Anne Ethel Penner Ratzlaff (1907-1986)

Anne Ethel Ratzlaff
Anne Ethel Ratzlaff

Anne Ethel Kehler Penner was born on August 19, 1907 to Abram and Maria (S Kehler) Penner.  Anne’s  mother Maria, passed away when Anne was only one and a half years old. Her father Abram (Abraham) Henry Penner then married Katherine Kroeker Klassen on February 3, 1910. Her father passed away from Typhoid Fever  on November 19, 1920 in Medicine Hat, AB.   Anne’s step-mother Katherine then married Abram’s younger brother, Henry S. Penner in November 1921.

Anne married Herman John Ratzlaff on December 9, 1925 in Herbert, Saskatchewan. In June of 1930, a son Rayfield Glen Ratzlaff was born, and in 1932 a daughter Marilyn J. Ratzlaff completed their family. Continue reading “Anne Ethel Penner Ratzlaff (1907-1986)”

Herman John Ratzlaff (1904-1971)

Herman John Ratzlaff
Herman John Ratzlaff

Herman John Ratzlaff passed away August 17, 1971. He is survived by his wife, Anna Ethel (Penner) Ratzlaff, two children, Rayfield Glen Ratzlaff  and Marilyn J. Ratzlaff.

Herman married Anne on December 9, 1925 in Herbert, Saskatchewan.  In June of 1930, a son Rayfield Glen Ratzlaff was born, and in 1932 a daughter Marilyn J. Ratzlaff completed their family. Continue reading “Herman John Ratzlaff (1904-1971)”