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Barkman, Edwin (1920-2006)
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Edwin Barkman died |
Edwin Barkman died |
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+ | Sept. 28. He was born |
− | Oct. 19, 1920 in |
+ | Oct. 19, 1920 in Steinbach, Man. When |
− | bach, Man. When |
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he was 4, the family |
he was 4, the family |
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moved to Foam Lake, |
moved to Foam Lake, |
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Sask., where they |
Sask., where they |
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− | owned a flour mill. |
+ | owned a flour mill. Edwin attended Bethany |
− | + | Bible School for a short time, and then started |
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− | + | working as a miller, even baking bread and writing a recipe book. During the war, he supplied |
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− | + | flour for the war effort. In 1946, he married Della |
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− | + | Gossen and they moved to Steinbach, Man. |
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− | + | Edwin started a hardware and gift shop along |
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− | + | with his brothers. They began manufacturing |
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− | + | cement blocks, and the business grew into |
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− | vith his brothers. They began manufacturing |
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− | :ement blocks, and the business grew into |
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Revision as of 12:37, 22 April 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Jan p. 27
Birth date: 1920 Oct 19
text of obituary:
EDWIN BARKMAN
Edwin Barkman died Sept. 28. He was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Steinbach, Man. When he was 4, the family moved to Foam Lake, Sask., where they owned a flour mill. Edwin attended Bethany Bible School for a short time, and then started working as a miller, even baking bread and writing a recipe book. During the war, he supplied flour for the war effort. In 1946, he married Della Gossen and they moved to Steinbach, Man. Edwin started a hardware and gift shop along with his brothers. They began manufacturing cement blocks, and the business grew into