20 Treffer anzeigen

Urias K. and Magdalena Weber in an informal photograph

Abram H. Harder

General Conference guest ribbons, Freeman, South Dakota, 1950. The ribbons were used by Aaron Doerksen and his wife from Port Rowan, Ontario.

A group of mostly Mennonite Church General Conference missionaries in November 1950. Front row (left to right): Eva Pauls, Elenore Schmidt, Anne Penner, Marie Duerksen, Melva Lehman. Second row (left to right): Christina (Harder) Duerksen, Rev. Jacob R. Duerksen, Metta (Habegger) Moyer, Rev. Samuel (S.T.) Moyer, Martha Burkhalter, Dr. Harvey R. Bauman, Dr. Ella (Graber) Bauman, Rev. Paul A. Wenger, Adah (Good Burkhalter) Wenger. Third row (left to right): Rev. Edward Burkhalter, Ramoth (Lowe) Burkhalter, Rev. Orlando Waltner, Vernelle (Schroeder) Waltner, Dr. Herbert E. Dester, Mrs. Dester, Zola (Lantz) Janzen, Rev. Abraham E. Janzen, Olga (Schultz) Claassen, Rev. Curt A. Claassen. Back row (left to right): Leona Cressman, Helen Kornelsen, Willard Unruh, Mrs. Willard Unruh, Erwin Schrag, Mrs. L.W. Janzen, Rev. L. W. Janzen, Helen Nickel.

Comment in caption: "On furlough at time of picture - Rev. and Mrs. Harold Ratzloff, Augusta Schmidt."

Heinrich Harder lies on an open funeral bier; his widow and children stand behind the bier. Front row (left to right): Katharina "Tina" Harder, Mary "Mariechen" Harder, Anna (Dueck) Harder, Margaretha "Greta" (Harder) Metz. Back row (left to right): Gerhard Harder, Isbrand Harder, Abram Harder, John Harder. Another son, Henry, was not present.

A note on the back of the photograph indicates the fate of the family members: Gerhard died in Siberia, near Tashkent; Isbrand "died in concentration camp, was taken in the Stalin purge of 1937"; Abram migrated to Canada in 1924; John and Anna both died in Kleefeld; Tina and Mariechen died in Russia; Greta married Edwart Metz, and "died in Russia 1960. Her husband died in concentration in Russia. He was taken away during Stalin purge 1937."