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Frank Krahn was born to Henry and Maria Krahn on August 28, 1918 in | |||
Russia. He came to Canada | Russia. He came to Canada with his | ||
parents in November, 1923 and | parents in November, 1923 and followed | ||
them as they took up farming, first at | |||
Lucky Lake, then Gilroy and finally | |||
Glenbush, Sask . When they later moved | Glenbush, Sask. When they later moved | ||
to | to Abbotsford, B.C., in 1937, he also | ||
followed them there. He came to see his | |||
need | need of the Saviour through the positive | ||
influence of his parents and came to | influence of his parents and came to full | ||
assurance of salvation | assurance of salvation an early age. In | ||
August 18, 1940 he was baptized by | August 18, 1940 he was baptized by Rev. | ||
A.D . Rempel and | A. D. Rempel and accepted into the South | ||
Abbotsford MB Church. He loved | Abbotsford MB Church. He loved the | ||
church and willingly | church and willingly accepted responsibilities in it. | ||
He was married on October 4, 1941 by | He was married on October 4, 1941 by | ||
Rev. Jacob Thiessen and | Rev. Jacob Thiessen and went on to a | ||
farm of his own. He | farm of his own. He loved farming and pursued it as his occupation throughout the | ||
rest | rest of his life. | ||
He passed peacefully into the presence | |||
months of | of his Lord on April 28 after some sixteen | ||
months of illness. He leaves to mourn his | |||
Maryanne | passing, his bereaved wife, Martha; children, Len and Grace Krahn, Gerry and | ||
Maryanne Klassen, Vic and Charlotte | |||
Hiebert, and three grandchildren, all of | Hiebert, and three grandchildren, all of | ||
the | the Abbotsford area; three brothers, | ||
Henry and family of Fresno, | Henry and family of Fresno, Calif., Jack | ||
and family of North Vancouver, Dr. John | and family of North Vancouver, Dr. John | ||
and | and family of Singers Glen, Va.; four | ||
sisters, | sisters, Tina (Mrs. David) Friesen, | ||
Abbotsford, Agnes (Mrs. Jake) | Abbotsford, Agnes (Mrs. Jake) Falk, | ||
Clearbrook, Mary (Mrs. Les) Schmnidt | |||
Vancouver and Lydia (Mrs. Ernest) | Vancouver and Lydia (Mrs. Ernest) | ||
Dyck, | Dyck, Ste. Therese, Quebec. | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 26 October 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1972 Jun 30 p. 29
Birth date: 1918 Aug 28
text of obituary:
FRANK KRAHN
Frank Krahn was born to Henry and Maria Krahn on August 28, 1918 in Russia. He came to Canada with his parents in November, 1923 and followed them as they took up farming, first at Lucky Lake, then Gilroy and finally Glenbush, Sask. When they later moved to Abbotsford, B.C., in 1937, he also followed them there. He came to see his need of the Saviour through the positive influence of his parents and came to full assurance of salvation an early age. In August 18, 1940 he was baptized by Rev. A. D. Rempel and accepted into the South Abbotsford MB Church. He loved the church and willingly accepted responsibilities in it.
He was married on October 4, 1941 by Rev. Jacob Thiessen and went on to a farm of his own. He loved farming and pursued it as his occupation throughout the rest of his life.
He passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord on April 28 after some sixteen months of illness. He leaves to mourn his passing, his bereaved wife, Martha; children, Len and Grace Krahn, Gerry and Maryanne Klassen, Vic and Charlotte Hiebert, and three grandchildren, all of the Abbotsford area; three brothers, Henry and family of Fresno, Calif., Jack and family of North Vancouver, Dr. John and family of Singers Glen, Va.; four sisters, Tina (Mrs. David) Friesen, Abbotsford, Agnes (Mrs. Jake) Falk, Clearbrook, Mary (Mrs. Les) Schmnidt Vancouver and Lydia (Mrs. Ernest) Dyck, Ste. Therese, Quebec.