Mierau, Peter Henry (1915-1999)

Mennonite Brethren Herald obituary: 2000 May 26 p. 29

Birth date: 1915 Oct 21

Text of obituary:

PETER HENRY MIERAU

Peter Henry Mierau of Winnipeg passed away Dec. 31. He was born Oct. 21, 1915 to Heinrich and Helene Mierau in Golizynov, Ufa, Russia. His twin brother died at age 3. He completed high school in Ukraine. In 1939 he graduated from medical college in Odessa. Shortly after, he married Rosa Schneider, a classmate. They practised medicine south of Kiev. After 1943, he was drafted as a doctor into the German army. He became an American prisoner of war; his wife and daughter Irene were deported to Siberia. After his release, he found work in Gronau, Germany. He was baptized here in September 1948. In 1949 he immigrated to Canada. He spent 2 1/2 years convalescing from tuberculosis in hospital. He learned that Rosa had died and Irene had been adopted by his brother Jakob. Peter became a pathologist. In August 1954 he married Hilda Froese, and daughter Ursula was born 2 years later. In 1963 Irene was permitted to leave Russia and join them. He was a pathologist at Misericordia, Victoria and Concordia Hospitals in Winnipeg; he retired in 1980. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and at the cottage. He was a deacon in Central MB Church, Winnipeg. Predeceased by Rosa, 3 brothers and 1 sister, he is mourned by Hilda; daughters Irene and Ursula; 5 grandchildren; 2 brothers and 1 sister. The funeral was Jan. 5 in Elmwood MB Church, Winnipeg, with Keith Poysti and Jacob Pauls ministering.