Elfrieda (Penner) Friesen, surrounded by many floral arrangements on her dining room table, is looking at the albums and cards received at their 50th anniversary. Elfrieda and Jacob were married 6 Jan 1953 in Siberia.
The executive members of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. Front row (left to right) : Benjamin Janz, David Toews, C.F. Klassen, J.J. Thiessen. Second Row : John A. Harder, C.A. Defehr, Gerhard J. Derksen, and Jacob Gerbrandt.
This family arrived in Canada and soon after their Father passed away. Standing (left to right) : Jacob Friesen, Elfriede (Penner) Friesen, Maria (Penner) Redekop, Otto Heinz Penner, Eva (Mueller) Penner. Sitting : Maria (Pankratz) Penner.