Aron and Olga Rempel with their eight children standing in front of a house. Olga is holding the youngest child who is still a baby. The girls are all dressed in dresses, white shoes with white socks and all have white ribbons in their hair.
Aron and Olga Rempel picking raspberries. According to GAMEO Aron Rempel introduced raspberries to Yarrow. During one his business trips to Everett, Washington, he purchased a few raspberry canes for his farm in Yarrow. Although his neighbors felt this was a foolish investment, Rempel persisted and soon was known as Raspberry King of Yarrow. It was by the cultivation of raspberries that the emerging Yarrow community was able to establish a solid economic foundation.
Used in CM 11-30-9. Baptismal group of 21 of the Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church (average 16) pose outside. Baptism took place in the town's creek. See CM for names of candidates. The 3 young women wear white dresses and the young men white shirts. The 3 ministers with the group are: Rev. Hans Kasdorf, far left; Rev. H. Brucks, who served with baptism; and Rev. A. Rempel.
The truck with the logo Dominion Furniture Company Chain Stores was the wedding car for Aron and Olga (Heptig) Rempel. They were married 13 Nov 1932 in Yarrow, British Columbia.
Series consists of tributes given on May 14, 2005 for the following people who are buried in Yarrow Cemetery: 1) Mary (Goerzen) Barkowsky 2) Heinrich G. Bartsch 3) Johann Braun 4) Heinrich A. Enns 5) Margaret (Klippenstein) Enns 6) Jacob Epp 7) Peter P Giesbrecht 8) Abram Nachtigal 9) Peter P Neufeldt 10) Henry Ratzlaff 11) Katherine Maria (Klassen) Regehr 12) George Reimer 13) Aron D Rempel 14) Susanna (Weibe) Thiessen