Author: Berliner

Weekend Accidents Claim 7 Lives

At least seven people lost their lives accidentally in Manitoba during the weekend, including five people who were killed in a traffic accident early Saturday morning.

Winnipeg Free Press, June 24, 1974

At least seven people lost their lives accidentally in Manitoba during the weekend, including five people who were killed in a traffic accident early Saturday morning.  Dead are:

Jennifer A. Stott, 18, of Niverville, Man.
Allan Regehr, 17 of Tourond, Man
Eric Hiebert, 24, of Niverville.
Donald Kehler, 18, of Ile des Chenes, Man.
Raymond J. Delorme, 21 of St. Pierre, Man.
Georgina Lilly Mason, 8, of Koostatak, Man.
John Conrehene, 7, of the Fort Alexander Reserve.

Miss Stott, Mr. Regehr, Mr. Hiebert, Mr. Kehler and Mr. Delorme were killed early Saturday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 59 about 1 ½ miles north of Ile des Chenes.

Mr. Delorme was alone in the car which he was driving; the other four were in the car driven by Mr. Regehr.

Two other passengers in the Regehr car – Candice Chand, 18, and Wayne Hiebert, 17, both of Niverville – were reported in fair condition at St. Boniface Hospital Monday.

The extent of their injuries was not revealed. Further information on the accident was not available.

Donald is the oldest son of Neil (Cornelius) & Agnes Kehler, Niverville, MB

Jacob H Kehler (1912-1972)

Following a short illness, Jacob Kehler of Red Lake, ON passed away at the age of 60 years on Tuesday August 29, 1972 at the Red Lake Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Kehler was born at Halbstadt, MB and was educated there. He lived in Manitoba until 1957 when he moved to Red Lake, ON. He was married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Friedensfeld in 1939 and was a member of the Red Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Red Lake Credit Union. He owned and operated Howey  Bay Restaurant in Red Lake. Continue reading “Jacob H Kehler (1912-1972)”

Herman John Ratzlaff (1904-1971)

Herman John Ratzlaff
Herman John Ratzlaff

Herman John Ratzlaff passed away August 17, 1971. He is survived by his wife, Anna Ethel (Penner) Ratzlaff, two children, Rayfield Glen Ratzlaff  and Marilyn J. Ratzlaff.

Herman married Anne 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. Continue reading “Herman John Ratzlaff (1904-1971)”

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht (1950-1970)

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht
Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht

Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht passed away tragically on April 13, 1970 by taking her own life. She had suffered with mental illness for the past 5 years.

She was survived by her parents Elizabeth and Edwin Giesbrecht, her sister Valerie, her grandmother Susan Wieler, and her grandfather George F. Giesbrecht. She was predeceased by her brother Walter, Grandpa Henry Wieler, and Grandma Elizabeth Giesbrecht.

Brenda was a gentle kind spirit. She loved to sing duets with her sister. She was an avid reader and did extremely well in school until she became ill. Continue reading “Brenda Elizabeth Giesbrecht (1950-1970)”

Henry Unger Wieler (1894-1970)

Henry Unger Wieler
Henry Unger Wieler

Henry Unger Wieler, beloved husband of Susanna (nee Kehler), passed away March 13, 1970 in Steinbach, MB. Henry was born in Eigenhof, near Steinbach on November 21, 1894. He married Susanna Kehler on July 14, 1918 in Chortitz, Manitoba.

Continue reading “Henry Unger Wieler (1894-1970)”

Aron Schultz Kehler (1889-1968)

Aron S Kehler
Aron S Kehler

Aron Schultz Kehler was born in Hochfeld, the third son, fourth child of the Berliner Kehlers. Like the others, grew up in the family farm in Ebenfeld.

On November 28, 1911, Aron married Elizabeth Hiebert of Hochfeld. It was a fruitful marriage that produced seven boys and four girls and lasted 56 years.

In spite of being overweight and a lifetime of heavy smoking, gruelling labour, Aron outlived all but one younger brother (Henry) and one sister (Susan). Continue reading “Aron Schultz Kehler (1889-1968)”

Cornelius S Kehler (1904-1968)

Cornelius S Kehler
Cornelius S Kehler

Suddenly on Wednesday, March 27, 1968, at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg, Cornelius S. Kehler, beloved husband of Frieda Kehler, 348 Centennial Street, aged 63 years.

Funeral service 1:00pm Saturday, March 30, 1968 at the Christian Fellowship Chapel, 465 Osborne Street at Brandon Avenue, the Rev. Frank Koop officiating.

Interment in the family plot, Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Gardiner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Cornelius S Kehler - Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, MB
Cornelius S Kehler – Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, MB

Peter S. Kehler (1896-1968)

Peter S Kehler
Peter S Kehler

Peter S. Kehler: entrepreneur and minister; born 1 January 1896 in Ebenfeld, Manitoba, to Jacob K. and Elisabeth H. (Schultz) Kehler, as the eighth of 14 children in the family.

On 12 August 1923, he married Katharina Blatz (1900-1991) in Eigengrund (later called Hanover), Manitoba. The couple had 12 children, one of whom died young. Peter died on 11 February 1968 in Mitchell, Manitoba. Because the family was so large, he lived with an aunt and uncle from the age of four until he was ten years old. While he was there, he learned how to play the harmonica, sparking a lifelong interest in music. Later in life, Continue reading “Peter S. Kehler (1896-1968)”