Funk, Peter B. (1908-2002)

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

Birth date: 1908 Jun 1

text of obituary:

PETER B. FUNK

Peter B. Funk of Abbots- ford, B.C passed away Mar. 20. He was bom June 1, 1908 to Bernard and Katharina Funk in Main Centre, Sask. He only had a grade 3 edu- cation, but was success- ful. He loved the out- doors and became a hunter and trapper. He leamed to be a black- smith. When he was 21, his father sent him out to work. He worked on a ranch, then a hay camp. He married Sadie Braun Dec. 7, 1930. He farmed, worked as a blacksmith and horse trader and worked on a ranch. In 1938 they sold the farm and moved to B.C., eventu- ally buying 10 acres in Abbotsford. He worked for a chicken farmer then took up chicken farming himself. He felt an emptiness. He and Sadie accepted Christ during evangelistic ser- vices at a nearby church; the evangelist was a man he had earli- er partied with. They sold the chicken busi- ness and did house moving for 12 years. Af- ter the flood of 1948, they bought a dairy farm in Matsqui, S.c. Later they moved to Grassy Plains, B.C. for 3 1/2 years. He did con- tract work moving houses for Alcan. He bought a 5-acre lot on Ootsa Lake, later donat- ing it for Ootsa Lake Bible Camp. They moved back to Abbots- ford, where he did house moving, con- tracting and working for a ready mix compa- ny. He collected guns, but sold his collection and donated the pro- ceeds to Shantymen In- ternational. Retired, they moved to Ever- green Apartments in Abbotsford. He was part of the Golden Age Society and helped re - pair wheelchairs for MCC. Sadie died in 1988. In 1989 he mar- ried Kay. He was an out- going person, was will- ing to help wherever there was a need, was fa ithfu I to the Lord, was a good husband, father and grandfather, told his grandchildren about the good old times, and set a good example. Predeceased by Sadie, and daughter Olga in 1977, he is mourned by Kay; sons Harvey, Ben and Len; daughters Lena and Leona; 5 step- sons; 5 stepdaughters; 21 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchil- dren; 4 sisters and 1 brother. The memorial service was Mar. 27 in Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, with Jay Neufeld and Jake Froese ministering.