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Wedland, Margaret Schmalz (1915-2004): Difference between revisions
Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Nov 5 p. 28 Birth date: 1915 Nov 23 text of obituary: <center><h3>MARGARET WENDLAND</h3></center> Margaret Wendland died May 12...." |
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Stefan and Emma | Stefan and Emma | ||
Schmalz . She learned | Schmalz. She learned | ||
Polish, English and | Polish, English and German, knitting, crocheting and household | ||
skills. She was raised in | |||
skills . She was raised in | |||
the Lutheran faith. She | the Lutheran faith. She | ||
married Edward Wendland | married Edward Wendland July 27, 1935. He | ||
was a teacher. She looked after the farm near | was a teacher. She looked after the farm near | ||
Waldheim, Sask . She took her children to | Waldheim, Sask. She took her children to | ||
church with horses and sleigh or buggy. She | church with horses and sleigh or buggy. She | ||
was baptized upon confession of her faith by | was baptized upon confession of her faith by | ||
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Church near Waldheim, Sask. They moved | Church near Waldheim, Sask. They moved | ||
into Waldheim in 1946 and were involved in | into Waldheim in 1946 and were involved in | ||
a | a John Deere farm machinery business. Edward died in 1984. In 1986 she moved into | ||
Mennonite Nursing Home in Rosthern, Sask. | Mennonite Nursing Home in Rosthern, Sask. | ||
Predeceased by Edward, 4 children in infancy, | Predeceased by Edward, 4 children in infancy, | ||
and 2 sisters, she is mourned by sons Rueben, | and 2 sisters, she is mourned by sons Rueben, | ||
Prince Albert, Sask .; Wilfred, Kelowna, B.C.; | Prince Albert, Sask.; Wilfred, Kelowna, B.C.; | ||
Hildor, Prespatou, B.C.; Ben, Langley, B.C. ; | Hildor, Prespatou, B.C.; Ben, Langley, B.C.; | ||
Leslie, Fort St. | Leslie, Fort St. John, B.C.; Dan, Waldheim; | ||
daughters Grace Plett, Stratford, Ont.; Gloria, | daughters Grace Plett, Stratford, Ont.; Gloria, | ||
Burnaby, B.C.; I brother; 1 sister; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. | Burnaby, B.C.; I brother; 1 sister; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:33, 26 June 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Nov 5 p. 28
Birth date: 1915 Nov 23
text of obituary:
MARGARET WENDLAND
Margaret Wendland died May 12. She was born Nov. 23, 1915 in Brightholm, Sask. to Stefan and Emma Schmalz. She learned Polish, English and German, knitting, crocheting and household skills. She was raised in the Lutheran faith. She married Edward Wendland July 27, 1935. He was a teacher. She looked after the farm near Waldheim, Sask. She took her children to church with horses and sleigh or buggy. She was baptized upon confession of her faith by H.A. Willems and joined Brotherfield MB Church near Waldheim, Sask. They moved into Waldheim in 1946 and were involved in a John Deere farm machinery business. Edward died in 1984. In 1986 she moved into Mennonite Nursing Home in Rosthern, Sask. Predeceased by Edward, 4 children in infancy, and 2 sisters, she is mourned by sons Rueben, Prince Albert, Sask.; Wilfred, Kelowna, B.C.; Hildor, Prespatou, B.C.; Ben, Langley, B.C.; Leslie, Fort St. John, B.C.; Dan, Waldheim; daughters Grace Plett, Stratford, Ont.; Gloria, Burnaby, B.C.; I brother; 1 sister; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.