Joseph Steckly Albrecht

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Gospel Herald - Vol. XXX, No. 52 - March 24, 1938 page(s) 1102, 1103 Albrecht. - Joseph S., son of John and Mary (Steakly) Albrecht, was born in Perth Co., Ont., Nov. 19, 1881; died in Oxford Co., Ont., Jan. 30, 1938, after 10 days illness of pneumonia; aged 56 y. 2 m. 11 d. He accepted Christ as his Saviour and was received into church fellowship upon confession of faith by Bishop J. M. Bender, Oct. 7, 1908, in the East Zorra A. M. congregation, in which faith he died. On Oct. 8, 1908, he was united in matrimony to Lydia Erb of Oxford Co., Ont. This union was blest with 2 sons and 3 daughters (Harvey of Tavistock; Elmer of Perth Co., Adeline, Mrs. Joel Stiri, of Perth; Katie, Mrs. Josiah Roth, of Oxford; Lucinda, Mrs. Irvin Stiri, of Oxford). He leaves his sorrowing companion, 5 children, 5 grandchildren, his mother, 4 brothers, and 5 sisters. Funeral services were conducted Feb. 2, at the home by Bro. Menno Keupfer and at East Zorra A. M. Church by D. S. Jutzi, Joe R. Bender, and M. O. Jantzi. Interment in adjoining cemetery. "Death has robbed us of dear father, Whom we loved and cherished dear; It was our father, yes dear father, Can we help but shed a tear?"

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