It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely death of Marjorie Anne Heinrichs of Rosenort, Manitoba. Marj passed away tragically November 9, 2010 at the age of 54.
Born March 2, 1956 in Morris, Manitoba to Sydney and Helen Reimer, Marj was the second eldest of six siblings, Daryl, Dan (Leslie), Kim (Cal), Peter and James (Christine).
She was raised in Rosenort in a house by the river. From an early age, Marj was a gifted story teller, never telling a boring story, always making them slightly more interesting by emphasizing the facts . Continue reading “Marjorie Anne Reimer Heinrichs (1956-2010)”
Mark Stafford Reimer born on April 25, 1953 passed away on August 25, 2010 in Calgary, AB.
Left to mourn his passing are his two children, Jamie and Megan, both of Calgary, AB, his parents, (Al) Elmer & Joan Reimer (Winnipeg, MB) and his siblings Cynthia Melanie Eeson, (Calgary, AB) and Curt Reimer (Winnipeg, MB).
A Tribute to Louise Olson, born Louise Vera Gladys Reimer, a Berliner Kehler
Too often we let our lives go by without making proper homage to the ones we love.
Louise (Reimer) Olson
A Tribute to Louise Olson, born Louise Vera Gladys Reimer, a Berliner Kehler
Too often we let our lives go by without making proper homage to the ones we love. I am taking this opportunity to share some memories and impressions of a very dear and special person to me – my grandma. Many times I have thanked God for giving me such a remarkable grandmother: she has taught me much, given me much.
My earliest memories of Grandmother begin when I was a young child growing up in southern Manitoba. Grandma and my family both lived on Boyne Street in Morris; being only a short distance away meant that we saw her quite often, sometimes more than once a day. There were also many days and nights when she hosted us youngsters. Continue reading “A Salute to Grandma”
It’s speculation perhaps, but if “Berliner” Kehler’s political favour rested within the boundaries of the Conservatives, how easily would he have crossed the room to support strong ties with that of his descendants?
In 1969, Ed Schreyer persuaded Elmer (Al) Reimer, 42, grandson of “Berliner” Kehler, to run in the La Verendrye riding, which included Steinbach. Al Reimer had respectable academic credentials, elevating NDP favour. While English Professor Al’s political career failed to get off the ground, his academic career was later deemed highly successful. This ad was found in The Carillon News, June 1969.
A talented opera singer desperate for the chance to attend school in far-off Toronto; a defiant soldier flaunting his uniform at a Sunday service; a little boy illegally watching a hockey game from a rinkside tree—no matter how they differ on the surface, many of the characters populating Al Reimer’s fiction have something in common.
Al Reimer’s fiction pushes boundaries while clinging to tradition
A talented opera singer desperate for the chance to attend school in far-off Toronto; a defiant soldier flaunting his uniform at a Sunday service; a little boy illegally watching a hockey game from a rinkside tree—no matter how they differ on the surface, many of the characters populating Al Reimer’s fiction have something in common. They are outsiders in a community bound by tight cultural and religious rules.
Suddenly on January 23, 2003 while at school, Andrew Siemens aged 12 years, precious son of Robert and Judy (nee Wiens) and brother of Jeremy and Carly. Andrew is also survived by his grandmothers, Charlotte Wiens and Lottie Siemens. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. at Rosenort EMC Church with interment in the church cemetery. Viewing on Monday, January 27 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Rosenort Fellowship Chapel and at the church prior to the service. Continue reading “Robert Andrew Shane Siemens (1991-2003)”
When Del Plett suggested I talk about growing up in Steinbach, I thought it would be an easy and enjoyable talk to prepare. With so many memories and materials to draw on, however, it wasn’t easy to decided what to include and what to leave out. Del had one other suggestion. “We want the Kehler side of your personality”, he said, “not the Reimer side.” I knew what he meant, of course. He wanted me to be lively and funny like my eight Kehler uncles, tell outrageous stories (Schnetteriete) and get you all rolling in the aisles.
Al Reimer
By Al Reimer
When Del Plett suggested I talk about growing up in Steinbach, I thought it would be an easy and enjoyable talk to prepare. With so many memories and materials to draw on, however, it wasn’t easy to decided what to include and what to leave out. Del had one other suggestion. “We want the Kehler side of your personality”, he said, “not the Reimer side.” I knew what he meant, of course. He wanted me to be lively and funny like my eight Kehler uncles, tell outrageous stories (Schnetteriete) and get you all rolling in the aisles.
The trouble is I’m not as funny as my Kehler uncles were (maybe there’s too much sober Reimer in me) and, also, they told their hilarious stories in private and opp Plautdietsch. So far as I know, none of them ever made a public speech, while I’m addressing a large, sophisticated audience and have to do it in English, which for a Mennonite of my generation is not nearly as good a language to be funny in as Low German is.
Elisabeth Schultz Kehler, with granddaughter Louise Kehler Reimer Olsen
by Al Reimer
Introduction.
The movements of history, as lived by human beings, are not neatly divided into hundred-year calendar segments called centuries, but run in uncontrolled waves like the sea, lapping at and overlapping each other. The Mennonite generation of my Grandma Kehler was in all essentials a nineteenth-century generation even though she and others like her lived well into the twentieth century.
Mennonite women of her generation lived utterly private domestic lives for the most part, spoke only Plautdietsch but also understood primitive church German, were schooled to suffer in silence, were endlessly resourceful in rearing their large families, including the inculcation of moral, ethical and spiritual values, and were unquestioningly devoted to their church and faith. They did not vote, were hardly aware that government existed, read only the German Bible and perhaps the Steinbach Post and had no direct contact with the “English” world outside the narrow confines of village, farm and community. Continue reading “A Personal Memory: Elisabeth Schultz Kehler (1866-1943)”
Severe flooding in the Red River Valley near Rosenort, 1997
Flood relief for victims of southern Manitoba’s Red River disaster continues to pour in from across the country.
A group of unemployed fishermen from New Brunswick are going to Manitoba to help with the flood cleanup; a Montreal business is sending a truckload of cleaning products to the flood-ravaged region; a Calgary man who won $150,000 in the lottery is donating a fifth of his winnings to flood relief efforts in the area. Continue reading “Canadians Give Money for Flood Aid”
Peacefully in her sleep, on Monday, October 21, 1996 at the Morris General Hospital, Marie Reimer, devoted wife of the late Rev. Peter J.B. Reimer passed away at the age of 95.
