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<center><h3>JACOB (JACK) SCHELLENBERG</h3></center> | <center><h3>JACOB (JACK) SCHELLENBERG</h3></center> | ||
Jacob "Jack" Schellenberg of Delta, B.C. | |||
passed away Jan. 16. | |||
passed away | He was born June 4, | ||
He was | |||
1925 to Peter and | 1925 to Peter and | ||
Agatha Schellenberg in | Agatha Schellenberg in | ||
Blumenort, Sask. At | Blumenort, Sask. At 17, | ||
he was baptized and | he was baptized and | ||
joined the MB church. | joined the MB church. | ||
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balance of the time in | balance of the time in | ||
Vancouver. He was a | Vancouver. He was a | ||
mathematics | mathematics department head in Vancouver for over 20 years. In | ||
retirement, he taught | retirement, he taught | ||
senior math at night | senior math at night | ||
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for 6 years and assisted | for 6 years and assisted | ||
in the teacher training | in the teacher training | ||
program at the | program at the University of British Columbia | ||
for 3 years. He married | for 3 years. He married | ||
Helena Epp | Helena Epp June 27, | ||
1953. He loved playing | 1953. He loved playing | ||
mandolin and was | mandolin and was involved with his sons | ||
and brother in a musical group that played in | |||
and brother in a | care homes in the Fraser Valley. In the last few | ||
years, he suffered several mild strokes, hearing | |||
care homes in the | |||
years, he suffered | |||
loss, Parkinson's disease | loss, Parkinson's disease | ||
and cancer. He is | and cancer. He is | ||
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sons Gary, Ken, Rick | sons Gary, Ken, Rick | ||
and Randy; and 11 | and Randy; and 11 | ||
grandchildren. The | grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 21 in Valley View Funeral Home | ||
in Surrey, B.C., with | in Surrey, B.C., with | ||
Dan Unrau and Herb | Dan Unrau and Herb | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 2 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Mar 22 p. 25
Birth date: 1925 Jun 4
text of obituary:
JACOB (JACK) SCHELLENBERG
Jacob "Jack" Schellenberg of Delta, B.C. passed away Jan. 16. He was born June 4, 1925 to Peter and Agatha Schellenberg in Blumenort, Sask. At 17, he was baptized and joined the MB church. In 1947 he attended Millar Memorial Bible Institute, Pambrun, Sask. He was involved in teaching over 40 years: 2 years in Saskatchewan public schools, 3 years near Princeton, B.C. and the balance of the time in Vancouver. He was a mathematics department head in Vancouver for over 20 years. In retirement, he taught senior math at night school in Surrey, B.C. for 6 years and assisted in the teacher training program at the University of British Columbia for 3 years. He married Helena Epp June 27, 1953. He loved playing mandolin and was involved with his sons and brother in a musical group that played in care homes in the Fraser Valley. In the last few years, he suffered several mild strokes, hearing loss, Parkinson's disease and cancer. He is mourned by Helen; sons Gary, Ken, Rick and Randy; and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 21 in Valley View Funeral Home in Surrey, B.C., with Dan Unrau and Herb Brandt ministering.