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Peter Ratzlaff of Coaldale, Alta. passed away | |||
Feb. 8. He was born | Feb. 8. He was born | ||
Oct. 20, 1914 to Eric | |||
and Agnetha Ratzlaff in | and Agnetha Ratzlaff in | ||
Millerovo, Russia, the | Millerovo, Russia, the | ||
2nd of 9 children . | 2nd of 9 children. | ||
When he was 4, the | When he was 4, the | ||
family moved to | family moved to | ||
Wymyschle, Poland to | Wymyschle, Poland to | ||
be near his | be near his grandparents. He learned Russian, Polish and German. | ||
In his teens, he learned | In his teens, he learned | ||
the carpentry trade. | the carpentry trade. Later he accepted Christ, | ||
was baptized and | was baptized and | ||
joined | joined Wymyschle MB | ||
Church. In 1936 he | Church. In 1936 he | ||
married Frieda Pauls . | married Frieda Pauls. | ||
They lived with his | They lived with his parents for 2 years. In 1939 | ||
they moved to Gombin, Poland and opened | |||
they moved to | a small hardware store. | ||
a small | |||
During World War II, he | During World War II, he | ||
was conscripted into | was conscripted into | ||
the army, resulting in a | the army, resulting in a | ||
7-year | 7-year absence from his | ||
family except for | family except for occasional furloughs. In | ||
1947, after a long | 1947, after a long | ||
search by his family, | search by his family, | ||
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helped with the harvest | helped with the harvest | ||
for half a year. He found | for half a year. He found | ||
work with Oland | work with Oland Construction of Lethbridge, | ||
Alta., building many | Alta., building many | ||
landmark building in | landmark building in | ||
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moved his family to | moved his family to | ||
Coaldale and joined | Coaldale and joined | ||
Coaldale MB Church . | Coaldale MB Church. | ||
He started his own | He started his own construction company with | ||
his brother-in-law Dave | his brother-in-law Dave | ||
Pauls. For 18 years, they | Pauls. For 18 years, they | ||
built many homes and | built many homes and | ||
some public buildings | some public buildings | ||
in Coaldale . In 1997 he | in Coaldale. In 1997 he | ||
and Frieda moved to | and Frieda moved to | ||
Sunny South Lodge. | Sunny South Lodge. | ||
Frieda died a year later. | Frieda died a year later. | ||
His health began to fail, | His health began to fail, | ||
and he moved to | and he moved to Coaldale Extended Care. | ||
Predeceased by Frieda, | Predeceased by Frieda, | ||
he is mourned by | he is mourned by | ||
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of Coaldale, Loretta | of Coaldale, Loretta | ||
Dyck of Surrey, B.C. and | Dyck of Surrey, B.C. and | ||
Marlene Enns of | Marlene Enns of Calgary; son Harold of | ||
Cochrane, Alta.; 9 | Cochrane, Alta.; 9 | ||
grandchildren; 10 great- | grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 3 | ||
grandchildren; and 3 | sisters. The funeral was | ||
sisters . The funeral was | |||
Feb. 14 in Coaldale MB | Feb. 14 in Coaldale MB | ||
Church, with | Church, with Lorne | ||
Willms and Rudy | Willms and Rudy Heidebrecht ministering. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 2 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 24
Birth date: 1914 Oct 20
text of obituary:
PETER RATZLAFF
Peter Ratzlaff of Coaldale, Alta. passed away Feb. 8. He was born Oct. 20, 1914 to Eric and Agnetha Ratzlaff in Millerovo, Russia, the 2nd of 9 children. When he was 4, the family moved to Wymyschle, Poland to be near his grandparents. He learned Russian, Polish and German. In his teens, he learned the carpentry trade. Later he accepted Christ, was baptized and joined Wymyschle MB Church. In 1936 he married Frieda Pauls. They lived with his parents for 2 years. In 1939 they moved to Gombin, Poland and opened a small hardware store. During World War II, he was conscripted into the army, resulting in a 7-year absence from his family except for occasional furloughs. In 1947, after a long search by his family, they were reunited. In 1948 they immigrated to Gem, Alta., where he helped with the harvest for half a year. He found work with Oland Construction of Lethbridge, Alta., building many landmark building in southern Alberta. He moved his family to Coaldale and joined Coaldale MB Church. He started his own construction company with his brother-in-law Dave Pauls. For 18 years, they built many homes and some public buildings in Coaldale. In 1997 he and Frieda moved to Sunny South Lodge. Frieda died a year later. His health began to fail, and he moved to Coaldale Extended Care. Predeceased by Frieda, he is mourned by daughters Ella Neufeldt of Coaldale, Loretta Dyck of Surrey, B.C. and Marlene Enns of Calgary; son Harold of Cochrane, Alta.; 9 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 3 sisters. The funeral was Feb. 14 in Coaldale MB Church, with Lorne Willms and Rudy Heidebrecht ministering.