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Clara Reimer of St. | Clara Reimer of St. | ||
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away Mar. 17. She was | away Mar. 17. She was | ||
born July 6, 191 7 to | |||
Gerhard and Gertrude | Gerhard and Gertrude | ||
Reimer in Ufa, Russia . | Reimer in Ufa, Russia. | ||
Her father was a pastor | Her father was a pastor | ||
with the MB and | with the MB and Mennonite churches for 15 | ||
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years. | |||
1917, returned to | 1917, returned to | ||
Molotschna, in 1921, | Molotschna, in 1921, | ||
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moved to Leamington, | moved to Leamington, | ||
Ont. 4 years later. A year | Ont. 4 years later. A year | ||
later, | later, her father died. At | ||
14, she was going to | 14, she was going to | ||
school, working on the | school, working on the | ||
farm, doing household | farm, doing household | ||
chores and working at | chores and working at | ||
the | the Heinz plant to help | ||
payoff the travel debt. | payoff the travel debt. | ||
She accepted Christ | She accepted Christ | ||
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and sang solos. She | and sang solos. She | ||
loved her nieces and | loved her nieces and | ||
nephews and | nephews and encouraged them to get a | ||
good education. She | good education. She | ||
took care of her mother | took care of her mother | ||
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Gerda in the seniors' | Gerda in the seniors' | ||
home as often as she | home as often as she | ||
could . In 1994 she | could. In 1994 she | ||
moved to Tabor Manor, | moved to Tabor Manor, | ||
St. Catharines. Gerda | St. Catharines. Gerda | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 6 June 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Jun 21 p. 28
Birth date: 1917 Jul 6
text of obituary:
CLARA REIMER
Clara Reimer of St. Catharines, Ont. passed away Mar. 17. She was born July 6, 191 7 to Gerhard and Gertrude Reimer in Ufa, Russia. Her father was a pastor with the MB and Mennonite churches for 15 years. The family fled in 1917, returned to Molotschna, in 1921, immigrated to Win- nipeg in 1926 and moved to Leamington, Ont. 4 years later. A year later, her father died. At 14, she was going to school, working on the farm, doing household chores and working at the Heinz plant to help payoff the travel debt. She accepted Christ and was baptized. In 1940 the family moved to Kitchener, Ont. She joined Kitchener MB Church. She attended Eden High School and Winkler (Man.) Bible School. In Kitchener, she worked for Dares Biscuit Company. She was a member of Tabea Women's Circle, played piano, sang in the choir, small groups and the Philharmonic Choir, and sang solos. She loved her nieces and nephews and encouraged them to get a good education. She took care of her mother until she died in 1988. She visited her sister Gerda in the seniors' home as often as she could. In 1994 she moved to Tabor Manor, St. Catharines. Gerda later moved there as well, sharing a room with her. She is mourned by her sister Gerda and brother Hardy. The memorial service was held at E.R. Good Funeral Home, with J. Wall ministering.