Canadian Mennonite
Volume 11, No. 02
January 22, 2007

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

Ankersmit—to Shana and Greg, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., a daughter, Reese Mackenzie, Oct. 14.

Awad Lobe—to Tamara and Greg, Waterloo North Mennonite, Ont., a son, Elias Gregory, Dec. 25.

Brenneman—to Jenny and Brad, Maple View Mennonite, Wellesley, Ont., a daughter, Hayley Christine, Dec. 28.

Dyck—to Shannon and Henry, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Griffin Alexander, Oct. 19.

Friesen—to Leanne and Daryl, Hamilton Mennonite, Ont., a daughter, Sabrina Elise, Dec. 8.

Giesbrecht—to Sara and Abe, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Curtis James, Nov. 16.

Hiebert—to Rachel and Stan, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., a son, Rylan Carter, Dec. 10.

Klassen—to Jennifer and Sheldon, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., a daughter, Kate Emily, Oct. 19.

Martens-Funk—to Christy and Carl, Osler Mennonite, Sask., a son, Braden Henry, Dec. 6.

Martin—to Christiane and Alan, St. Agatha Mennonite, Ont., a son, Matthew Timothy, Nov. 14.

Neufeld—to Jen and Sheldon, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., a son, Carson Wade, Dec. 23.

Recker—to Elisa and Chad, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Benjamin Paul, Oct. 6.

Sharma—to Laurie and Sandeep, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., a son, Kiran Seth, Nov. 23.

Thiessen—to Sandi and Brian, First Mennonite, Edmonton, a son, Jonah Jacob, Dec. 3.
Unger—to Wendy and Henry, Steinbach Mennonite, Man., a son, Kalan Sebastian, Nov. 28.

Venne—to Susan and Gordon, Pleasant Point Mennonite, Clavier, Sask., a daughter, Cheyenne Mary, Dec. 11.

Wasilewski—to Sheri and Gary, Fort Garry Mennonite, Winnipeg, a daughter, Jori Ashe, Dec. 21.

Wiebe—to Jaimie and Peter, First Mennonite, Burns Lake, B.C., a son, Noah Samuel, Nov. 26.

Wiens—to Candice (Schoenfelder Mennonite, St. Francois Xavier, Man.) and Toban (Glenlea Mennonite), a daughter, Finely Annika, Dec. 12.

Baptisms

Floradale Mennonite, Ont.—Scott Bauman, Dustin Bowman, Kevin Bowman, Jon Greenwood, Amanda Martin, Christina Martin, Kaitlyn Martin, Corey Martin, Jolene Shoemaker, Garrett Shoemaker, Caleb Redekop, Dec. 17.

Rouge Valley Mennonite, Markham, Ont.—Trisha Niemeyer, Kimberly Harder, Dec. 24.

Steinbach Mennonite, Man.—Delwin Krahn, Dec. 3; Char Babel, Kristen Dueck, Tyler Dyck, Lottie Ginter, Dec. 17.

Marriages

Gammon-Tomlinson—Braden and Jessica, Hamilton Mennonite, Ont., June 3.

Janzen-Neufeld—John and Mary, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Oct. 14.

Matava-Good—Clive and Rachelle (Wilmot Mennonite, New Hamburg, Ont.), in Zimbabwe, Dec. 30.

Schellenberg-McDougall—Harold (Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg) and Shannon, in Winnipeg, Oct. 14.

Schmidt-Allison—Greg and Nicole, North Leamington Uni-ted Mennonite, Ont., Nov. 15.

Schroeder-Enoki—Philip (Avon Mennonite, Stratford, Ont.) and Saori, in Kitakyushu, Japan, Oct. 29.

Segedin-Dick—Richard and Lyndsey, North Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Dec. 23.

Wiebe-Reimer—Thomas and Andrea, Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., Sept. 17.

Wongsuna-Pawong—Suban and Chumpi, North Leamington United Mennonite, Dec. 16.

Deaths

Arnel—Ruth (nee Bender), 71 (b. Jan. 5, 1935), Nairn Mennonite, Ailsa Craig, Ont., Dec. 3.

Cressman—Glennys, 83, of Hamilton, Ont., Bloomingdale Mennonite, Ont., Oct. 25.

Ediger—Ernst, 77, Niagara United Mennonite, Ont., Jan. 7.

Falk—Henry, 80, First Mennonite, Saskatoon, Dec. 27.

Fehr—Helen, 78, Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite, Man., Dec. 18.

Fehr—Helen, 94, Zion Mennonite, Swift Current, Sask., Nov. 8.

Fischer—Lena, 76, North Leamington United Mennonite, Dec. 7.

Fransen—Lena, 87, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., Oct. 30.

Frey—Martin, 92 (b. Oct. 2, 1914), Floradale Mennonite, Ont., Dec. 16.

Froese—Helen Susie, 69 (b. May 14, 1937), Nutana Park Mennonite, Saskatoon, Dec. 13.

Funkenhauser—Joseph, 81, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Nov. 6.

Heese—Agatha, 94 (b. Sept. 12, 1912), Elim Mennonite, Grunthal, Man., Dec. 5.

Heinrichs—Abe, 89, Zion Mennonite, Swift Current, Sask., Nov. 28.

Hoffman—Wendy (nee Parr), 59 (b. June 29, 1947), Breslau Mennonite, Ont., Nov. 8.

Janzen—Margaret, 91, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Oct. 6.

Klassen—Annie, 90, Zion Mennonite, Swift Current, Sask., Dec. 8.

Lichty—Abner, 79, Maple View Mennonite, Wellesley, Ont., Nov. 13.

Nikkel—Katie, 72 (b. Feb. 24, 1934), Elim Mennonite, Grunthal, Man., Dec. 10.

Peters—Anne (nee Quiring), Zion Mennonite, Swift Current, Sask., Dec. 14.

Ratzlaff—Lorne Arthur, 78, Zoar Mennonite, Waldheim, Sask., Dec. 29.

Riekman—Linda (nee Dueck), 80 (b. May 21, 1926), Eigenheim Mennonite, Rosthern, Sask., Nov. 23.

Rempel—Kaethe, 84, Sargent Ave. Mennonite, Winnipeg, Dec. 8.

Rogalski—Paul, 59, Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., Nov. 4.

Ruby—Lydia, 94, First Mennonite, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 1.

Sawatzky—John, 67, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Oct. 2.

Schwartzentruber—Elmer, 97 (b. April 17, 1909), Steinmann Mennonite, Baden, Ont., Dec. 21.

Snider—Clifford, 103, First Mennonite, Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 20.

Striemer—Carl C., 86, Zoar Mennonite, Waldheim, Sask., Dec. 17.

Tiessen—Brian, 35, North Leamington United Mennonite, Nov. 24.

Tiessen—John N., 84, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont., Sept. 28.

Toews—Frank, 93, Zion Mennonite, Swift Current, Sask./Emmaus Mennonite, Wymark, Sask., Nov. 25.

Voth—John, 94 (b. Dec. 11, 1911), Steinbach Mennonite, Man., Nov. 24.

Wiens—Vera, 79, Bethany Mennonite, Virgil, Ont., Dec. 17.

Zehr—Edna, 95, Maple View Mennonite, Wellesley, Ont., Oct. 30.