Mielke, Mary Bahnmann (1919-2008)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 2009 Jan p. 31

Birth date: 1919 Aug 21

text of obituary:

<center><h3>MARY MIELKE</h3></center>

Mary Mielke died Oct. 11, 2008. Mary was born

Aug. 21, 1919 in Reinfeld,

Russia to Peter F. and

Justina Bahnmann. After

her father's death, Mary

immigrated to Canada with

her mother and three older sisters, settling in Main

Centre, Sask . On July 7, 1940, she married Fredrick

Graf Mielke and together they worked on their

farm near Beechy, Sask. In 1978, they moved to

Clearbrook, B.C., which served as their home base

while they travelled the globe . Predeceased by

Fredrick; son Arthur; Mary is mourned by children

Fred (Mary), Irene, Betty (Larry), Gordon (Diane),

John (Carole), Louise (Edgar), Kenneth; 17 grand-

children; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 half-sister. The

celebration of life was Oct. 20 at Clearbrook MB

Church, Abbotsford, B.C.

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