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Fonds 59 Photographs are stored in Box P2 Aisle 5 Bay E
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Unknown gentleman being baptized by Abe Klassen.
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Unknown gentleman being baptized by Abe Klassen.
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Unknown lady being baptized by Abe Klassen.
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Baptismal candidates (left to right): Jeff Giesbrecht, Michelle Nuttal, Teresa Reimer, Pauline Guenther, Kathleen Elliot, Amy Giesbrecht, Lorena Richert, Pastor Wilfred Richert
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Back row (left to right): Dennis Scheer, Gary Dahl, Herbert Barwich, Harry Wiens, Leonard Dahl. Front row (left to right): Lorraine Epp, Wendy Unger, Pastor Henry Thielmann, Barbara McKenzie, Hannelore Mielnicki
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Outdoor baptism of 8 female candidates
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Outdoor baptism of 9 male candidates
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Bible study in the home of Jake and Erna Barwich. (Left to right): Erna Barwich, Jake Barwich, John Quapp, Anne Scheer, Ray Scheer, Ron Dahl and Chris Dahl.
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Bible study group in the home of John and Mary Unger. (Left to right): Clara Peters, Sarah Wiens, Margaret and Willy Matties, Elizabeth Peters, Abe Peters, John Unger (standing), Henry Peters, Corny Funk, Al Scheer (standing) Lena Scheer, Lloyd Heinrichs, Frieda Heinrich, Kay Funk and Mary Unger.
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Bible study in the home of John and Gertrude Martens. (Left to right): John Martens, Frieda Isaak, unknown, Wilf Richert, Hilda Epp, Peter Epp, Henry Dahl, Tina Dahl, Gertrude Martens, Pete Reimer, Mary Reimer, ? Schellenberg, John Guenther, Henry Isaak and Sam Klassen
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Bible study in the home of George and Erna Heinrichs. (Left to right): Ed Kehler, Bill Giesbrecht, (sitting on a stool behind him) John Guenther, Priscilla Nickel, Ken Nickel, Marie Giesbrecht, ? Sigurdson, Glenda Scheer, Peter Tilitzky, Irene Tilitzky and Sylvia Kehler. The four people standing in the back from left to right: Marie Giesbrecht, Jim Reimer, Erna Heinrichs and George Heinrichs, Three people sitting on the couch at the right are not identified.
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Bible study group sitting around a table. (Left to right): Sonja Janzen, Lorence Peters, Rudy Toews, Corinne Toews, Helen Matties, Margaret Schellenberg, Janette Giesbrecht, Andy Damen, Karen Damen. Standing at the back are Ralph Giesbrecht and Shirley Giesbrecht.
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A large group of adults and children outdoors in front of church building.
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15 deacons of the church. Back row (left to right): unknown,uknown, Jake Martens, John Unger, unknown, David Koehn; Middle row (left to right): ? Friesen, Katie Martens, Mary Unger, Mr. Kroeker, Mrs. Kroeker, Betty (Klassen) Koehn. Front row (left to right): John Koehn, Marie (Janzen) Koehn, Elisabeth (Klassen) Boschman.
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A group of deacons meeting at the home of John and Elsie Giesbrecht. (Left to .right): Karen and Rob Isaak, Dan and Jean Puffer, Jim Wiens, John and Elsie Giesbrecht, Doreen and Laurie Elliott, Jean and Claude Schumacher
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Harry and Robin Wiens with infant daughter Rebecca, studying at Mennonite Brethren Seminary in Fresno California.
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A group of women in front of a house. Back row (left right): Mary Janzen, Elizabeth Loewen; middle row (left to right): Helen Martens, Martha Gossen, Mrs. Suderman; front row (left to right): Katie Suderman, Agnes Matties, Mary Gossen
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12 women standing on church steps. Back row (left to right): unknown, unknown, unknown. Third row (left to right): Mrs. Kroeker, unknown. Second row (left to right): unknown, unknown, unknown. Front row (left to right): Katharina Lenzman, Elizabeth Wall, Katharina Harder.
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15 women standing around a dining room table. Back row (left to right) Margaret Giesbrecht, Kay Funk, Erna Ewert, Margaret Matthies, Hilda Epp, Marion Janzen, Helen Wolfe, Erna Heinrichs, Ruth Schmoll? Elfrieda Loewen; Front row (left to right): Frieda Isaak, Mary Unger, Elizabeth Rennert, Elma Hide, unknown.
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21 women meeting in a living room. Back row (left to right) Hildegard Funk, Lydia Isaak, Shirley Giesbrecht, Freda Isaak, Martha Janzen, Hilda Epp, Erna Barwich, Kay Isaak, Lena Sheer, Kathryn Janzen, Mary Unger. Middle row (left to right): Erna Reimer, Naomi Giesbrecht, Jessie Gunther, Vicki Wiebe, Lorraine Baumann, Sara Friesen, Frieda Epp, Elsie Giesbrecht. Front row (left to right) Martha Guenther, Mary Fehr
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47 women in the choir loft. Back row (left to right) Helen ?, Martha Janzen, Lydia Isaak, Margaret Thiessen, Kay Unger, Elizabeth Quapp? Irene Tilitsky, Mary Froese, Lena Scheer, Frieda Heinrich, Anne Friesen, Agnes Sawatsky, Jessie Guenther, Frieda Unger Second row (left to right) Doreen Elliot, Kay Funk, Hildegard Funk, Anne Friesen, Freda Isaak, Mary Unger, Mrs. (George) Friesen,
Elfrieda Klassen, Elizabeth Balzer. Third row (left to right) Frieda Martens, Erna Froese, Naomi Giesbrecht, Pearl Petroczi, Shirley Giesbrecht, Erna Jantzen, Hilda Epp, Helen Klassen, Jean Friesen, Gertrude Martens, Kay Kroeker, Sara Wiens, Willie Pouw? Tia Kilgeri. Front row (left to right) Anne Fetter, Mary Matties, Elsie Giesbrecht, Evelyn Janzen, Elfrieda Konrad, Erna Wittenberg, Erna Heinrichs, Betty Koehn
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Left to right: Unknown, Helen Reimer (Wiens), unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, _______Neufeld, _____ Kornelson, unknown, unknown, Elizabeth Sawatsky (Loewen), Olga Rempel (Hepting), unknown,
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Six women standing outside a building. From left to right: Ann (Annchen) Derksen, Helen Loewen, Agnes Mathies, Mary Goossen, Helen Martens, Elizabeth (Loewen) Sawatzky.
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Marian Janzen was a Sunday School superintendent
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Annie (Hepting Enns) with large group of vacation bible school children.
Donated by Lora (Neufeldt) Sawatsky
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35 children and 2 teachers seated on church steps. The two teachers are: Annie (Hepting) Enns sitting in the middle at the top of the steps and Sarah (Martens) Esau in the dark dress sitting on the front steps.
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Mr. and Mrs. Isbrand Riesen, directors of the Zoar Altenheim, are standing beside 11 residents on the steps. Three female staff members are standing on the right.
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Exterior view of Altenheim
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Exterior view of the altenheim complex
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Walter Rempel conducting the congregation. Choir in the background.
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Six Medical Mission Sisters singing with guitar accompaniment on sanctuary stage. Two pastors are seated behind them.
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Quartet and trio, speaker and pianist. Back row (left-right): Peter Friesen, speaker; Aron Martens, Jack Block, Rudy Boschman, Peter Janzen. Front row (left-right): Erna Block, pianist, Martha (Klassen) Martens, Katharine (Wittenberg) Wiebe, Mary Klassen.
Photo donated by Sue Epp.
Photo donated by Lora Sawatsky
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Nine young men holding their instruments, sitting outdoors. (Left to right): Peter Ewert, unknown, Peter Epp, Abe Ewert, John Derksen, Peter Teigroeb, Peter Janzen, Aaron Ewert, unknown
Photo donated by Lora Sawatsky
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Sixty one choir members posing outdoors at the side of the church. The conductor is sitting in the middle of the front row.
Photo donated by Lora Sawatsky
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Thirty two young people with missionary couple, Franz J. Wiens and Helen (Martens) Wiens who are seated in the middle of the front row.
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A Junior choir of 45 young people beside a building. Conductor Henry Neufeld is seated in the front row.
Photo donated by Lora Neufeldt Sawatsky. The conductor of the choir was her father.
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Yarrow Mennonite Brethren church choir. Top Row (left to right) : David Klassen, John Derksen, Henry Funk, William Teichroeb. Nicholas Dyck, Henry Peters, Jacob Martens, Samuel Klassen, Henry P. Neufeldt, David Derksen. Fourth row (left to right) : Jake Wiens, Heinrich Wiens, Aron Martens, Frank Sawatsky, Henry Regier, Rudy Boschman, Cornelious Balzer, Isaac Ewert, Abram Fast, John Abrahams. Third Row (left to right) : Gertrude (Esau) Martens, Elisabeth (Klassen) Thiessen, Elizabeth (Wiens) Quapp, Margaret (Klassen) Janzen Lepp, Elisabeth Brucks, Lena (Epp) Schellenberg, Rosie Toews, Margaret Wiens, Martha (Klassen) Martens. Second row (left to right) : Agnes (Isaac) Spenst, Anna "Annchen"Derksen, Erna Voth, Erna Epp, Mary Wiens, Annie Klassen, Susanna Neufeld, Nettie (Esau) Peters Schmidt Wiebe, Sarah (Brucks) Kaethler Siebert, Anna Sukkau. First Row (left to right) : Anne Friesen, Helena (Reimer) Loewen, Annie (Siemens) Sawatsky, Anne (Klassen) Dirks, Mary (Brucks) Peters, Frieda (Brucks) Derksen, Katherine (Wittenberg) Wiebe, Elvira (Toews) Sommer, Mary (Wiens) Wall, Margaret (Koop) Siemens, Katherine (Peters) Bargen. Pianist : Martha (Derksen) Plett, Conductor : George Reimer.
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Two couples with their infants at a child dedication service. (Left-right): Paul and Grace Friesen with baby daughter Angie Lynn and Gordon and Dora Isaak with their son Jeremy John.
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(Left to right): Richard & Judy Bosma with Mark Allan, Andy & Karen Damen with David Andrew, John & Debbie Wiens with Timothy Paul, Ron & Dianne Schilling with Erik Andrew, David & Marilyn Friesen with David Chad on church stage. The pastor (unidentified) is dedicating the babies. The choir is in the background
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Walter Rempel and young woman playing a violin duet at a Christmas banquet.
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A group of primary age children with teachers on stage, wearing mortarboard hats, possibly a graduating class. Three teachers are standing in the back row.
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Children dressed as angels and shepherds performing a Christmas pageant.
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Stan Kroeker and Eunice Unger at the wedding reception dinner table
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Marlene Wiens and Ed Becker standing at the altar on their wedding day.
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Congregation viewing drama team and choir performing "Renewing the Vision."
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Pastor Wilf Richert addressing the congregation at the celebration. The motto on the front of the pulpit reads: "Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. Psalm 145:3
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Fourteen members of the organizing committee for the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the church in 1929. Back row (left to right): William Reimer, Lydia (Bartsch) Reimer, John Unger, Charlotte (Rempel) Shier, Ann (Rempel) Dyck, Len Neufeldt, Harvey Neufeldt, Joan (Rempel) Pauls, Holda Fast Redekopp, Mary (Lenzmann) Braun, Ernie Block and George Epp. Front row sitting (left to right): Robert Martens and Esther Harder.
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Alvin & Esther Epp Harder standing in front of Yarrow 75th anniversary banner. Esther was on the organizing committee responsible for planning the event.
Donated by Jacob Epp
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A large crowd of people are entering the two entrances of the Yarrow M.B. church. The occasion is the dedication of the church in 1938.
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Harold & Elma Hide, missionaries to Nigeria, and their family. Back row (left to right): Melanie Blaschke, Charlene Blaschke, Dorothea Hide, Cheryl Hide, Denise Friesen. Front row (left to right): Bob Blaschke, Bobby Blaschke, Elma Hide, Harold Hide, Dwight Friesen
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A studio picture of Erma and Siegfried Epp with their two sons Eddy and Terry.
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An informal picture of Hugo and Norma Zorrilla and their two daughters and a son. The Zorrialls were missionaries to Spain.
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Steve Friesen holding son Luke, Bobbie Friesen holding son Tobbie and Andrew standing in front.
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A portrait of Esther and Ted Fast, missionaries to India.
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Front view of the Yarrow Mennonite Brethren church.