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Harder, Agatha (1886-1968)
(Created page with "''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1968 Jun 28 p. 17 Birth date: 1886 May 10 text of obituary: <center><h3>AGATHA HARDER</h3></center> (Mrs.) Agatha Harder was born ...") |
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+ | (Mrs.) Agatha Harder was born in Olgafeld, South Russia, on May 10, 1886. At the age of 14 she received Christ as her personal Savior, was baptized and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren Church. |
| − | Olgafeld, South Russia, on May 10, 1886. |
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| − | At the age of 14 she received Christ |
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| − | as her personal Savior, was baptised and |
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| − | accepted into the Mennonite Brethren |
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| − | Church. |
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| − | In 1903 she moved with her family |
+ | In 1903 she moved with her family to America, where they settled in Ebenfeld, Kansas. On July 19, 1910, she was united in marriage with Rev. John A.Harder, a widower, and became the mother of his seven children. In 1913 the family moved to Borden, Saskatchewan. They spent 25 years together, until his death in 1935. They were blessed with another eight children of their own, two of whom predeceased her. |
| − | to America, where they settled in Eben |
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| − | feld, Kansas. On July 19, 1910, she was |
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| − | united in marriage witht Rev. John A. |
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| − | Harder, a widower, and became the |
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| − | mother of his seven chIldren. In 1913 |
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| − | the family moved to Borden, Saskatch |
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| − | ewan. The spent 25 years together, |
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| − | until his death in 1935. They were |
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| − | blessed with another eight children of |
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| − | their own, two of whom predeceased |
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| − | her. |
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| − | She spent the years |
+ | She spent the years after 1940 in Hepburn, Sask, in the Dalmeny Home for the Aged, and in the Sherbrooke Nursing Home in Saskatoon. She passed away here on June 1, at the age of 82 years. The funeral was held in the Central Church of Saskatoon on June 5, 1968. |
| − | Hepburn, Sask, in the Dalmeny Home |
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| − | for the Aged, and in the Sherbrooke |
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| − | Nursing Home in Saskatoon. She |
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| − | passed away here on June 1, at the age |
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| − | of 82 years. The funeral was held in |
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| − | the Central Church of Saskatoon on |
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| − | June 5, 1968. |
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| − | She is survived by six children: three |
+ | She is survived by six children: three sons, Peter J. Harder, Saskatoon; Jack J. Harder, Vancouver; Henry J. Harder, Saskatoon; three daughters, Martha (Mrs. David Neumann) of Clearbrook; Agnes (Mrs. Ben Klassen) of Abbotsford; Selma (Mrs. Henry H.Epp) of Saskatoon; 14 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and seven stepchildren: John Harder, Dos Palos, California; Abe Harder, Barrhead, Alta.; (Mrs.) Tina Friesen, Hillsboro, Kans.; (Mrs.) Anne Plett, Atwater, Calif.; (Mrs.) Helen Klassen, Mt. Hermon, Calif.; (Mrs) Justina Reddig, Wolf Point, Mont.; and (Mrs.) Susie Warkentin, Virgil, Ont. |
| − | sons, Peter J. Harder, Saskatoon; Jack |
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| − | J. Harder, Vancouver; Henry J. Har |
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| − | der, Saskatoon; three daughters, Mar |
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| − | tha (Mrs. David Neumann) of Clear |
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| − | brook; Agnes (Mrs. Ben Klassen) of |
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| − | Abbotsford; Selma (Mrs. Henry H. |
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| − | Erpp) of Saskatoon; 14 grandchildren; |
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| − | two great grandchildren; and seven |
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| − | stepchildren: John Harder, Dos Palos, |
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| − | California; Abe Harder, Barrhead, |
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| − | Alta.; (Mrs.) Tina Friesen, Hillsboro, |
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| − | ~ans.; (Mrs.) Anne Plett, Atwater, |
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| − | Calif.; (Mrs.) Helen Klassen, Mt. Her |
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| − | mon, Calif.; (Mrs) Justina Reddig, |
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| − | Wolf Point, Mont.; and (Mrs.) Susie |
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| − | Warkentin, Virgil, Ont. |
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 5 August 2015
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1968 Jun 28 p. 17
Birth date: 1886 May 10
text of obituary:
AGATHA HARDER
(Mrs.) Agatha Harder was born in Olgafeld, South Russia, on May 10, 1886. At the age of 14 she received Christ as her personal Savior, was baptized and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren Church.
In 1903 she moved with her family to America, where they settled in Ebenfeld, Kansas. On July 19, 1910, she was united in marriage with Rev. John A.Harder, a widower, and became the mother of his seven children. In 1913 the family moved to Borden, Saskatchewan. They spent 25 years together, until his death in 1935. They were blessed with another eight children of their own, two of whom predeceased her.
She spent the years after 1940 in Hepburn, Sask, in the Dalmeny Home for the Aged, and in the Sherbrooke Nursing Home in Saskatoon. She passed away here on June 1, at the age of 82 years. The funeral was held in the Central Church of Saskatoon on June 5, 1968.
She is survived by six children: three sons, Peter J. Harder, Saskatoon; Jack J. Harder, Vancouver; Henry J. Harder, Saskatoon; three daughters, Martha (Mrs. David Neumann) of Clearbrook; Agnes (Mrs. Ben Klassen) of Abbotsford; Selma (Mrs. Henry H.Epp) of Saskatoon; 14 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and seven stepchildren: John Harder, Dos Palos, California; Abe Harder, Barrhead, Alta.; (Mrs.) Tina Friesen, Hillsboro, Kans.; (Mrs.) Anne Plett, Atwater, Calif.; (Mrs.) Helen Klassen, Mt. Hermon, Calif.; (Mrs) Justina Reddig, Wolf Point, Mont.; and (Mrs.) Susie Warkentin, Virgil, Ont.
