Transitions 8-12

Births/adoptions

Bender—to Jeanette and Todd, East Zorra Mennonite, Tavistock, Ont., a daughter, Fayth Brianna, May 28.

Dueck—to Amy and Mike, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Emmit Michael, Apr. 12.

Epp—to Heidi and Wade, Laird Mennonite, Sask., twins, Lyndon Gary and Hayley Jeanne, Mar. 13.

Epp—to Karen and Dwight, Peace Mennonite, Richmond, B. C., a daughter, Miranda Joy Katherine, Jan. 1.

Ezekial—to Helen and Ab, Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite, Ont., a daughter, Ellery Elizabeth, May 26.

Friesen—to Diane and Kevin, of Langley, B.C., Tiefengrund Mennonite, Laird, Sask., a son, Samuel Nathan, May 17.

Harder—to Michelle and Tim, of Seattle, Washington, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., a son, Noah Roger, May 1.

Koop—to Anita and Darryl, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Riley Darryl, Mar. 2

Matheson—to Cathy (Janzen) and Brent, First Mennonite, Kitchener, Ont., a daughter, Lauren Andrea, Feb. 4.

Neufeld—to Lisa and Andy, Whitewater Mennonite, Boissevain, Man., a daughter, Erika Taylor, Jan. 14.

Pauls—to Treena and Dan, Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Adam John, May 8.

Payne—adopted by Marcia and Richard, Salem Mennonite, Tofield, Alta., a daughter, Bethany Dawn, born Apr. 16.

Penner—to Lisa and Weldon, Fort Garry Mennonite, Winnipeg, Man., a son, Mason Zachary, May 7.

Smit—to Rachel and Eryn, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Calvin Hendrik Thomas, May 19.

Marriages

Giesbrecht-Wall—Jake and Tina, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, May 22.

Janzen-Ukrainetz—Bob and Donna (Dalmeny Bible Church), Osler Mennonite, Sask., Mar. 20.

Matthews-Roth—Kris and Krista, East Zorra Mennonite, Tavistock, Ont., May 29.

Strickland-Epp—Richard and Rita, Vineland United Mennonite, Mar. 20.

Wiens-Beyer—Brent (not Chris as listed May 3) and Jessica, Bethany Mennonite, Virgil, Ont., Apr. 16.

Deaths

Banmann—Agatha, 81, First Mennonite, Calgary, Alta., May 17.

Bowman—Andrew, 87, Breslau Mennonite, Ont., May 27.

Dyck—Esther (Plett), 90, Clearbrook Mennonite, Abbotsford, B.C., May 23.

Friesen—John, 77, Mennonite Church of Vernon, B.C., May 8.

Friesen—Mary, 75, Coaldale Mennonite, Alta., May 12.

Friesen—Mary, 76, Winkler Bergthaler, Man., May 22.

Harder—Catherine (Tina), 90, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., May 26.

Janzen—Helen, 91, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., May 25.

Loewen—Helen (Ens), 59, Sherbrooke Mennonite, Vancouver, B.C., May 26.

Metzger—Joseph, 96, Floradale Mennonite, Ont., April 18.

Nickel—Karl Heinrich, 82, Niagara United Mennonite, Ont., May 16.

Penner—Heinrich, 76, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., Apr. 15.

Petkau—Abe, 78, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., Mar. 7.

Schmitt—Daniel, 94, First Mennonite, Kitchener, Ont., May 20.

Schmitt—Lillian Matilda, 91, First Mennonite, Kitchener, Ont., May 21.

Wideman—Barbara, 96, Salem Mennonite, Tofield, Alta., Apr. 16.

Wideman—Mary, 84, Floradale Mennonite, Ont., May 5.

Baptisms

Blumenort Mennonite, Gretna, Man.—Cornie Bueckert, Helen Ens, Amanda Gerbrandt, Jodi Hildebrandt, Ashley Penner, Kristen Peters, Maury Peters, Pam Peters, Paul Peters, Ken Rempel, Rachelle Rempel, May 16.

Carman Mennonite, Man.—Carly Enns, Misty Enns, Kelly Enns, Leah Jeffers, Stacie Letkeman, Philip Wieler, May 30.

Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg, Man.—Chris Dasch, Jeremy Kroeker, May 30.

Emmanuel Mennonite, Abbotsford, B.C.—Megan Braun, Mike Currie, Sam Dueckman, Trevor Klassen,
Colby Redekop, Miriam Shrimpton, Marty Thiessen, Alfred Younis, May 30.

Grace Mennonite, Regina, Sask.—Justus Zimmerly, Victor Penner, May 30.

Hamilton Mennonite, Ont.—Ashleigh Tomlinson, Christopher Skeoch, Haydee Bayona Ortiz, May 30.

Mennonite Fellowship of Rosthern, Sask.—Jason Fehr, Kristen Fehr, May 30.

Niagara United Mennonite, Ont.—Mark Bergen, Justine Tissen, Daniel Froese, Daniel Kulchar, Cory Goerzen, Gary Friesen, May 30.

Osler Mennonite, Sask.—Donna Janzen, May 30.

Sherbrooke Mennonite, B.C.—Mark William Regier, May 30.

Vineland United Mennonite, Ont.—Aaron Janzen, Laura Moyer, May 30.

Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite, Ont.—Melinda Goertz, May 30.

Whitewater Mennonite, Boissevain, Man.—Conrad Klassen, Angela Neufeld, May 30.

Winkler Bergthaler, Man.—Luke Liu, Wes Reimer, Anita Toews, Viktor Toews, Tim Wiebe, May 30.

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