Monthly Archives: August 2009

Glen Kehler

Uncle Cornelius (Neil) S. Kehler was asked to go to Churchill MB, to build a service station that would have two 10,000 gallon underground gas tanks. In a place like Churchill, this is a tricky task since there is either rock or sand under the surface, and the timing of the excavation must be very accurate, coinciding with the outgoing tide.  This was a task he wanted to tackle and get it over with. The tanks and a large backhoe were on site, with the added advantage of the 20 hour a day, continuous sunshine – all was set to go. (more…)

Glen Kehler

Of all the Berliner Kehler’ children, David and Johan were the closest of all the brothers, and they visited each other on a regular basis. When John & Annie went to visit David & Helen Kehlers’ farm, the children would pile into the back of the car and off they’d go.

The antics were mostly the same, when John, Annie and their clan would arrive on the David Kehler yard.  David and his family would be waiting outside. John would slow the car down and would step out, while the car was still rolling to a stop. (more…)

Peter A Kehler

Thanks so much for visiting the website and supporting the momentous occasion, the unveiling of the Berliner Kehler Clan book that the cousins have been working on for some time now,  and also for allowing me to share with you very briefly on the  subject: “Faith of our Fathers”.

Al Reimer, Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg

 By Julienne Isaacs, ChristianWeek.org 

Al Reimer’s fiction pushes boundaries while clinging to tradition

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Henry P. Kehler, Ed H Friesen -1959

by The Mitchell CMC, courtesy of the CMC Chronicle

On the evening of August 10, 1959, twenty-seven year old Henry P. Kehler went back to the jobsite he was working at Barkman Concrete, to pick up his jacket, which he had forgotten.

He walked along a forming wall, something he did all the time. However, this time the forming wall gave way and Henry fell head first, his body twisted in the air and he landed on his back; a 3-4 foot piece of rebar piercing through his back and protruding out through his abdomen.

As Henry lay on the ground, the rebar through his body, he called out to God for help and relief. God granted his prayer, and he says the pain was much more bearable from that point on.

In 1959, there was no Medicare, so a group of construction workers put money together to help pay for Henry’s medical expenses of approximately $1,000. The amount accumulated until Ed H. Friesen presented him with $877.55. (more…)