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Barkman, Edwin (1920-2006): Difference between revisions
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Sept. 28 . He was born | Sept. 28. He was born | ||
Oct. 19, 1920 in | Oct. 19, 1920 in Steinbach, Man. When | ||
he was 4, the family | he was 4, the family | ||
moved to Foam Lake, | moved to Foam Lake, | ||
Sask., where they | Sask., where they | ||
owned a flour mill. | owned a flour mill. Edwin attended Bethany | ||
Bible School for a short time, and then started | |||
working as a miller, even baking bread and writing a recipe book. During the war, he supplied | |||
flour for the war effort. In 1946, he married Della | |||
Gossen and they moved to Steinbach, Man. | |||
Edwin started a hardware and gift shop along | |||
with his brothers. They began manufacturing | |||
cement blocks, and the business grew into | |||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Revision as of 11:37, 22 April 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Jan p. 27
Birth date: 1920 Oct 19
text of obituary:
EDWIN BARKMAN
Edwin Barkman died Sept. 28. He was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Steinbach, Man. When he was 4, the family moved to Foam Lake, Sask., where they owned a flour mill. Edwin attended Bethany Bible School for a short time, and then started working as a miller, even baking bread and writing a recipe book. During the war, he supplied flour for the war effort. In 1946, he married Della Gossen and they moved to Steinbach, Man. Edwin started a hardware and gift shop along with his brothers. They began manufacturing cement blocks, and the business grew into