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Funk, Abram Jacob (1929-2007): Difference between revisions
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Aug. 30, 1929 to Abram | Aug. 30, 1929 to Abram | ||
and Anna Janzen in Celo | and Anna Janzen in Celo | ||
Lugovoe, Russia . His | Lugovoe, Russia. His | ||
mother died in childbirth | mother died in childbirth | ||
and Abram was adopted | and Abram was adopted | ||
by his aunt and her husband, Lena and Jacob | by his aunt and her husband, Lena and Jacob | ||
Funk. When Abram was 10, his father was | Funk. When Abram was 10, his father was imprisoned by the communist authorities and never | ||
heard from again. With the start of World War | heard from again. With the start of World War | ||
II, Abram and his adopted mother, together | II, Abram and his adopted mother, together | ||
with other Germans, were removed from their | with other Germans, were removed from their | ||
homes near the Chinese border. He and his | homes near the Chinese border. He and his | ||
mother moved to Siberia in 1955, where Abram | |||
married Lena Neufeld. They moved to Kirgizia, | married Lena Neufeld. They moved to Kirgizia, | ||
then immigrated to Vancouver in 1978. There | then immigrated to Vancouver in 1978. There | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 28 October 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2008 Jul p. 30
Birth date: 1929 Aug 30
text of obituary:
ABRAM JACOB FUNK
Abram Jacob Funk died Oct. 21, 2007. He was born Aug. 30, 1929 to Abram and Anna Janzen in Celo Lugovoe, Russia. His mother died in childbirth and Abram was adopted by his aunt and her husband, Lena and Jacob Funk. When Abram was 10, his father was imprisoned by the communist authorities and never heard from again. With the start of World War II, Abram and his adopted mother, together with other Germans, were removed from their homes near the Chinese border. He and his mother moved to Siberia in 1955, where Abram married Lena Neufeld. They moved to Kirgizia, then immigrated to Vancouver in 1978. There they began to attend church regularly. Abram was baptized at Culloden MB Church in 1990. He worked as a carpenter most of his life, continuing to make furniture in retirement. He is mourned by Lena; children Victor (Camille), Peter, Lisa, Lena (John), Anne (Jeff); 9 grandchildren.