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... IN OUR EDUCATION
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MARY DUERKSEN
(1946-1947)
Miss Ella Klassen and Miss Mary Duerksen, 1946-47.
Jake and Ella (Klassen) Neufeld.
portunities to serve Him - up north at Pine Dock, Jake’s
first year of teaching; in Ontario, Ailsa Craig Boys’ Farm
where we both taught; then south to Mexico as teachers
and houseparents. These assignments were with MCC and
COM. We also enjoyed the camp programs we were able
to be involved with.
Jake and I were blessed with two daughters, Lynn,
now married to Rick Voth, living in Abbotsford, British
Columbia. Lynn is on staff at Columbia Bible College as an
instructor. Rick owns a construction company. They have
three daughters. Our second daughter, Lori, is married to
Dale Dueck who is senior pastor at EMMC in Winkler.
Lori is on staff at Garden Valley Collegiate. They have two
daughters and a son - our only grandson. Anne Marie is
our chosen daughter (a Down’s Syndrome). A lovely lady.
She was welcomed into our home twenty years ago and is
with me today.
On June 4, 1998, Jake was called home for his eternal
reward. Life, God gave us together, I’ll treasure forever!
To God be the honour and glory!
At present I’ve moved into a condominium. Some of
my activities are MCC, Meals on Wheels, Christian Women’s
Club, Bible Study, Outreach program for women from
Mexico, teaching a Sunday School adult class for mentally
challenged, travelling, gardening, handicrafts, and enjoying
family and friends.
HENRY FRIESEN
(1946-1947)
by Henry and Justina Friesen
We came to Kane from the Altona area in the summer
of 1946, to teach Grades IX to XI. Previous to that I had
been teaching Grades I to VIII in rural schools in the Altona
area.
During these twelve years of teaching in rural schools,
we raised our family of four children. Wilfred was ten,
Bernie eight, Reta five, and Walter three when we came to
Kane. The older boys were in the primary section of the
school. Reta had to wait until Easter to start her Kindergarten.
I was lucky in that the High School students were capable
of learning on their own. In fact they passed their
grades in all subjects with flying colors.
Besides having capable students, I remember two
things in particular. The school furnace was as old as the
school itself. It had big pipes leading to various rooms
from the jackets surrounding the heating units. The heating
unit was big enough to hold the four foot lengths of
cord wood, which were fed into the furnace. The fire had
to be rebuilt every morning at 6 o’clock. This meant I had
to get up early to have the rooms warm before the children
came to school.
The highlight of the year was a trip to the Whiteshell.
It took several cars to take all the High School students.
We spent several days in the area, boating, swimming and
playing games.