Anne Ethel Kehler Penner was born on August 19, 1907 to Abram and Maria (S Kehler) Penner. Anne’s mother Maria, passed away when Anne was only one and a half years old. Her father Abram (Abraham) Henry Penner then married Katherine Kroeker Klassen on February 3, 1910. Her father passed away from Typhoid Fever on November 19, 1920 in Medicine Hat, AB. Anne’s step-mother Katherine then married Abram’s younger brother, Henry S. Penner in November 1921.
Anne married Herman John Ratzlaff on December 9, 1925 in Herbert, Saskatchewan. In June of 1930, a son Rayfield Glen Ratzlaff was born, and in 1932 a daughter Marilyn J. Ratzlaff completed their family.
Anne Ratzlaff passed away January 14, 1986 in Oklahoma, and was laid to rest in the Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, Corn Washita County, Oklahoma USA.
There is some information that is incorrect as it relates to my Grandfather Abram (Abraham) Henry Penner. Abram and Maria had Anna Ethel and twin boys Jacob & Heinrich who died shortly after birth. My Grandfather survived Maria Schultz Kehler when she died in 1909. Then he married Katherine Kroeker Klassen on Feb 3 1910. My father Jacob Charlie Penner was born Jan 11, 1911. Abram H. Penner died Nov 19, 1920 of Typhoid fever in Medicine Hat, AB. My Grandmother then married Henry S. Penner (Abram’s younger brother) in Nov 1921.
The mention of a Jacob S. Penner is an incorrect assumption in this article.
Thank you for your information. We have corrected the Obituary to reflect this.