Fonds PP - David J. Rempel and Martha Rempel fonds

David J. Rempel was born on December 24, 1912, to Johann and Aganetha (Derksen) Rempel in Nikolaifeld, Yazykovo, South Russia. He was the only child of this marriage, although his father had nine children from his previous marriage. In 1923, the Rempel family immigrated to Canada, at which time David was ten years old. The family settled in Saskatchewan where David received an education in the village of Hodgeville. In 1930, David graduated from teacher's college in Moose Jaw and began his career as a teacher. Soon after, he entered the Royal Canadian Air Force and continued his service in Clinton, ON. David was baptized in Waterloo-Kitchener in 1944. On April 7, 1945 he married Martha Enns in the Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church and was allowed to wear his uniform for the service. At the end of the war, David was dismissed by the military and moved to Saskatchewan where he became a teacher once again. In 1947, David and Martha moved to Toronto where he graduated with a liberal arts degree and studied social work. David then moved back to Saskatchewan and worked in the area of prisoner rehabilitation as a parole officer. Before David retired from the National Parole Service in 1978, he and Martha moved to Winnipeg where David co-founded the United Church Halfway House and the Native Clan Organization. David also served on many boards including: the First Mennonite Church, Bethania Nursing home, Concordia Hospital, and Westgate Collegiate, all in Winnipeg. David Rempel died from a stroke on August 10, 1988, at the age of 72.

-died 12 August 2009 in Winnipeg