Neufeld, George Henry (1911-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Aug 3 p. 29

Birth date: 1911 Feb 27

text of obituary:

GEORGE HENRY NEUFELD

George Henry Neufeld of Abbotsford, B.C. passed away June 19. He was born Feb. 27, 1911 to Henry and Sara Neufeld in Village No. 6, Arkadak, Russia, the 3rd of 10 children. In the late 1920s, the family immigrated to Holmfield, Man. At 25, he jumped on a train heading west, eventually finding work growing sugar beets in Turin, Alta. He married Lydia Dyck Nov. 7, 1937. They settled near Turin, where they rented land and purchased one of the first tractors, doing custom work for other farmers. In 1943 they moved to the Abbotsford area, eventually settling on an 80-acre farm near Matsqui, B.C. They continued farming aggressively in dairy, berries and eggs. In 1973 they retired to a new home they built. He continued to raise beef cattie, then horses. Lydia died in 1986 of a heart attack. He married Katherine Stobbe Mar. 5, 1988. They continued to live near Mt. Lehman, B.C. Predeceased by Lydia, he is mourned by Katherine; sons Neil, John and Alvin, all of Abbotsford; daughters Elsie Thiessen of Kamloops, B.C., Dora Penner of Keremeos, B.C., Lynne Darville of the Baharnas and Ruth Gillies of Abbotsford; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The funeral was June 26 in Bakerview MB Church, Abbotsford, with Ross Johnston and Michael Dick ministering.