Der Bote Obituaries Index:
1950-2004

Indexed by Erica Suderman

"Der Bote", which began as "Die Mennonitische Immigrantenbote" in 1924 was published at Rosthern, SK. It served the immigrants coming to Canada from Russia after WW1, giving them a medium of contact, informing them about their new country, and providing them with spiritual and cultural nourishment in their mother tongue, the German language.

In 1947 "Der Bote" and the "Christlicher Bundesbote" were merged and became the weekly paper for the General Conference Mennonite Church.

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If you wish to receive a copy of an obituary, please feel free to contact the society archives and a researcher will carry out the research and copying for you. The cost is $5.00 including postage and handling, and each additional obituary is $1.00. Payment may be made by cash, cheque, VISA or Mastercard. Our address is 211 - 2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford BC V2T 6S3 and our telephone number is 604-853-6177.

Elmer W. Neufeld of the Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan is currently compiling a complete index of all of the obituaries published in Der Bote from 1924 to 2008.

Page updated 25 July 2011

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