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Barkman, Edwin (1920-2006)
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Jan p. 27
Birth date: 1920 Oct 19
text of obituary:
EDWIN BARKMAN
Edwin Barkman died Sept. 28. He was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Steinbach, Man. When he was 4, the family moved to Foam Lake, Sask., where they owned a flour mill. Edwin attended Bethany Bible School for a short time, and then started working as a miller, even baking bread and writing a recipe book. During the war, he supplied flour for the war effort. In 1946, he married Della Gossen and they moved to Steinbach, Man. Edwin started a hardware and gift shop along with his brothers. They began manufacturing cement blocks, and the business grew into