Funeral rites & ceremonies

Cemetery scene

CA MHC 629-H-2.0
Item
1950

Part of Mennonite Genealogy Inc. Photograph Collection

Cemetery scene at Anna Harder's brother's funeral

Chief George Barker's funeral

CA MHC PP-9 - Photo col. 644-229.0
Item
1981

Part of Jacob M. Unrau fonds

This photo shows the mourners at Chief George Barker's funeral held at the Anglican Church at Hole River, Manitoba

Child in Coffin

CA MHSS 3.154-146-28
Item
ca. 1950

Part of Victor Peters Photo Collection

Child lying in coffin

Unknown

Child in Coffin

CA MHSS 3.154-146-27
Item
ca.1950

Part of Victor Peters Photo Collection

Child lying in coffin

Unknown

Children surrounding the open casket of Walter

CA MAO 2014-1 1
Item
1934

Children surrounding the open casket of Walter Teichroeb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Teichroeb, age 12, before the funeral on May 12, 1934. Obituary located in MAO Hist.Mss. 7.

Unknown

Coffin

CA CMBS NP193-01-1
Item
[18--]

Part of Johann and Anna Thiessen Photograph Collection

This photo is of an unidentified deceased person in an open coffin, with family behind, in Southern Russia.

Coffin in Garden

CA MHSS 3.154-146-5
Item
ca.1950

Part of Victor Peters Photo Collection

Two women standing beside coffin in garden

Steele Saskatoon

Coffins of Cornelius, Jake and Peter Gerbrandt, Jake Friesen & Isaac Klassen, drowning victims

CA MAO XV-19.3-2001-14-315
Item
1955

Part of The Canadian Mennonite photograph collection

2 photos, both used in CM 3-11-4. Photo of coffins of Cornelius, Jake and Peter Gerbrandt, Jake Friesen & Isaac Klassen, drowning victims. Funeral services held at Mission City Mennonite Church In 2nd photo a group is gathered in the cemetery.

Unknown

Cornelius Tititzky in casket

CA MHC PP-Photo 677-142.0
Item
1949

Part of Heinrich M. Epp fonds

This photo shows Rev. C. Tilitzky (leading minister prior to Epp) died of TB.

David & Olga Albright at death of son Jacob

CA MHC 660-6.0
Item
1929

Part of Peter D. Albright Photograph Collection

This photo shows David and Olga (Harder) Albright behind the casket of their son Jacob (Jascha) (1925-1929) who died in Toronto on 13 Dec 1929 and was buried Vineland, Ontario. This item is an original photo. NOTE: This family changed their name from Albrecht to Albright. (See Der Bote, 21 Jan. 1975 p. 7).

David Lehman Funeral

CA MHC 721-57-214
Item
1983

Part of CMC Native Ministries Photograph Collection

Dorothy and Kenton Lehman at David Lehman's funeral. They are likely David's parents. David drowned while serving with Native Ministries in Bloodvein, Manitoba.

Unknown

David Toews funeral

CA MHC PP-Photo Coll. 470-48.0
Item
1947

Part of David Toews collection

This is a photo of the funeral of David Toews. A number of men are seated at the front, with one person at a microphone. There is an open coffin also at the front with David Toews in it. The church is full.

Unknown

D.D. Dueck in the coffin

CA MHC PP-Photos 501-3.0
Item
1937

Part of Heinrich Born fonds

This is a photo of D.D. Dueck in his coffin with a small group of people standing around the coffin. There are also some horses in the background. He was born May 8, 1865 and died Jan 2, 1937. The coffin is lying in a wagon. The coffin has a white sheet over it. The person in the coffin can be seen from the waist up and has his hands crossed. There is a black boarder holding the white sheet on the coffin and on this boarder is a vine.