Funk, Peter B. (1908-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 28

Birth date: 1908 Jun 1

text of obituary:

PETER B. FUNK

Peter B. Funk of Abbotsford, B.C passed away Mar. 20. He was born June 1, 1908 to Bernard and Katharina Funk in Main Centre, Sask. He only had a grade 3 education, but was successful. He loved the outdoors and became a hunter and trapper. He learned to be a blacksmith. When he was 21, his father sent him out to work. He worked on a ranch, then a hay camp. He married Sadie Braun Dec. 7, 1930. He farmed, worked as a blacksmith and horse trader and worked on a ranch. In 1938 they sold the farm and moved to B.C., eventually buying 10 acres in Abbotsford. He worked for a chicken farmer then took up chicken farming himself. He felt an emptiness. He and Sadie accepted Christ during evangelistic services at a nearby church; the evangelist was a man he had earlier partied with. They sold the chicken business and did house moving for 12 years. After the flood of 1948, they bought a dairy farm in Matsqui, B.C. Later they moved to Grassy Plains, B.C. for 3 1/2 years. He did contract work moving houses for Alcan. He bought a 5-acre lot on Ootsa Lake, later donating it for Ootsa Lake Bible Camp. They moved back to Abbotsford, where he did house moving, contracting and working for a ready mix company. He collected guns, but sold his collection and donated the proceeds to Shantymen International. Retired, they moved to Evergreen Apartments in Abbotsford. He was part of the Golden Age Society and helped repair wheelchairs for MCC. Sadie died in 1988. In 1989 he married Kay. He was an outgoing person, was willing to help wherever there was a need, was faithful to the Lord, was a good husband, father and grandfather, told his grandchildren about the good old times, and set a good example. Predeceased by Sadie, and daughter Olga in 1977, he is mourned by Kay; sons Harvey, Ben and Len; daughters Lena and Leona; 5 stepsons; 5 stepdaughters; 21 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; 4 sisters and 1 brother. The memorial service was Mar. 27 in Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Jay Neufeld and Jake Froese ministering.