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Driedger, Frank Henry (1914-1979)
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wife Anne of Virginia, Bud and wife Velma of |
wife Anne of Virginia, Bud and wife Velma of |
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Vancouver, Jack and wife Susie of Abbots |
Vancouver, Jack and wife Susie of Abbots |
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| − | ford, B.C. and Frank and wife Elsie of |
+ | ford, B.C. and Frank and wife Elsie of Alberta; children Bernie and wife Joan, Sharon and |
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husband Joe and Dianne and husband Jim; |
husband Joe and Dianne and husband Jim; |
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and four grandchildren. The funeral was held |
and four grandchildren. The funeral was held |
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 1 December 2021
Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1980 Jan 18 p. 30
Birth date: 1914 Dec 10
text of obituary:
FRANK HENRY DRIEDGER
Frank Driedger of Chilliwack, B.C. passed away on December 17. He was born on December 19, 1914 in Gouldtown, Sask. His parents passed away when he was an infant, and he was taken into the home of George and Helen Driedger (now Mrs. Helen Buller). At a young age he received the Lord as his personal Saviour. He married Sarah Enns. Their first son died at birth and his wife died during the birth of his second son. After teaching in Manitoba he studied at Prairie Bible Institute where he met Alma Ruth Wiens. He married her in 1951. They settled in Manitoba and later moved to Boston Bar, B.C. where they attended the Baptist church. In 1966 the family moved to Chilliwack, where he taught until 1974. His wife passed away in 1979. He is survived by his mother, and mother-in-law; his brothers: Reid and wife Anne of Virginia, Bud and wife Velma of Vancouver, Jack and wife Susie of Abbots ford, B.C. and Frank and wife Elsie of Alberta; children Bernie and wife Joan, Sharon and husband Joe and Dianne and husband Jim; and four grandchildren. The funeral was held December 20 in the Broadway MB Church, with pastor Herman Lenzmann officiating.
