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Jacob Letkeman of Vancouver | Jacob Letkeman of Vancouver passed | ||
away to be with the Lord suddenly | away to be with the Lord suddenly on | ||
August 27 as a result of an accident at | August 27 as a result of an accident at his | ||
place of work at Weldwood of Canada. | place of work at Weldwood of Canada. He | ||
was born to Jacob and Mary Letkeman | was born to Jacob and Mary Letkeman on | ||
January 17, 1920 in Russia. His | January 17, 1920 in Russia. His adolescent | ||
years were difficult, as his family | years were difficult, as his family encountered | ||
many hardships. At the outbreak of the | many hardships. At the outbreak of the war | ||
in 1939, he was drafted into the armed | in 1939, he was drafted into the armed forces | ||
and later spent two and a half years in | and later spent two and a half years in prison | ||
camps. After the war he was reunited | camps. After the war he was reunited with | ||
his family in Austria. His mother, | his family in Austria. His mother, brother | ||
Peter and sisters Mary, Helen and | Peter and sisters Mary, Helen and Elizabeth | ||
came to Canada soon after and a year | came to Canada soon after and a year later | ||
Jacob followed them. They took up | Jacob followed them. They took up farming | ||
in the Abbotsford, B.C. area. Here | in the Abbotsford, B.C. area. Here he | ||
accepted the Lord as his Saviour and | accepted the Lord as his Saviour and was | ||
baptized and received into the fellowship | baptized and received into the fellowship | ||
Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1953 he | Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1953 he was | ||
married to Erna Huebert, a union | married to Erna Huebert, a union blessed | ||
with a daughter, Greta, and sons Jake | with a daughter, Greta, and sons Jake and | ||
Peter. They made their home in | Peter. They made their home in Vancouver | ||
His homegoing occurred a little more | His homegoing occurred a little more than | ||
three months after he and his wife | three months after he and his wife celebrated | ||
their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. | their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. | ||
He is survived by his wife and children, a | He is survived by his wife and children, a | ||
well as a son·in-law, Dennis , one brother | well as a son·in-law, Dennis, one brother and | ||
three sisters and numerous relatives | three sisters and numerous relatives and | ||
friends. | friends. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 19 May 2021
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 178 Sept 29 p. 30
Birth date: 1920, Jan 17
text of obituary:
JACOB LETKEMAN
Jacob Letkeman of Vancouver passed away to be with the Lord suddenly on August 27 as a result of an accident at his place of work at Weldwood of Canada. He was born to Jacob and Mary Letkeman on January 17, 1920 in Russia. His adolescent years were difficult, as his family encountered many hardships. At the outbreak of the war in 1939, he was drafted into the armed forces and later spent two and a half years in prison camps. After the war he was reunited with his family in Austria. His mother, brother Peter and sisters Mary, Helen and Elizabeth came to Canada soon after and a year later Jacob followed them. They took up farming in the Abbotsford, B.C. area. Here he accepted the Lord as his Saviour and was baptized and received into the fellowship Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1953 he was married to Erna Huebert, a union blessed with a daughter, Greta, and sons Jake and Peter. They made their home in Vancouver His homegoing occurred a little more than three months after he and his wife celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his wife and children, a well as a son·in-law, Dennis, one brother and three sisters and numerous relatives and friends.