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Alexander Dell died | |||
Mar. 26. He was born | |||
Sept. 9, 1911 in Odessa, Russia to Henry Jr. and Elizabeth Dell. | |||
The family moved to | |||
Canada in 1914 after missing the first ship | |||
sunk at the outbreak of WWI. Alex grew up near Burstall, Sask. and | |||
homesteaded south of Mankota. After four years | |||
of drought he moved to the Hampstead area in | |||
1934. He married Velma Chamberlain Nov. 7, | |||
1938 and the family moved to the Bertadale | |||
area in 1948. Alex loved horses and worked with | |||
and showed harness and saddle horses until his | |||
late 70s. In 1955, Alex came to understand God's | |||
love and forgiveness, and committed his life to | |||
God. He served many years with the Gideons | |||
Revision as of 13:23, 5 February 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2006 Jun 9 p. 26
Birth date: 1911 Sep 9
text of obituary:
ALEXANDER DELL
Alexander Dell died Mar. 26. He was born Sept. 9, 1911 in Odessa, Russia to Henry Jr. and Elizabeth Dell. The family moved to Canada in 1914 after missing the first ship sunk at the outbreak of WWI. Alex grew up near Burstall, Sask. and homesteaded south of Mankota. After four years of drought he moved to the Hampstead area in 1934. He married Velma Chamberlain Nov. 7, 1938 and the family moved to the Bertadale area in 1948. Alex loved horses and worked with and showed harness and saddle horses until his late 70s. In 1955, Alex came to understand God's love and forgiveness, and committed his life to God. He served many years with the Gideons