HAROLD GIESBRECHT

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HAROLD GIESBRECHT Peacefully, my dear husband, our loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Harold R. Giesbrecht, slipped away to his Eternal Home to be with his Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2004 at the Pinawa Hospital. On June 2, 1946 he was joined in Holy Matrimony to Bertha Goossen. They shared their lives for 58 years, courageously meeting the joys and adversities of life together. He was 81 years on July 9, 2004. Dad spent most of his life farming in the Whitemouth area. He loved to keep his yard immaculate. His dream was to someday go to Russia to where his ancestors came from. Dad and Mom realized this dream in 1996. They were also able to visit the Holy Lands, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and take a tour of Eastern Canada. He will be greatly missed by his dear wife Bertha; daughters, Phyllis Barkman, Judith Janzen (Gordon), Valerie Penner (Franklin) sons, Merle (Roxie), Don (Myrna) and Darryl (Susan) 30 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents C.E. and Margaretha Giesbrecht; son-in-law Wes Barkman; two sisters, one brother, two sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law. There will be a viewing on Wednesday, October 13 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Sobering Funeral Chapel in Beausejour, MB, with a Devotional at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite at Whitemouth, MB. Viewing will be prior to and following the service. He will be laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. SOBERING FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, Beausejour, MB Phone 268-3510 or MB. Toll Free 1-877-776-2220

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 13, 2004