© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Last updated 1 August 2012)
Retrieval numbers: Vol. 2112-6
Title: Peter P. Kehler fonds
Dates: 1918-1962
Extent: 2 cm of textual material
Peter P. Kehler, teacher and minister, was born on May 14,1882 to Peter and Susana (nee Braun) Kehler in Old Altona, Manitoba. He was the third of five children. At the age of five his mother died and his father remarried. Agatha Hamm, a widow with three children of her own, became his stepmother. Kehler was baptized on May 27, 1901 and became a member of the Sommerfeld Church. Two months later he married Susanna Warkentin on July 9,1901. Their marriage produced nine children, three of whom died in childhood. Kehler began teaching at the age of 19. During his 27 years as a teacher he taught at private schools in Neuhoffnung, Altbergthal, Hochstadt, the village of Altona and in the Neubergthal district. Susanna died in 1933 and two years later Kehler married Margaretha Loewen, widow of Henry Grabinsky and mother of four children. It was through this marriage that Kehler became active in the Bergthaler Church where he was ordained in 1938. He served the church faithfully for 25 years. Kehler died at the age of 82 on August 30, 1964.
This fonds contains a varied collection of documents including funeral invitations, lists of individuals with dates of their birth and death, sermons, and miscellaneous printed material including a Katechism purchased in 1940 with extensive annotations in the margins.
Also, a list of books which Peter P. Kehler had in his library. (Acc. No. 12-051)
Kehler, Peter P., 1882-1964
No other finding aids currently available.
Collected by David and Trudy Schellenberg of Winkler for the Christian Heritage Library. The list of books in Peter P. Kehler's library was produced by the Heritage Centre staff from the actual books donated by Larry Kehler, oldest grandson who inherited these. The books were disposed of according to the normal policy and procedure.
Hand-written and printed German and Gothic German
Described by Sharon H. H. Brown December, 2002. Updated by Alf Redekopp, 1 August 2012.
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Acc. no. 97-150; 12-051