Canadian Mennonite
Volume 12, No. 9
April 28, 2008

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

Births/Adoptions

Balzer—Owen Nicholas Eldon (b. Feb. 3, 2008), to Ian Balzer and Lauren Woodcock, Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite, Ont.

Cairns—Calvin James (b. March 29, 2008), to Carrie Snyder and Kevin Cairns, Erb Street Mennonite, Waterloo, Ont.

Dyck—Michaela Heather (b. April 2, 2008), to Alan and Amy (Thom) Dyck, Leamington United Mennonite, Ont.

Funk—Alexander Dietrich (b. April 2, 2008), to Cameron and Linda Funk, Douglas Mennonite, Winnipeg.

Funk—Turner Jacob Clark (b. Jan. 17, 2008), to Jason and Michelle Funk, Laird Mennonite, Sask.

Riedl—Elliott David (b. July 18, 2007), to Dave and Kristy Riedl, Calvary Church, Ayr, Ont.

Ropp—Ava Gloria (b. April 1, 2008), to Nicole and Ryan Ropp, East Zorra Mennonite, Tavistock, Ont.

Baptisms

Craig Friesen—Osler Mennonite, Sask., March 23, 2008.

Pieter Van Der Kruis—Vineland United Mennonite, Ont., April 6, 2008.

Doug Roeder, Evan Shantz, Diane Worgan—Calvary Church, Ayr, Ont., July 8, 2007.

Marriages

Goerzen/Pross—Michael Goerzen and Kayla Pross, Bergthal Mennonite, Didsbury, Alta., March 29, 2008.

Deaths

Bechtel—Ruth (nee Snyder), 79 (b. Oct. 25, 1928; d. April 6, 2008), Wanner Mennonite, Cambridge, Ont.

Friesen—Jacob, 82 (b. Jan. 26, 1926; d. March 12, 2008), Vineland United Mennonite, Ont.

Froese—Margaret (nee Brown), 76 (b. Oct. 1, 1931; d. Jan. 9, 2008), West Abbotsford Mennonite, B.C.

Krahn—Agatha (nee Redekop), 97 (b. Oct. 7, 1910; d. March 29, 2008), North Kildonan Mennonite, Winnipeg.

Reimer—William, 66 (b. Jan. 14, 1942; d. March 11, 2008), Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite, Ont.

Ropp—Stanley, 83 (b. March 10, 1925; d. April 1, 2008), East Zorra Mennonite, Tavistock, Ont.

Schowalter—Hanna (nee Cornelsen) (d. Feb. 27, 2008), Sherbrooke Mennonite, Vancouver, B.C.

Snyder—Sheila, 54 (b. Feb. 28, 1954; d. March 28, 2008), St. Jacobs Mennonite, in Kamloops, B.C.

Spenler—Erma (nee Schultz), 78 (b. March 14, 1929; d. March 5, 2008), Poole Mennonite, Ont.

Unger—Helen (nee Sawatzky), 87 (b. March 5, 1921; d. March 28, 2008), North Kildonan Mennonite, Winnipeg.

Van Zandwyk—Luella, 74 (b. Feb. 7, 1934; d. April 2, 2008), Zurich Mennonite, Ont.