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This photograph shows an outside winter scene, with buildings in the background. In the foreground are two young ladies looking down at a young lady in a coffin. They are both wearing winter coats, with big fur collars. It is indicated that this death occurred during the time when Irene Derksen from Steinbach, MB, was a student at MCI. This would probably be1944-45.

This photograph shows a large group of men posed in front of some bare trees, alongside a light colored coffin on a stand, all without their caps on. A German note in the front reads: "? Plett, died in the South Coast Forestry Camp. The son of a Molotschna bishop. 1916. In the Crimean mountains outside of Yalta. The address of P.J. Sawatzky is noted on the reverse, R.R. #2, Ruthven, Ont. This photo also appears on page 146 of the book by Lawrence Klippenstein and Jacob Dick, Mennonite Alternative Service in Russia.

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 the Abram Janzen family from Sofiewka. Janzen passed away before they could send him into exile, but his son lost his life. [HR 257]

This item consists of Abram Loewen in his coffin at his funeral

This item contains Anna ___(?) at 10.5 months old, in a coffin. She died on June 25, 1927

The photo shows Anna Loewen lying on a funeral bier surrounded by her family in March 1930. Left to right: [Katharina Dearborn (Loewen)], Heinrich Peter Loewen, Peter Loewen (being held by his father), [Maria Penner (Loewen)], Margaretha Klassen (Loewen), Agnes Krahn (Loewen), Henry Loewen. Two daughters are not on the picture.

This is a photo of women, surrounded by floral wreaths and bouquets, at the wake service for a Christian Nicaraguan woman killed by U. S.-supported contras. The Baptist resolution on Reagan's request for $100 million for the contras reads: "Any amount of these funds would only serve to increase the number of deaths and to intensify the pain of our suffering people".

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

This is a photo of Gerhard Martens lying in a coffin with approximately 21 men posing behind the coffin, in Schonhorst. Identified are (left to right): [sitting] Elias Bergen, Heinrich Martens, brother to Gerhard Martens, Gerhard Wiebe, Martin Neufeld, Dietrich Hildebrandt, Kornelius Bergmann, Jakob Penner, [standing] (?), Jakob Penner, Jakob Penner, Peter Bergen, Gerhard Dyck, Abram Penner, Hans Rempel, Jakob Lehn, Gerhard Janzen, Gerhard Enns, (?), Abram Penner. [Note: There are 3 Jakob Penners in this photo]

This is a photo of baby Eugene P. Dyck in his coffin. GM# 514720.

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 item consists of Beerdigungvon Hermann Neufeld (Halbstadt/Ukraine) lying in a coffin with others standing behind the coffin