Kehlers who honor past and inspire other Berliner Kehler family members
On August 22, 2022, Harold Grunwald passed away peacefully in Winnipeg at the age of 85. During a work career spanning over 50 years, he mastered with ease many jobs ranging from upholstery to assembling heavy electrical transformers. He retired from Pauwels (Formerly Federal Pioneer Electric) in 2002. Continue reading “Harold Joseph Grunwald (1937-2022)”
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma at the Riverview Health Centre.
Lena was predeceased by infant daughter Debra (1968); husband Henry (1986), dad Albert Remillard (1971); mom Amanda Remillard (1994), father-in-law Joseph (1977); mother-in-law Helen Grunwald (1994); brothers Danny, Andy, Rollie, Ray, brothers-in-law Bill and Ron. Continue reading “Lena Marie Remillard Grunwald (1938-2021)”
Elizabeth was born in Steinbach. Her adult years were spent in Winnipeg, where she raised her children while working as a private nurse. Her life had its share of tragedy as she lost two children. A son, Walter, died in infancy and Brenda passed away April 13, 1970. She was also predeceased by her parents Henry U. and Susanna (Kehler) Wieler and five siblings, Helene, Rosemarie, Peter, Benjamin and Phyllis. Continue reading “Elizabeth Wieler Giesbrecht (1922-1999)”
Murray Hiebert spent 30 days in jail for reporting that the son of a prominent Malaysian judge had been kicked off the high school debate team. In this essay, Hiebert recounts his ordeal.
Washington, DC — I’ve become quite an expert on Malaysian tourist spots over the past two years. That’s because a local judge sentenced me to three months in prison for “scandalizing the court” in a magazine article that I wrote in 1997. While my appeal wound its way through the Malaysian legal maze, I was forced to remain within the borders of peninsular Malaysia. My problems began in early 1997 when I wrote an article in the Far Eastern Economic Review, a news weekly published in Hong Kong by Dow Jones & Co, about a mother who was suing the International School of Kuala Lumpur for $2.4 million. She mounted the suit because fellow students had kicked her 17-year-old son off a debating team for alleged cheating. I used this case as an example to demonstrate that Malaysia had become almost as litigious as the United States.
I paid a heavy price for that piece: on October 11, 1999, I finally got my passport back after completing 27 months under “country arrest” and 30 days in prison. Continue reading “A Matter of Debate”
On July 8, 1994, at the Victoria General Hospital, Helen Grunwald of Winnipeg passed away at the age of 74.
She is survived by one son Harold and his wife Patricia of Landmark; daughter-in-law Lena Grunwald of Winnipeg; grandchildren, James, Mike Eileen, Linda and husband Craig, two great-grandchildren; one sister Elizabeth Giesbrecht of Winnipeg and her family. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 1977 and her son Henry in 1986. Continue reading “Helen Wieler Grunwald (1919-1994)”
Susanna S Wieler, born April 27, 1897 in Ebenfeld, MB to Jacob “Berliner” & Elisabeth Kehler, passed away on July 26, 1988 in Winnipeg, MB. She was predeceased by her husband Henry U. Wieler March 13, 1970.
The funeral service will be held on July 31, 1988 at the Steinbach CMC, with burial at the Steinbach Memorial Cemetery.
On April 24, 1986 at St. Boniface Hospital, Henry M. Grunwald, aged 48 years, of Winnipeg, beloved husband of Lena Grunwald.
Henry was born in Ste. Anne, MB on February 26, 1938. He was employed as a steel fabricator with Federal Pioneer Electric for the past 15 years. Continue reading “Henry M. Wieler Grunwald(1938-1986)”
On November 20, 1977 at the Grace Hospital, Joseph Grunwald, aged 75 years, beloved husband of Helen Grunwald of 867 Ebby Ave, Winnipeg, MB.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons and their wives, Harold and Patricia, Henry and Lena and four grandchildren, all of Winnipeg; one sister and one brother in Hungary. Continue reading “Joseph Grunwald (1902-1977)”
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, 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.