If this site was useful to you, we'd be happy for a small donation. Be sure to enter "MLA donation" in the Comments box.
Doerksen, David (1899-1972): Difference between revisions
Created page with "''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1973 Jan 26 p. 31 Birth date 1899 Apr 19 text of obituary: <center><h3>DAVID DOERKSEN</h3></center> David Doerksen was born in 1899..." |
No edit summary |
||
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
David Doerksen was born in 1899 in | David Doerksen was born in 1899 in | ||
Butterfield, Minnesota and died on Nov. | Butterfield, Minnesota and died on Nov. | ||
29 at the age of 73. | 29 at the age of 73. His family had | ||
moved to Mennon, Sask. , in 1901, where | moved to Mennon, Sask., in 1901, where | ||
they homesteaded. He accepted Christ in | they homesteaded. He accepted Christ in | ||
his 27th year and was baptized | his 27th year and was baptized the same | ||
year. In 1928 he | year. In 1928 he married the former | ||
Martha Kliewer, and he continued farming until 1958 when he contracted Parkinson's disease, from which he suffered till | |||
his death. | |||
his | |||
His cheerfulness and practical | His cheerfulness and practical Christian | ||
living was a strength and | living was a strength and encouragement | ||
to the family, as well as | to the family, as well as the participation | ||
in music activities. | in music activities. | ||
He is survived by his wife, Martha; | He is survived by his wife, Martha; | ||
Leona of | Leona of Saskatoon, Erwin and Sharon | ||
Doerksen | Doerksen of Moose Jaw, Sam and Ethel | ||
Quiring of Dalmeny, Del and | Quiring of Dalmeny, Del and Lillian | ||
Doerksen of | Doerksen of Whitehorse, Yukon and their | ||
respective families. Funeral services were | |||
held in | held in the Hepburn M B Church. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] |
Latest revision as of 12:24, 7 December 2016
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1973 Jan 26 p. 31
Birth date 1899 Apr 19
text of obituary:
DAVID DOERKSEN
David Doerksen was born in 1899 in Butterfield, Minnesota and died on Nov. 29 at the age of 73. His family had moved to Mennon, Sask., in 1901, where they homesteaded. He accepted Christ in his 27th year and was baptized the same year. In 1928 he married the former Martha Kliewer, and he continued farming until 1958 when he contracted Parkinson's disease, from which he suffered till his death.
His cheerfulness and practical Christian living was a strength and encouragement to the family, as well as the participation in music activities.
He is survived by his wife, Martha; Leona of Saskatoon, Erwin and Sharon Doerksen of Moose Jaw, Sam and Ethel Quiring of Dalmeny, Del and Lillian Doerksen of Whitehorse, Yukon and their respective families. Funeral services were held in the Hepburn M B Church.