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Barkman, Jacob R. (1898-1974)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1974 Aug 29 p. 8
Birth date: 1898
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Jac. R. Barkman, 76, died in the Bethesda Hospital on July 3. He suffered multiple internal injuries as a result of the accident at a Falcon Lake exit and had been in the hospital since then. His wife Helen was killed in the accident. Mr. Barkman was a well-known farmer and realtor in the Steinbach area. At one time he served as councillor for the R. M. of Hanover for one year and as reeve for seven years.
Jac. J. Wedel, 68, a teacher for 37 years, died on June 24 at his residence in Winnipeg. He was a devoted teacher, spending most of his teaching years in the Steinbach area and the last 18 years in the St. Collegiate. Funeral services were held June 28 at the Portage Avenue M. B. Church in Winnipeg.
— C. L. Toews.