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Peter P. Wall was born January 14, | |||
1893, | 1893, the son of Peter and Katherine | ||
Wall, in southern Manitoba. He lost his | |||
father at an early age and went to work | |||
on his own | on his own while still a youth. As a | ||
young man in the Dalmeny (Sask.) | young man in the Dalmeny (Sask.) | ||
district, while working out, he found | district, while working out, he found | ||
Christ as his Saviour, was baptized, and | Christ as his Saviour, was baptized, and | ||
joined | joined the Dalmeny Mennonite Brethren | ||
Church. There he also found his | Church. There he also found his wife, | ||
Tina Bartsch, to whom he was married | Tina Bartsch, to whom he was married | ||
on | on December 2, 1917, a union that lasted | ||
52 | 52 years. A quiet and industrious man, | ||
he at | he at various times farmed, tinsmithed | ||
and operated a garage. He served as town | |||
counsellor in Dalmeny and on the Board | |||
of | of the Home for the Aged, and carried | ||
an active interest in missions and | an active interest in missions and the | ||
work of | work of the church. His life and deep | ||
sense of duty have | sense of duty have left a lasting influence | ||
on the Dalmeny community. | on the Dalmeny community. | ||
He leaves | |||
Abe, | He leaves to mourn, his wife; three brothers, Klaus, Vancouver, Jake and | ||
Abe, Dallas, Ore.; two sisters, Nettie | |||
(Mrs. Martens) , Winnipeg, and Tina | (Mrs. Martens) , Winnipeg, and Tina | ||
(Mrs. Fred | (Mrs. Fred Luthe), Dallas, Ore.; plus a | ||
host of | host of friends. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 3 February 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1970 Mar 06 p. 26
Birth date: 1893 Jan 14
text of obituary:
PETER P. WALL
Peter P. Wall was born January 14, 1893, the son of Peter and Katherine Wall, in southern Manitoba. He lost his father at an early age and went to work on his own while still a youth. As a young man in the Dalmeny (Sask.) district, while working out, he found Christ as his Saviour, was baptized, and joined the Dalmeny Mennonite Brethren Church. There he also found his wife, Tina Bartsch, to whom he was married on December 2, 1917, a union that lasted 52 years. A quiet and industrious man, he at various times farmed, tinsmithed and operated a garage. He served as town counsellor in Dalmeny and on the Board of the Home for the Aged, and carried an active interest in missions and the work of the church. His life and deep sense of duty have left a lasting influence on the Dalmeny community.
He leaves to mourn, his wife; three brothers, Klaus, Vancouver, Jake and Abe, Dallas, Ore.; two sisters, Nettie (Mrs. Martens) , Winnipeg, and Tina (Mrs. Fred Luthe), Dallas, Ore.; plus a host of friends.