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Dueck, Jacob A. (1908-2002)
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− | + | ed 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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− | on a farm. Life was difficult. One year, he |
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− | shared his wheat seed |
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with a friend, but found |
with a friend, but found |
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he still had as much as |
he still had as much as |
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he started with. In 1939 |
he started with. In 1939 |
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− | they bought |
+ | they bought hi s father' s |
− | two quarters of land. |
+ | two quarters of land . |
− | This |
+ | This caus ed tension |
with his brothers, so in |
with his brothers, so in |
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− | 1947 they sold |
+ | 1947 they sold th e land |
and moved to a farm |
and moved to a farm |
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− | near Sardis, B.C., with |
+ | near Sardis, B.C. , with |
− | + | cow s, chickens and |
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some raspberries. This |
some raspberries. This |
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− | didn't work out, so he |
+ | didn 't work out, so he |
worked at the hop |
worked at the hop |
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− | yards. In 1949 they |
+ | yards . In 1949 they |
rented a dairy farm and |
rented a dairy farm and |
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bought cows. Before |
bought cows. Before |
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her 22 more years. In |
her 22 more years. In |
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1964 they sold the farm |
1964 they sold the farm |
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− | and moved to |
+ | and moved to Clear- |
− | + | 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 |
barns and a new house |
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for themselves. They |
for themselves. They |
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− | joined South |
+ | joined South Abbots- |
+ | ford MB Church. Helen |
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died March 23, 1975 . |
died March 23, 1975 . |
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He married Tina |
He married Tina |
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Klassen . They attended |
Klassen . They attended |
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East Aldergrove MB |
East Aldergrove MB |
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− | Church, then |
+ | Church, then Clear- |
+ | brook MB Church . They |
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moved to a condo and |
moved to a condo and |
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usually walked to |
usually walked to |
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− | church. Tina died in |
+ | church. Tina died in Au- |
+ | gust 2000. He moved |
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to Tabor Manor in April |
to Tabor Manor in April |
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2001, then to Bevan |
2001, then to Bevan |
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Doreen Froese, Dan |
Doreen Froese, Dan |
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Klassen and Dave |
Klassen and Dave |
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− | Klassen; 13 |
+ | Klassen; 13 stepgrand- |
+ | children; and 24 great- |
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+ | grandchildren. The |
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memorial service was |
memorial service was |
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− | Jan. |
+ | Jan. lO in Clearbrook MB Church, with Jay Neufeld and Rudy Willms Ministering. |
− | MB Church, with Jay Neufeld and Rudy Willms Ministering. |
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− | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Revision as of 15:18, 2 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 24
Birth date: 1908 Sep 8
text of obituary:
JACOB A. DUECK
ed 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 was
Jan. lO in Clearbrook MB Church, with Jay Neufeld and Rudy Willms Ministering.