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Peter B. Funk of | Peter B. Funk of Abbotsford, B.C passed away | ||
Mar. 20. He was born | |||
Mar. 20. He was | |||
June 1, 1908 to Bernard | June 1, 1908 to Bernard | ||
and Katharina Funk in | and Katharina Funk in | ||
Main Centre, Sask. He | Main Centre, Sask. He | ||
only had a grade 3 | only had a grade 3 education, but was successful. He loved the outdoors and became a | ||
hunter and trapper. He | hunter and trapper. He | ||
learned to be a blacksmith. When he was 21, | |||
his father sent him out | his father sent him out | ||
to work. He worked on | to work. He worked on | ||
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ranch. In 1938 they | ranch. In 1938 they | ||
sold the farm and | sold the farm and | ||
moved to B.C., | moved to B.C., eventually buying 10 acres in | ||
Abbotsford. He worked | Abbotsford. He worked | ||
for a chicken farmer | for a chicken farmer | ||
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an emptiness. He and | an emptiness. He and | ||
Sadie accepted Christ | Sadie accepted Christ | ||
during evangelistic | during evangelistic services at a nearby | ||
church; the evangelist | church; the evangelist | ||
was a man he had | was a man he had earlier partied with. They | ||
sold the chicken business and did house | |||
sold the chicken | moving for 12 years. After the flood of 1948, | ||
moving for 12 years. | |||
they bought a dairy | they bought a dairy | ||
farm in Matsqui, | farm in Matsqui, B.C. | ||
Later they moved to | Later they moved to | ||
Grassy Plains, B.C. for 3 | Grassy Plains, B.C. for 3 1/2 years. He did contract work moving | ||
1/2 years. He did | |||
houses for Alcan. He | houses for Alcan. He | ||
bought a 5-acre lot on | bought a 5-acre lot on | ||
Ootsa Lake, later | Ootsa Lake, later donating it for Ootsa Lake | ||
Bible Camp. They | Bible Camp. They | ||
moved back to | moved back to Abbotsford, where he did | ||
house moving, con- | house moving, con- | ||
tracting and working | tracting and working | ||
for a ready mix | for a ready mix company. He collected guns, | ||
but sold his collection | but sold his collection | ||
and donated the | and donated the proceeds to Shantymen International. Retired, | ||
they moved to Evergreen Apartments in | |||
they moved to | |||
Abbotsford. He was | Abbotsford. He was | ||
part of the Golden Age | part of the Golden Age | ||
Society and helped | Society and helped repair wheelchairs for | ||
MCC. Sadie died in | MCC. Sadie died in | ||
1988. In 1989 he | 1988. In 1989 he married Kay. He was an outgoing person, was willing to help wherever | ||
there was a need, was | there was a need, was | ||
faithful to the Lord, was | |||
a good husband, father | a good husband, father | ||
and grandfather, told | and grandfather, told | ||
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Kay; sons Harvey, Ben | Kay; sons Harvey, Ben | ||
and Len; daughters | and Len; daughters | ||
Lena and Leona; 5 | Lena and Leona; 5 stepsons; 5 stepdaughters; | ||
21 grandchildren; 56 | 21 grandchildren; 56 | ||
great-grandchildren; 8 | great-grandchildren; 8 | ||
great-great- | great-great-grandchildren; 4 sisters and 1 | ||
brother. The memorial | brother. The memorial | ||
service was Mar. 27 in | service was Mar. 27 in | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 13 June 2022
"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, con- tracting 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.