Ambercrombie, Sanford Elvin (1910-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituaries: 2002 Jun 21 p. 28

Birth date: 1910 Jan 3

text of obituary:

SANFORD ELVIN ABERCROMBIE

Sanford (Sandy) Elvin Abercrombie passed away Mar. 25 in Ab- botsford, B.C. He was bom Jan. 3, 1910 to George and Mary Jane Abercrombie in Kam- loops, B.C. In 1911 the family moved to Van- couver. His father and uncle John were car - penters. Sandy became a master carpenter. His brother Rusty and Sandy's sons also en- tered the construction trade. The family built houses, bridges, hospi- tals, apartments and stores all over the Lower Mainland, the Queen Charlotte Islands and B.C's interior. Sandy met his future wife He- len when he was 17 and she 14. They did not meet again for a few years. They were married for 66 years; she died 4 years before Sandy. He was a long- time member of the In- ternational Union of Carpenters and Joiners and the Odd Fellows of Chilliwack, B.C. and also was a member of the Lions Club and the Chilliwack Lawn Bowl- ing Club. He wanted to be out socializing every day. He was the patri- arch of the family, proud of his family, family name and Scot- tish heritage. He ac- cepted Christ about 3 years prior to his death. He attended Clearbrook MB Church in Abbots- ford regularly. He asked to be baptized in the lo- cal indoor swimming pool, and the church complied. Predeceased by Helen, he is mourned by children Ted, Wayne and San- dra; 8 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 1 sister. The funeral was Apr. 1 in Clear- brook MB Church, with Jay Neufeld and Eldon DeFehr ministering.