Abe received his initial schooling in a one-room schoolhouse, and then his high school in Coaldale, Alta. Feeling the call to church ministry, he then attended MB Bible College for …
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Elsie gave her life to Jesus as a teenager. After business college, she worked as a bookkeeper at Canadian Co-operative Implements and General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC). She attended Pacific …
Karolyn’s early years were filled with regular family gatherings, piano lessons, church activities, and family camping trips. Childhood was full of joy. She graduated from Eden Christian College in Virgil, …
As a toddler, Mary spent 2 years in the Belgian Congo (now DR Congo), where her parents were missionaries. When Mary’s father pastored the MB church in Yarrow, B.C., she …
Erna died at 89, in Vancouver, in the loving embrace of her husband of 61 years, Dr. John D. Friesen, with their children by her side. Her grandchildren will treasure …
Peter was born in a sod house in Pilot Butte, Sask., but grew up in Regina. Growing up during the depression was tough, but he loved to tell stories of …
Colin lived out his values and beliefs by supporting and loving others in a myriad of ways. He was deeply committed to his faith and family. After graduating from University …
George was born in a Mennonite community in Ukraine. After his father was taken to a labour camp in Siberia, George made the trek across Europe, the Atlantic, and Canada …
Abe grew up during the harsh Stalin years of the 1930s. Along with his mother and siblings, he fled from the Soviet Union in 1943 and settled in Poland. His …
Liese was born in Communist-occupied Ukraine, where her family had to pray in secret. She went to school for 5 years: the first 2 in German, 3 in Russian. She …
Clara was the third of 5 children. After elementary school in North Poplar and the Abbotsford Airport Barracks, she completed high school at Mennonite Educational Institute, Abbotsford, B.C., where she …
Wally grew up with two older and two younger sisters. He attended Coaldale Bible School before the family moved to Edmonton in 1957. His parents founded a home church that …
When Frank was under a year, his family immigrated to Stouville, Ont. Frank found school challenging. He had headaches from short-sightedness, stomach aches from nervousness, and problems with bullies. He …
June grew up near Kronsgart, Man., attending Rosewell School and Kronsgart MB Church – where she was baptised as a teenager. Her faith in her Saviour and desire to follow …
Walter grew up in a loving family and in MB church community in Springstein and Brandon, Man. He accepted Jesus as Saviour at 15. In 1946, the family relocated to …