KATHARINA KRAHN KEHLER

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KATHARINA KRAHN KEHLER Peacefully on October 13, 2007, Katie Kehler, daughter of the late Peter Wiebe and Margaretha Krahn and widow of David Kehler, passed away at the age of 85. Born in Barkfield, Manitoba on September 11, 1922, Katie grew up on a farm near Pansy, MB. When she was nine, the family moved to Paraguay but returned to Manitoba the following year. Katie was married June 10, 1945 to David Stoesz Kehler. They lived in many different towns including Woodridge, Barkfield, Pine Falls, McArthur Falls, Brandon, Selkirk, Grand Rapids, Steinbach and Winnipeg, where they were long-standing members of Grant Memorial Baptist Church. Katie enjoyed many happy times visiting with family and friends, going on camping trips and cooking at Bird River and Hilbre Bible camps. Katie delighted her family with her cabbage rolls, perogies, borscht, cinnamon buns, and especially, her date cookies which she used to hide in the freezer, leading her sons to acquire a taste for frozen cookies which continues to this day! She will be sadly missed by her five sons, Raymond (Martha) of Abbotsford, Rodney (Carol) of Langley, Donald (Karen) of Fort Saskatchewan, Barry (Helen) of Winnipeg and Norman (Elizabeth) of Gimli; her eight grandchildren, Ryan, Kevin, Paul (Pamela), Jennifer (Paul Sellars), Jill, Ariann, Jeffrey and Lisa Kehler; and her four great-grandchildren, Isaak, Hannah, Sarah and Tydin Kehler. She will also be fondly remembered by her sisters, Minnie Wiebe, Nettie Martens and Margaret (Jake Wiebe), her brothers, Jake Wiebe (Anne) and Bill Wiebe (June) and her sister-in-law Agnes Wiebe; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Peter Kehler (Eva), Maria (Ike Giesbrecht), Betty (Gustav Dueck), Helen Kehler, Stan Kehler (Mary), Helen Hildebrandt, Ben Kehler (Martha) and Ernie Kehler; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband David in 1975 and her grandson Nathan in 1988. The funeral service will be held on Friday, October 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Grant Memorial Baptist Church, 877 Wilkes Ave., Winnipeg with interment at Brookside Cemetery. If friends so desire donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba; 200 - 6 Donald Street; Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K6. Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel 1-888-454-1030 or 1-204-346-1030

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2007