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Jacob J. Doerksen family photo collection Doerksen, Leonard Norman, 1936-
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Len, the truck driver

This is a photo of Leonard N. Doerksen standing in front of a truck. He regularly drove truck on Saturdays and during summers to supplement his income as a minister and Bible school teacher. See page 107 in Daughters in the House of Jacob. The truck is a 1948-1953 GMC. (vehicle id by Peter Adsten)

Harvest time lunch break, Herbert

This is a photo of a harvest time lunch break, Herbert (c. 1937). Back row standing (left to right): Annie Zacharias, Sarah Doerksen, Agatha Doerksen, Anna Doerksen, and Johnny Doerksen. At the center, Jacob Franz kneels, facing little Lennie Doerksen and Isaac Doerksen. See page 247 in Daughters of the House of Jacob.

Len with his mother, Anna

This is a photo of Leonard N. Doerksen standing next to his widowed mother, Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler), with his arm around her shoulder. See page 215 in Daughters in the House of Jacob. On December 28, 1959, Anna married widower John Enns.

Jacob Doerksen's funeral

This is a photo of Anna and her children--Len, Betty, Esther, Ruth, and Dan--standing around the open casket of their father, Jacob J. Doerksen, who died on February 22, 1952, at the age 44. See page 205 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

Doerksen family picture

This is a family portrait taken outside in front of a house showing Jacob J. Doerksen and Anna Doerksen (nee Anna Kehler) with all five of their children in 1949: Len, Betty, Esther, Ruth, and Dan. See page 84 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

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