Tag: April

Annie Wieler Kehler (1901-1991)

Annie Kehler
Annie Kehler

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)”

Henry M. Wieler Grunwald(1938-1986)

On April 24, 1986 at St. Boniface Hospital, Henry M. Grunwald, aged 48 years, of Winnipeg, beloved husband of Lena Grunwald.

Henry was born in Ste. Anne, MB on February 26, 1938. He was employed as a steel fabricator with Federal Pioneer Electric for the past 15 years. Continue reading “Henry M. Wieler Grunwald(1938-1986)”

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht (1950-1970)

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht
Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht passed away tragically on April 13, 1970 by taking her own life. She had suffered with mental illness for the past 5 years.

She was survived by her parents Elizabeth and Edwin Giesbrecht, her sister Valerie, her grandmother Susan Wieler, and her grandfather George F. Giesbrecht. She was predeceased by her brother Walter, Grandpa Henry Wieler, and Grandma Elizabeth Giesbrecht.

Brenda was a gentle kind spirit. She loved to sing duets with her sister. She was an avid reader and did extremely well in school until she became ill. Continue reading “Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht (1950-1970)”

Johann Schultz Kehler (1894-1962)

Johann S Kehler
Johann S Kehler

Johann Schultz Kehler: self-taught veterinarian; born on 5 May 1894 in Steinbach, Manitoba, to Jakob K. “Berliner” and Elizabeth H. (Schutz) Kehler. He was the sixth of 13 children in the family. Johann was baptized on 21 May 1918 in Chortitz, Manitoba. On 20 November 1921, he married Anna U. Wieler (1901-1991). The couple had 11 children, one of whom died young.

Johann grew up with his family in southern Manitoba at a time when agricultural communities were expanding. Contracting typhoid fever, severe arthritis, and sciatica as a young man, during the early 1930s, Continue reading “Johann Schultz Kehler (1894-1962)”