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Abe Konrad was born on March 22, 1926, in Irapuato, Mexico to Abraham and Elizabeth Konrad who settled in Mexico briefly on their emigration to Canada from Russia. They eventually settled in La Glace, a small village in the Peace River area of Alberta. He grew up on a farm there, as the oldest son, with three brothers and four sisters. He went to public school until grade 8 and then to Bible School for three years. He accepted Jesus as saviour at evangelistic services in the La Glace Church at age 13, and was baptized and accepted into the church at age 18.
During the third year of Bible School, Abe felt the call from the Lord for a commitment for ministry in His service. With the encouragement of his father, he responded to this call and applied to the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg to go there and prepare for ministry. Before his second year in college, he fell in love with Mary Wiens from the youth group and they agreed to write letters to each other, which developed into a commitment for a life of being “Labourers together with God” and they were married on July 16, 1952. They lived in college accommodation during Abe’s final year of studies, then came back to La Glace where Abe did carpentry work and served in the church which had ordained them to the ministry before the last year at MBBC.
During the summer of 1953, Abe was asked to serve as a teacher at the Coaldale Bible School. While in Coaldale, Abe became a beloved teacher and enjoyed his time directing choir. After seven years there, he felt the need for further training and he returned to school, receiving a BA Degree from the University of Alberta and a BD degree from MBBC. Abe answered a call from the MB Church in Leamington, Ontario, where he served as pastor for 10 years, followed by 11 years at the Niverville, Manitoba MB Church, and then 9 years at King Road Church in Abbotsford. He retired from full-time ministry in 1994 at the age of 68.
Along the way, Abe and Mary were blessed with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Their first child, a girl named Edith, died at birth, and then they had five sons: Alfred and Ernest (twins), Wilfred, Wesley, and Chester. During those years of ministry, the children grew up and chose the paths for their own lives. Abe had the special privilege as a pastor to baptize all five of their sons upon the confession of their faith to follow the Lord.
After retirement, Abe and Mary moved to Winnipeg to be closer to the children and grandchildren living in Manitoba. They bought a pickup truck and a fifth wheel camper and made many trips to visit family and friends, including a trip to Prince Edward Island.
In Winnipeg, they joined the Portage Avenue MB Church, and when the lead pastor received a call to missionary work in Germany, Abe served as interim pastor for about three years. During this time, he also served as interim chaplain at the Donwood Care Home. After living in Winnipeg for eight years, they decided to move to Kelowna in 2003 and lived there for about five years, enjoying closer fellowship with Mary’s sister Margaret and her husband, as well as Abe’s sister Irene and her family. In 2008, they moved back to Abbotsford where they purchased a condo in the Green Gables building on Old Yale Road. They rejoined the King Road Church and were happy to fellowship and renew friendships from former years.
They enjoyed relatively good health and were able to keep in touch with family and friends. Over time, Mary began to experience both physical and mental decline and she passed away on May 11, 2020, at the age of 90, leaving Abe alone after almost 68 years of marriage. He lived in their condo for almost two years before moving to Tabor Court where he made friends and charmed the staff with his gentle kindness. While he remained apparently healthy and was able to continue his daily walks around the property until his last day at Tabor, on March 15, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He moved to Holmberg House Hospice in Abbotsford where he celebrated his 98th birthday with some of his children and grandchildren. He passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 6, with friends and family at his side.
Abe is predeceased by his wife Mary; daughter Edith; siblings Henry, Elizabeth, Jake, Hulda, and Dan; and his grandson, Domenic. He is survived by his sisters Helen and Irene, and his five boys and their families. Alfred; Ernest (Tia); Wilfred (Angela), with daughters, Delaney (Aldo), and Franklyn; Wesley (Valerie), with daughter Jennifer and sons Ryan (Chastidy) and children Noah, Bentley, and Tucker; and Dylan (Ruth); Chester (Pauline) with daughter Brittany (Karl), and children Ashley and Carter; and sons Tyler, and Nathan, (Mara).
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