Dueck, Heinrich B. (1877-1965)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 1968 Aug 09 p.23

Birth date: 1877 Mar 28

text of obituary:

HEINRICH B. DUECK

On June 23 the Boissevain (Man.) Church conducted funeral services for one of the elder ministers of the Canadian Conference, Heinrich Dueck, who passed away at the age of 91 years.

He was born on March 28, 1877, in Blumenheim, Russia. He became a teacher and taught for many years. In 1900 he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and was baptized the same year and accepted into the fellowship of the Mennonite Brethren Church at Petrowka. In 1901 he was married to Maria Dueck of Blumenheim. Eight children were born in this union, five sons and three daughters. One son predeceased him. In 1921 his wife died of typhoid. In the fall of 1921 he entered his second marriage with Katharina Dueck. They shared a happy life for 47 years, and this union added two more children to the family. In 1926 they emigrated to Canada. After three years on a farm near Manitou, Manitoba, they moved to the Boissevain district. On March 20, 1931, he was ordained a minister of that church.

In 1967 he took ill, and passed away on June 20 of this year. He leaves behind his sorrowing wife, five sons and four daughters.