Canadian Mennonite
Volume 10, No. 13
June 26, 2006

Canadian Mennonite welcomes transitions announcements within four months of the event. Please send all Transitions announcements by e-mail to transitions@canadianmennonite.org, including the congregation name and location. When sending death notices, please include birth date and last name at birth (if available), in addition to date of death.

Births/Adoptions

Bergen—to Stephanie and Adam, Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg, a son, Maxwell Christopher, May 27.

Bruneau—to Cynthia and Vernon, Pleasant Point Mennonite, Clavet, Sask., a daughter, Reese Kathrina, May 29.

Day—to Peggy Zehr and Clark, Waterloo North Mennonite, Ont., a daughter, Tessa Ann, April 4.

Klassen—to Brenda and Bert, Nutana Park Mennonite, Saskatoon, a son, Thomas Franklin, Jan. 17.

Thiessen—to Sharon and Peter, Waterloo North Mennonite, Ont., twins (boy and girl), Sasha Loewen and Anara Loewen, May 6.

Vincent—to Brandi and Rudi, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont., a son, James Edward Frederick, April 3.

Wall—to Tammy and Warren, Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., a son, Cale Jacob, May 16.

Wiebe—to Anita Krause and Tom, Valleyview Mennonite, London, Ont., a son, Leo Thomas, April 9.

Wiebe—to Leanne and Ryan, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., a son, Ryan Nicolas, March 30.

Baptisms

Altona Bergthaler Mennonite, Man.—Andrea Friesen, Mark Friesen, Stephanie Friesen, May 28.

Coaldale Mennonite, Alta.—Mark Willms, Aaron Janzen, June 4.

Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg—Leah Regehr, Nikita Klassen, Daniel Epp, June 4.

Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont.—Aurelia Rusu, June 4.

Hope Mennonite, North Battleford, Sask.—Russell Bligh, June 4.

Laird Mennonite, Sask.—Lynsey Dawn Epp, June 4.

Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite, Man.—Tina Giesbrecht, Nettie Giesbrecht, Terry Ginter, Heather Friesen, Geraldine Brown, Jeryn Peters, Jesse Sawatzky, Vicky Blatz, Dulanney Blatz, June 4.

Nutana Park Mennonite, Saskatoon—Alina Balzer-Peters, June 4.

Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man.—Jason Braun, Kristin Braun, Derek Braun, June 4.

Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite, Man.—Trevor Janz, Stephanie Janz, Alana Paetkau, Chris Janz, June 4.

Rosthern Mennonite, Sask.—Dustin Dyck, Wendy Luitjens, June 11.

Marriages

Brubacher-Gottwald—Jeremy and Wendy, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont., May 6.

Derksen-Kehler—Dan and Tracy, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., April 29.

Hines-Nighswander—Jonathan and Kristen, Hawkesville Mennonite, Ont., May 20.

Janzen-Paetkau—Richard and Shari, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont., May 13.

Kroeker-Block—Peter and Alvina, Sargent Ave. Mennonite, Winnipeg, June 3.

MacLaurin-Klassen—Ian and Rebecca, Mount Royal Mennonite, Saskatoon, June 3.

Schlegel-Greenall—Tobin (East Zorra Mennonite, Tavistock, Ont.) and Erin, at Vineland, Ont., June 2.

Siemens-Rempel—Bob and Jessica, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., April 8.

Smith-Friesen—Dexter and Marianne, Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite, Laird, Sask., at CMU, Winnipeg, May 21.

Deaths

Burkhardt—Erlene (Cressman), 87, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont., May 2.

Froese—Abram (Abe) J., 81 (b. April 19, 1924), Bethel Mennonite, Winnipeg, April 18.

Harder—Henry, 91, Nutana Park Mennonite, Saskatoon, April 14.

Heide—Jacob J., 87 (b. Oct. 31, 1918), Bethel Mennonite, Winnipeg, March 22.

Hildebrand—Elizabeth, 91, Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., May 12.

Martens—Cathleen Marie of Winnipeg, 28 (b. Nov. 24, 1977), Altona Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., May 22.

Martin—Elton, 90, Hawkesville Mennonite, Ont., May 23.

Rempel—Arthur, 81 (b. Jan. 15, 1925), Bethel Mennonite, Winnipeg, Feb. 16.

Snider—Mabel, 95, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont., May 22.

Suderman—David Edward, 75 (b. Nov. 19, 1930), Bethel Mennonite, Winnipeg, May 2.

Suderman—Kay, 79 (b. Oct. 24, 1926), Bethel Mennonite, Winnipeg, Jan. 11.

Unrau—Walter, 85, Nutana Park Mennonite, Saskatoon, May 9.