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Siemens, Jacob J. (1882-1957)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Mar 21 p. 5
Birth date: 1882 Sept 17
text of obituary:
Manitoba Minister Dies Of Heart Attack
REV. J. J. SIEMENS OF WINKLER MIGRATED FROM RUSSIA IN 1924
Winkler, Man. — Rev. Jacob J. Siemens of Winkler died at his home here Saturday, March 2 of a heart attack.
Born at Adelsheim, Russia on Sept. 17, 1882, he was ordained as a minister in 1922 and came to Canada in 1924, taking up residence in Winkler. During this time he was engaged in farming and served as a minster of the Bergthaler church.
Rev. Siemens took an active part in many community affairs including the organization of Bethesda Home and locally he made a contribution to scientific poultry production.
He is survived by his wife Maria (the former Mrs. Peters nee Siemens); three daughters Eva, Mrs. N. Braum of Starbuck, Nettie of Winnipeg, Anne, Mrs. Ike Harder of Carman; one son, John, Winkler; two step-sons, Victor Peters and Dr. J. A. Peters, Winnipeg.
Funeral services were conducted in the Winkler Bergthaler church March 6, Rev. D. Schulz and Rev. J. M. Pauls officiating.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 May 9 p. 10
text of obituary:
Death Enters Homes in Manitoba Community
TEN FUNERALS HELD AT WINKLER DURING MARCH AND APRIL
Winkler, Man., April 30 — Traffic accidents, heart attacks and cancer have bereaved many families in the Winkler community during the past two months and given death a rich harvest. Ten funerals have been held here this month.
In March Rev. J. J. Siemens, 75, died suddenly of a heart attack. Also dead of a heart attack is Jacob Loewen, former bandmaster and business man here. In mid-March J. P. Hoeppner, 58, was fatally injured in a traffic accident and J. A. Loewen, farmer, passed away after several heart attacks.
In April Annie Nikkel, 28, and Frank Loewen, 17, two high school students, were called in death. Annie suffered a stroke and Frank was the victim of a two-car collision.
During this month Peter H. C. Penner, 62, died in the hospital here following a blood clot that developed after some major surgery for a gall-stone condition. H. J. Janzen, 70, pioneer business man in town , was ready for work Friday morning and was dead of a heart attack by 9:00 o'clock. He will be buried today. Nettie Letkeman, 19,was buried yesterday, her death brought on by an attack of pneumonia. She is survived by her mother.
Mrs. G. G. Siemens, 47, will be buried tomorrow, May 1. She died of cancer. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, (a member of the collegiate staff here), and three children; Reynold Siemens, the well-known cellist of Toronto; Lloyd, a high school teacher at Miami, Manitoba; and a young daughter enrolled in kindergarten.