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Lake, Minnesota. Two years later the family | Lake, Minnesota. Two years later the family | ||
moved to Canada and homesteaded close to | moved to Canada and homesteaded close to | ||
Dalmeny, Sask. He received his elementary | |||
education in the Mountain Lake School. At | education in the Mountain Lake School. At | ||
the age of 16 he accepted Jesus as his | |||
personal Saviour and Lord, was baptized by | personal Saviour and Lord, was baptized by | ||
Rev. | Rev. Jacob Lepp, and received into the | ||
Dalmeny Mennonite Brethren Church. He | Dalmeny Mennonite Brethren Church. He | ||
was married to Lena Quiring on April 2, | was married to Lena Quiring on April 2, | ||
1922. He | 1922. He worked the family farm with his | ||
brother Henry for four years, and then | |||
started his own farm within a mile of | started his own farm within a mile of the | ||
homestead. He also did some carpentry work | homestead. He also did some carpentry work | ||
in Dalmeny and again when | in Dalmeny and again when they moved to | ||
Saskatoon in 1968. | Saskatoon in 1968. In Saskatoon they | ||
In Saskatoon they | became members of the Central Mennonite Brethren | ||
became members | Church. The family remembers him as | ||
of the Central Mennonite Brethren | a good man, a loving husband | ||
Church. The family | and father, and one who was respected | ||
remembers him as | and appreciated by the people of his | ||
a good man, a | community. He participated in various church offices, | ||
loving husband | |||
and father, and one | |||
who was respected | |||
and appreciated by | |||
the people of his | |||
community. He | |||
participated in various church offices, | |||
enjoyed singing, and showed his devotional | enjoyed singing, and showed his devotional | ||
life with It well-worn Bible, | life with It well-worn Bible, | ||
He is survived by his wife Lena; four | He is survived by his wife Lena; four | ||
children Rosella and T . George Clark of | children Rosella and T. George Clark of | ||
North | North Battleford, Sask., Menno and Edith | ||
Fast of Victoria, Ruth of Saskatoon, and | Fast of Victoria, Ruth of Saskatoon, and | ||
Sophie and S . Wayne Cross of Meadow | Sophie and S. Wayne Cross of Meadow | ||
Lake, Sask. (Luella Mabel and Reuben | Lake, Sask. (Luella Mabel and Reuben | ||
predeceased their father); six grandchildren, | predeceased their father); six grandchildren, | ||
three great-grandchildren, three sisters and | three great-grandchildren, three sisters and | ||
three brothers . | three brothers. | ||
The funeral service, at the Central Mennonite Brethren Church on November 20, was | The funeral service, at the Central Mennonite Brethren Church on November 20, was | ||
conducted by pastors Rueben M. Baerg and | conducted by pastors Rueben M. Baerg and | ||
Waldo Pauls . | Waldo Pauls. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 26 May 2021
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1979 Jan 05 p. 30
Birth date: 1902 May 18
text of obituary:
BERNARD B. FAST
Bernard B. Fast of Saskatoon departed to be with the Lord Jesus on November 16. He was born to Bernard B. and Susanna (Mandtler) Fast on November 26, 1899 at Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Two years later the family moved to Canada and homesteaded close to Dalmeny, Sask. He received his elementary education in the Mountain Lake School. At the age of 16 he accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour and Lord, was baptized by Rev. Jacob Lepp, and received into the Dalmeny Mennonite Brethren Church. He was married to Lena Quiring on April 2, 1922. He worked the family farm with his brother Henry for four years, and then started his own farm within a mile of the homestead. He also did some carpentry work in Dalmeny and again when they moved to Saskatoon in 1968. In Saskatoon they became members of the Central Mennonite Brethren Church. The family remembers him as a good man, a loving husband and father, and one who was respected and appreciated by the people of his community. He participated in various church offices, enjoyed singing, and showed his devotional life with It well-worn Bible,
He is survived by his wife Lena; four children Rosella and T. George Clark of North Battleford, Sask., Menno and Edith Fast of Victoria, Ruth of Saskatoon, and Sophie and S. Wayne Cross of Meadow Lake, Sask. (Luella Mabel and Reuben predeceased their father); six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three sisters and three brothers.
The funeral service, at the Central Mennonite Brethren Church on November 20, was conducted by pastors Rueben M. Baerg and Waldo Pauls.