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This is a photo of the funeral announcement for Anganetha Hiebert of Gretna, the 4 year-old daughter of Cornelius and Anganetha Hiebert.

This is a photo of a funeral procession. The coffin is on a sled being pulled by a team of horses. There are two men standing on the runners of the sled. There is a large group of people standing between the sled and a building in the background. Everyone is dressed for cold weather.

This is a photo of many Mennonite men, women, and children around a casket being drawn by two white horses. [HR 255]

Funeral of Mrs. Maria Dick from Fuerstenau. Her husband and the father of the family sits near the coffin. The many children stand respectfully and in deep sorrow around the coffin of the departed.[HR 258] (2 prints)

This is a photo of Mrs. Abraham Kroeker, not far from Gulajpole, being carried to her last resting place. Notice the building that served as her home. [HR 255]

This is a photo of approx. 53 people standing around the open coffin of Elisabeth Heidebrecht (1841-1902). She was the daughter of Abraham and Justina Toews, Furstenwerder, Molotschna. They are outside with bare trees and a house behind them. [Look on back of photo for more information]

This is a photo of Peter Isaak from Sagradowka. After an accident he was operated on in the Muntauer Hospital, Molotschna, but he died. L-r.: His aunt Mrs. Wall; Korn. Wall; Mrs Klassen; Mrs. Giesbrecht; H. Klassen; son Peter Isaak; W. Loewen; his widow Helena Isaak; his sons David and John; and his daughter Margareta. [HR 257]. Note: The following additional information has been provided by Anne Janzen March 7, 2011.
Correction: As per a notation in David P. Isaak's copy of the book, the man on the far right is his "Onkel", Jakob J. Isaak (25 Aug 1871-1931), not W. Loewen. Jakob was the younger brother of the deceased Peter J. Isaak (1863-1903) of #2 Neu-Schoensee. They were the sons of Jakob Peter Isaak #18864 and Helena Loewen #127284. We also have other photos of Jakob and his wife, Anna (geb. Reimer) which confirm his identity. They were exiled in 1930 and fled to her Reimer family in the Siberian Barnaul (Slavgorod) where they both died about a year later of illness and starvation. We also have the collection of his oldest son, Jacob J. Isaak (29 Nov 1893) and his family in BC. And we recently found another notation in a copy of the book, owned by his younger son, Peter J. Isaak (05 Mar 1906) of St. Catharines, ON which also identifies this Jakob J. Isaak as his father, not W. Loewen.
Correction: From the Isaak Family Register, we know that Peter J. Isaak #683080 and Helena Harder #982574 had 8 children: Helena (07 Dec 1889-29 Jun 1890) @ 6 mos.; Margaretha (18 Apr 1891); David (27 Aug 1892-02 Oct 1896) @ 4 yrs.; Peter (28 Feb 1894); Maria (29 Dec 1895), Jacob (23 Nov 1897); David (05 Nov 1899); and Johann (19 Apr 1903). The infant, John was born 2 months after his father's death in 1903 (Feb), so he is not the little boy pictured beside his mother. At that time, the 5 surviving children would have been, Greta (11), Peter (9), Maria (7), Jake (5) and David (3). Therefore, we believe these are the 3 youngest (l-r), Jake (5), David (3) and Maria (7) on this picture. We're not sure why Greta (11) and Peter (9) are not on this picture, but they were alive at this time.
We're also not sure who the young man is behind Mrs. Isaak. He's mentioned as "son Peter Isaak", but he's clearly not the son of Peter & Helena (Harder) Isaak. So far we have not been able to identify all of the other adults and are still working on that. We'll let you know if we find anything more. Peter's widow Helena (Harder) Isaak (22 Mar 1865-1909) passed away a few years later, and the children were all fostered out to other relatives.

This photo show the funeral coffin with Heinrich Albrecht (1886-1903) displayed on a horse-drawn carriage in the village of Prangenau, Molotschna. Left to right: two hired men holding the horse; then behind the coffin, Maria Albrecht (Mrs. Friesen), Abram Albrecht and his wife Malwine, Anna Albrecht (mother of the deceased), Peter Albrecht and David Albrecht.

This photo shows Abraham Walde in a casket surrounded by family members taken in Ladekopp, Molotschna Colony. Third and fourth from the left are Peter and Margaret (Walde) Albrecht. Margaret (Dick) Walde, widow of the deceased is standing at the head of the casket. Heinrich Albrecht is in uniform of the Hussars. At the far left is a servant. The rest are brothers and sisters of Margaret (Walde) Albrecht. This item is a copy of Photograph 660:08.

This is a photo of eight people around a coffin with a young girl. Back row: Abram and Elisabeth (Penner) Reimer and their daughter Liese. From row: Abram Penner and wife sitting with their children standing on either side. Abram Penner and Elisabeth (Penner) Reimer are siblings. [Same as 478:50]

This part show the photograph side: a Penner family funeral in 1905. Johann is lying on the bier with his widow Katharina Penner (Hamm) sitting beside. Back row (L to R): Kornelius Penner, Aron Penner, Jakob Penner, Heinrich Penner, Heinrich Heinrich Penner (father). Missing from the picture are his mother, Helena Penner (Funk), and his sisters, Margaretha and Maria, who predeceased him. Also missing is his sister Helena and brother Gerhard who chose to be absent, believing that a picture of himself was a graven image and constituted a sin.

[l-r] Jacob Hildebrand (father), J. J. Hildebrand, Nikolai Hildebrand (brother)

This item consists of Bernhard and Helena Rempel at coffin of daughter Sara, Gnadental

This photo shows Maria Albrecht (1887-1910) is a casket surround by family members. These include (l-r): David (19), Jacob (9), Liesa (13), Helene (7), Malvina (21), Margarete (Walde) Albrecht, mother of the deceased, and another young lady, possibly a cousin of the deceased. It was said that "Maria died of a broken hear so they dressed her in the wedding dress. She was 23." This item is a reproduction of an original photograph.

This is a photo of the funeral of Katherine Doerksen from Davlekanovo. Near the coffin are Johann Doerksen, Jakob Doerksen, and the husband of the deceased, Mr. Peter Doerksen. [HR 255]