Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 24 Birth date: 1908 Sep 8 text of obituary: <center><h3>JACOB A. DUECK</h3></center>") |
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+ | married Hel en Falk April |
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+ | 23, 19 33. They settled |
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+ | on a farm. Life wa s diffi- |
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+ | cult. On e y ea r, he |
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+ | shared his wh eat seed |
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+ | with a friend, but found |
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+ | he still had as much as |
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+ | he started with. In 1939 |
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+ | they bought hi s father' s |
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+ | two quarters of land . |
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+ | This caus ed tension |
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+ | with his brothers, so in |
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+ | 1947 they sold th e land |
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+ | and moved to a farm |
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+ | near Sardis, B.C. , with |
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+ | cow s, chickens and |
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+ | some raspberries. This |
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+ | didn 't work out, so he |
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+ | worked at the hop |
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+ | yards . In 1949 they |
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+ | rented a dairy farm and |
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+ | bought cows. Before |
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+ | long, they were able to |
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+ | buy a farm on Sumas |
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+ | Prairie. In 1953 they |
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+ | were baptized and |
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+ | joined Arnold (B.C) MB |
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+ | Church. In 1953 Helen |
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+ | was diagnosed with |
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+ | cancer, but God's |
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+ | grace, 9 operations and |
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+ | many treatments gave |
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+ | her 22 more years. In |
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+ | 1964 they sold the farm |
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+ | and moved to Clear- |
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+ | brook, B.C., where he |
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+ | did various jobs, includ- |
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+ | ing building chicken |
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+ | barns and a new house |
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+ | for themselves. They |
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+ | joined South Abbots- |
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+ | ford MB Church. Helen |
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+ | died March 23, 1975 . |
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+ | He married Tina |
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+ | Klassen . They attended |
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+ | East Aldergrove MB |
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+ | Church, then Clear- |
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+ | brook MB Church . They |
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+ | moved to a condo and |
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+ | usually walked to |
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+ | church. Tina died in Au- |
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+ | gust 2000. He moved |
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+ | to Tabor Manor in April |
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+ | 2001, then to Bevan |
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+ | Lodge. Predeceased by |
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+ | Helen and Tina and a |
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+ | grandson, he is |
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+ | mourned by children |
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+ | Alice Wiens of Victoria, |
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+ | Leona Anastasiades of |
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+ | Vancouver and Agnes |
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+ | Dyck of Prince George, |
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+ | B.C.; 10 grandchildren ; |
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+ | stepchildren Ed Klassen, |
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+ | Doreen Froese, Dan |
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+ | Klassen and Dave |
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+ | Klassen; 13 stepgrand- |
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+ | children; and 24 great- |
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+ | grandchildren. The |
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+ | memorial service wa s |
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+ | jan. lOin Clearbrook |
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+ | MB Church, with Ja |
Revision as of 13:15, 2 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 24
Birth date: 1908 Sep 8
text of obituary:
JACOB A. DUECK
married Hel en Falk April 23, 19 33. They settled on a farm. Life wa s diffi- cult. On e y ea r, he shared his wh eat seed with a friend, but found he still had as much as he started with. In 1939 they bought hi s father' s two quarters of land . This caus ed tension with his brothers, so in 1947 they sold th e land and moved to a farm near Sardis, B.C. , with cow s, chickens and some raspberries. This didn 't work out, so he worked at the hop yards . In 1949 they rented a dairy farm and bought cows. Before long, they were able to buy a farm on Sumas Prairie. In 1953 they were baptized and joined Arnold (B.C) MB Church. In 1953 Helen was diagnosed with cancer, but God's grace, 9 operations and many treatments gave her 22 more years. In 1964 they sold the farm and moved to Clear- brook, B.C., where he did various jobs, includ- ing building chicken barns and a new house for themselves. They joined South Abbots- ford MB Church. Helen died March 23, 1975 . He married Tina Klassen . They attended East Aldergrove MB Church, then Clear- brook MB Church . They moved to a condo and usually walked to church. Tina died in Au- gust 2000. He moved to Tabor Manor in April 2001, then to Bevan Lodge. Predeceased by Helen and Tina and a grandson, he is mourned by children Alice Wiens of Victoria, Leona Anastasiades of Vancouver and Agnes Dyck of Prince George, B.C.; 10 grandchildren ; stepchildren Ed Klassen, Doreen Froese, Dan Klassen and Dave Klassen; 13 stepgrand- children; and 24 great- grandchildren. The memorial service wa s jan. lOin Clearbrook MB Church, with Ja