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Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 Oct 20 p.33
Birth date: 1915 Jan 15
text of obituary:
ISAAC WITTENBERG
Isaac (Ike) Wittenberg of Tofield, Alta. passed away Aug. 26 of a heart attack. He was born Jan. 15, 1915 to Isaac and Susana Wittenberg in the Crimea, Russia. In 1925 the family immigrated to Mezeppa, Alta. He worked as a farm labourer and truck driver, then for the B.C. Forestry Service on Vancouver Island. He married Kay Boschman of Namaka, Alta. Oct. 3, 1942. They lived in Naniamo, B.C. In 1944 they moved to a farm at Tofield. Due to ill health, they moved to Tofield in 1979. Here he was introduced to golf, which he played for 20 years. He enjoyed meeting people while golfing, camping or shopping. He was an usher in the church for many years, which he saw as a service to the Lord. He is mourned by Kay; children Leonard of Kelowna, B.C., Margaret of Edmonton and Linda of Tofield; 7 grandchildren; 1 sister and 1 brother. The funeral was Aug. 29 in Tofield Gospel Church, with Wilf Richert ministering.