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Rempel, Peter A. (1886-1965)
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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Mar 4 p. 1 <br> |
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+ | Birth date: 1886 Jan 28 [GRANDMA] |
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| − | + | <font size=”+2”>'''Death Claims Church Leader and Teacher'''</font> |
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| − | + | Altona, Manitoba. — Funeral services for Rev. Peter A. Rempel, 75, well-known minister and teacher and one of the founders of the Blumenorter Mennonite Church of Manitoba, were held Feb. 10 at the Bergthaler Church here. |
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| − | + | Rev. Rempel was a minister for 45 years and taught school for more than 47 years, teaching in Manitoba public schools and at Elim Bible School here from 1946 to 1957. He also served at Canadian Mennonite Bible College for a short term. |
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| − | + | A native of the Chortitzer settlement in Russia, he taught school in Russia for World War I, emigrating to Canada in 1923. |
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| − | Jacob Penner, son of Martin Penner and Margaret Neufeldt [''sic'' Neufeld] Penner, was born Jan. 6, 1890, in Minsterburg [''sic'' Münsterberg], Russia, where he lived for three years before coming with his parents to Gretna, Man., in 1893. He lived in Canada for one year and then moved with his parents to the United States where he became a citizen. |
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| − | + | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 Mar 2 p. 139; |
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| + | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 Mar 9 p. 154 |
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| − | He farmed in Waterloo township for 46 years. He bought his own farm in 1938 and lived here for 20 years until building a home in Langdon, N. D. in 1958. |
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| − | + | GRANDMA #479992 |
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| − | His brothers and sisters include Mrs. Mary Gasink, Walhalla, N. D., Peter Penner and Katie Toews, Columbia Falls, Mont.; Mrs. Annie Etterman, Newton, Kan.; Henry, Fresno, Calif.; John, Wales, N. D.; Mrs. Helen Veer, Langdon, N. D., and Mrs. Isabelle Veer, Langdon, N. D. |
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| − | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 Mar 2 p. 139; |
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| − | ''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 Mar 9 p. 154 |
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Revision as of 16:36, 29 December 2020
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 Mar 4 p. 1
Birth date: 1886 Jan 28 [GRANDMA]
text of obituary:
Death Claims Church Leader and Teacher
Altona, Manitoba. — Funeral services for Rev. Peter A. Rempel, 75, well-known minister and teacher and one of the founders of the Blumenorter Mennonite Church of Manitoba, were held Feb. 10 at the Bergthaler Church here.
Rev. Rempel was a minister for 45 years and taught school for more than 47 years, teaching in Manitoba public schools and at Elim Bible School here from 1946 to 1957. He also served at Canadian Mennonite Bible College for a short term.
A native of the Chortitzer settlement in Russia, he taught school in Russia for World War I, emigrating to Canada in 1923.
The Mennonite obituary: 1965 Mar 2 p. 139;
The Mennonite obituary: 1965 Mar 9 p. 154
GRANDMA #479992
