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Voices Of The Prairies

By the blue-tinged light of an early winter dawn, farmers meet at Edgar’s*, a popular restaurant in Steinbach, Manitoba, to sip coffee and catch up on the news.

Condensed Excerpt, Imperial Oil Review by Andrew Allentuck – as printed in the Reader’s Digest 1992

By the blue-tinged light of an early winter dawn, farmers meet at Edgar’s*, a popular restaurant in Steinbach, Manitoba, to sip coffee and catch up on the news. Outside, their diesel trucks idle in the cold. Inside, the substantial and the trivial of country life is the morning’s gossip. The men wear their caps, each with the trademark of a seed company, a tractor maker or a rural co-operative. They joke about their endless concerns over prices of the harvest past and insects of the summer to come. They pour over the local weekly, The Carillon, reading and discussing stories of town meetings and new hay balers with the intensity of physicists analyzing new theories. Continue reading “Voices Of The Prairies”

Katharina Blatz Kehler (1900-1991)

Monday, October 21, 1991 at the Rest Haven Nursing Home, Steinbach, Mrs. Katherina Kehler, aged 91 years, of Steinbach.

Funeral service will be held Thursday, October 24, 2pm from the Chortitzer Mennonite Church in Steinbach with Rev. Bill Hildebrandt and Rev. Stan Kehler officiating. Interment will follow in the Steinbach Memorial Cemetery. Friends may pay their last respects at Loewen Funeral Chapel Wednesday from 7-8 pm, and at the church prior to the service. A devotional will be held Wednesday at 8pm at Loewen Funeral Chapel. Continue reading “Katharina Blatz Kehler (1900-1991)”

A Tribute to Al Reimer on his “Retirement”

as printed in the Journal of Mennonite Studies Vol. 9, 1991

Readers of this journal are well acquainted with the writings of Al Reimer. In addition to contributing a number of articles on Mennonite literature – his fifth appears in this issue – he has been a member of the Journal’s editorial committee since its inception in 1983 and has evaluated and edited a large number of the papers that have been accepted for publication. Because of this important role, and his larger literary contribution to the Mennonite community, he was recently invited to be co-editor of the Journal. Continue reading “A Tribute to Al Reimer on his “Retirement””

Annie Wieler Kehler (1901-1991)

Peacefully Sunday morning, April 28, 1991 at the Steinbach Rest Haven, Annie Kehler, aged 90 years, of Steinbach passed away.

Born to Henry and Helen Wieler of Clearspring, March 23, 1901, Mother attended the Steinbach School. In 1920 Mother was baptized in the CMC Church and in 1921 married John S. Kehler. They shared 40 years of joys and sorrows. Mother and Dad lived in southeast Saskatchewan until 1930 at which time they moved to Steinbach where Dad started his own business in which Mother was a great help. Mother’s door was always open and her table was always set for friends and relatives. Continue reading “Annie Wieler Kehler (1901-1991)”

Jason Shaun Giesbrecht (1970-1990)

Jason was born on May 10, 1970 to Debbie (nee Dueck) and Ben Giesbrecht at the Steinbach Bethesda Hospital. He was educated in Steinbach and graduated in 1988.

Jason was baptized upon confession of his faith on June 28, 1987. The following is his testimony at the time of his application for baptism:

“As many people around here know, I have grown up in a Christian home; so, have not found it hard to follow the Lord. I became a Christian at an early age of eight one day after DVBS. I have had many ups and downs, but my hardest trial so far had been high school. Continue reading “Jason Shaun Giesbrecht (1970-1990)”

Katharina Wieler Kehler Stoesz (1893-1989)

Katharina Stoesz was born May 27, 1893 at Chortitz (Randolph), Manitoba. Her parents were Henry P and Helen Wieler.

She passed away Tuesday, August 1, at 6:45 pm at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Steinbach. She reached the age of 96 years, two months and 5 days.

She was baptized in the Chortitzer Church where she stayed a member with a very strong faith.

November 2, 1914 she was married to George S Kehler by the Rev. Johann Schroeder of Ebenfeld. Continue reading “Katharina Wieler Kehler Stoesz (1893-1989)”

Agatha Peters Kehler (1907-1989)

Agatha Kehler, nee Peters passed away July 28, 1989 in Steinbach, MB. Born Agatha Peters, in Reichenbach, MB on April 16, 1907. On July 27, 1927, she married Rev. Henrich S. Kehler, who predeceased her on June 18, 1983.

Funeral service will be held on August 2, 1989 at the Mitchell CMC with burial at the Steinbach Memorial Cemetery. Continue reading “Agatha Peters Kehler (1907-1989)”

Susanna S Wieler (1897-1988)

Susan S Kehler Wieler — Susanna S Kehler Wieler

Susanna S Wieler, born April 27, 1897 in Ebenfeld, MB to Jacob “Berliner” & Elisabeth Kehler, passed away on July 26, 1988 in Winnipeg, MB. She was predeceased by her husband Henry U. Wieler March 13, 1970.

The funeral service will be held on July 31, 1988 at the Steinbach CMC, with burial at the Steinbach Memorial Cemetery.

Continue reading “Susanna S Wieler (1897-1988)”

Helena Stoesz Kehler (1901-1988)

On July 12, 1988 at the Bethesda Hospital in Steinbach, Mrs. Helena Kehler, aged 87 years, of Steinbach, MB.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 18 at 2pm from the Chortitzer Mennonite Church in Steinbach with Rev. Bill Hildebrandt and Rev. H.K. Schellenberg officiating.

Interment will follow in the Steinbach Cemetery. Last respects may be paid at Loewen Funeral Chapel on Sunday from 7:00 to 8:00 pm and at the church prior to the service. Continue reading “Helena Stoesz Kehler (1901-1988)”

Rev. Peter J B Reimer (1902-1988)

After a brief illness, on January 11, 1988, while on a visit to Hawaii, Rev. Reimer, beloved husband of Marie Reimer of Rosenort, MB died peacefully in Honolulu, at the age of 85 years.

He was born in Steinbach on October 18, 1902, the youngest son in a pioneer family of five sons and five daughters. As a good student in somewhat delicate health, he received special permission from his church to attend high school and become a teacher. He began his teaching career in 1922 and retired in 1967, having taught in a total of 43 years in southern Manitoba schools. During those years, he earned his B.A. degree Continue reading “Rev. Peter J B Reimer (1902-1988)”