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John Jacob Isaac of Chilliwack, B.C. died | John Jacob Isaac of Chilliwack, B.C. died | ||
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with his brothers, into wartime duties, and in | with his brothers, into wartime duties, and in | ||
refusing to take up arms he was often | refusing to take up arms he was often | ||
assigned to difficult and dangerous | assigned to difficult and dangerous alternative tasks. At one point he caught typhoid | ||
fever, and then experienced God's healing. | fever, and then experienced God's healing. | ||
On another occasion he was told by a | On another occasion he was told by a | ||
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He married Katharina Krause on May 21, | He married Katharina Krause on May 21, | ||
1917, and the couple emigrated to Canada in | 1917, and the couple emigrated to Canada in | ||
1924, | 1924, arriving in Montreal August 14. They | ||
made their first farm home near Arnaud, | made their first farm home near Arnaud, | ||
Man., and then moved to Chilliwack, B.C. in | Man., and then moved to Chilliwack, B.C. in | ||
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number of months after the 60th wedding | number of months after the 60th wedding | ||
anniversary of the couple. | anniversary of the couple. | ||
The family of John Jacob Isaac remembers | The family of John Jacob Isaac remembers | ||
him as | him as a sincere and devoted Christian, and | ||
as a father who set a worthy example. Even | as a father who set a worthy example. Even | ||
in the | in the last days, together with pastor | ||
Lenzmann he said the words of the song | Lenzmann he said the words of the song | ||
"My faith has found a resting place." In | "My faith has found a resting place." In | ||
most of the years since coming to Canada he | most of the years since coming to Canada he | ||
served as deacon, first in the Arnaud | served as deacon, first in the Arnaud Mennonite Brethren Church, and then in the East | ||
Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church. His | Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church. His | ||
heart was with the Lord and the Church, and | heart was with the Lord and the Church, and | ||
in this spirit of devotion he often felt his | in this spirit of devotion he often felt his | ||
inadequacies and shortcomings. | inadequacies and shortcomings. | ||
He was predeceased by his wife, by one | He was predeceased by his wife, by one | ||
daughter, (Mrs.) Mary Suderman, and by | daughter, (Mrs.) Mary Suderman, and by |
Latest revision as of 14:50, 19 May 2021
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1978 Nov 10 p. 28
Birth date: 1890 July 31
text of obituary:
JOHN JACOB ISAAC
John Jacob Isaac of Chilliwack, B.C. died quietly on October 5 at the age of 88. He was born to Jacob and Maria Isaac on July 31, 1890 in Alexanderpol, Russia, one of nine children born to his parents. In his early youth he committed his life to the Lord Jesus Christ, and gave public witness in his baptism on May 25, 1904. During the turbulent years 1912-1917 he was forced, with his brothers, into wartime duties, and in refusing to take up arms he was often assigned to difficult and dangerous alternative tasks. At one point he caught typhoid fever, and then experienced God's healing. On another occasion he was told by a Russian officer that he would have been shot had not the day been Easter Sunday. He married Katharina Krause on May 21, 1917, and the couple emigrated to Canada in 1924, arriving in Montreal August 14. They made their first farm home near Arnaud, Man., and then moved to Chilliwack, B.C. in 1944. Mrs. Isaac died on October 8, 1977, a number of months after the 60th wedding anniversary of the couple.
The family of John Jacob Isaac remembers him as a sincere and devoted Christian, and as a father who set a worthy example. Even in the last days, together with pastor Lenzmann he said the words of the song "My faith has found a resting place." In most of the years since coming to Canada he served as deacon, first in the Arnaud Mennonite Brethren Church, and then in the East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church. His heart was with the Lord and the Church, and in this spirit of devotion he often felt his inadequacies and shortcomings.
He was predeceased by his wife, by one daughter, (Mrs.) Mary Suderman, and by two sons, David and Jacob.