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held on March 21 in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev. J. M. Schmidt | held on March 21 in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev. J. M. Schmidt | ||
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In 1936 he was baptized upon his confession of faith and received into the | In 1936 he was baptized upon his confession of faith and received into the | ||
membership of the Winkler Church. | membership of the Winkler Church. | ||
On April 8, 1943 he | On April 8, 1943 he married Mary Friesen | ||
of | of Reinfeld in the Old Colony Church. | ||
They | They lived in the Winkler area during | ||
the greater part of their married life. | |||
Psalm 90:17 says, "Establish thou the | Psalm 90:17 says, "Establish thou the | ||
work of our hands upon us." He | work of our hands upon us." He loved to | ||
work and worked much. For a number | work and worked much. For a number of | ||
years he was employed with the | years he was employed with the Winkler | ||
Public Works and as caretaker of the | Public Works and as caretaker of the | ||
Winkler Curling Rink. He worked for | Winkler Curling Rink. He worked for | ||
Latest revision as of 11:47, 28 September 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 May 19 p. 31
Birth date: 1911 Apr 06
text of obituary:
FRANK BRANDT
Funeral services for Frank Brandt of Winkler, Manitoba, who passed away on March 17 at the age of 60 years were held on March 21 in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev. J. M. Schmidt and Rev. I. P. F. Friesen conducted the services.
Mr. Brandt was born on April 6, 1911 in Herbert, Sask., the seventh child in a family of eleven children born to Abram and Katarina Brandt. When he was nine his parents moved to Mountain City, Man: The days of his youth were spent at home helping to support a large family. In 1936 he was baptized upon his confession of faith and received into the membership of the Winkler Church. On April 8, 1943 he married Mary Friesen of Reinfeld in the Old Colony Church. They lived in the Winkler area during the greater part of their married life.
Psalm 90:17 says, "Establish thou the work of our hands upon us." He loved to work and worked much. For a number of years he was employed with the Winkler Public Works and as caretaker of the Winkler Curling Rink. He worked for Triangle Farms for the last six years.
He is survived by his loving wife, Mary; two daughters, Mrs. Jake (Martha) Thiessen of Altona, and Mrs. Archie (Betty) Nickel of Swan River; and their husbands. Three brothers predeceased him.