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Giesbrecht, Walter (1917-1957)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Jan 17 p. 3

Birth date: 1917

text of obituary:

WINNIPEG VETERINARIAN KILLED, SEVEN HURT IN HIGHWAY CRASH

Winnipeg, Man. — A two-car collision east of St. Boniface on New Year's day proved fatal to Dr. Walter Giesbrecht, 40-year-old Winnipeg veterinarian.

Taken to the hospital with severe injuries were seven persons, including his wife Elizabeth and their two sons, 5 and 10 years of age; Kenny Loewen, 11 of Steinbach; and Helen Friesen,43, of Winnipeg.

Dr. Giesbrecht was a native of Steinbach and member of the Fellowship Chapel (E.M.B.) in [sic end of article in original]