Jacob
Warkentin
1906-1996
1. Jacob WARKENTIN was born on Dec 23,
1906 in St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba, Canada. He died on Feb 1, 1996 in Penticton, BC Canada. Niverville, and
Altona, Manitoba were towns that played
a part in Jacob's early days. Altona is where his Grandfather Jacob lived in
1881. His family also lived in Rosenfeld Mb until 1925 when they moved to
Morden Mb.
Jacob lived briefly in Saskatchewan, where he met and married his wife before
moving to British Columbia in 1942. They lived in the New Westminster - Surrey area
before moving
briefly to Enderby in 1946, and then to Summerland BC. They rented an orchard for two years
and then the crops froze in 1950, and they were forced to move seeking other
employment. He found it in Red Deer Alberta. Jacob lived there until 1962. After a brief stay in
Guelph Ontario from 1962-1966 he moved to New Westminster BC. He
moved to Penticton BC in 1976 and lived there until his death in 1996.
He was a sports fan and was in his youth a tremendous baseball player. He played the game very well until shortly
before he died. He was also a great boxing fan.
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Jacob saw joy in the cycle of life and held much enthusiasm for the observation of the simplest things in
nature. He was a man devoted to his faith, who lived an exemplary life. He kept
his faith in God until the very end.
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