Walter grew up on a farm near Greenfarm, Sask. He attended Herbert Bible School and a year of auto body mechanic training in Moose Jaw, Sask. While he and Wilma …
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Lena was all about relationships; her most important one was with Jesus. Her family immigrated to Canada when she was 15. Lena referred to her late teen years as her …
Margaret spent a happy childhood on the farm south of Lena, Man. She began her education at the Plum Hollow School and then graduated from Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, Man., …
As a youth, Harold drove tractors, trucks and machinery on the farm. He won blue ribbon prizes at 4H. He loved to play hockey and got a team going at …
Dave became a Christian at 16. In his teens, he began a career in beekeeping. Dave planted his dad’s crop the year his father died. Dave ran both the apiary …
Catherine grew up in Winnipeg. Her father died when she was 11. In 1946, her mother remarried and moved the family to a farm in Greendale, B.C. Catherine and Jacob …
Helen worked hard on the farm in Abbotsford, B.C. She completed Grade 9 at Philip Sheffield School. She worked as a clerk at Modern Markets. Helen and David raised their …
John moved to Regina where he met and married Eva. He earned a bachelor of social work from University of Regina. The family moved to Coaldale, Alta., in 1998. John’s …
Viola began school in Main Centre, Sask. The family moved to B.C. in 1940. Viola graduated from Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) in Abbotsford and normal school in Vancouver. She taught …
Miranda grew up on a farm in Aldergrove, B.C., where she learned to work hard. She graduated from Mennonite Educational Institute, Abbotsford, B.C. Miranda and her children continued the family …
Betty worked at a dry good store and attended Eden High School, Virgil, Ont. After their marriage, Betty and John moved to Winnipeg and worked as janitors at MB Collegiate …
Mary’s mother died when Mary was three. Her father remarried. In 1926, because of the Russian revolution, the family immigrated to Canada, settling near Manitou, Man. At 11, after attending an evangelistic …
Maria’s family immigrated to Fernheim, Paraguay, in 1929. Six months after arriving in Friedensruh No. 6, Maria’s father died of typhus. Maria’s grandparents moved in. Through their and her mother’s …
After leaving Russia, Aganetha’s family spent 4 years in China before immigrating to Brazil. There she met Abram, and they owned businesses and raised cattle. Aganetha and Abram immigrated to …