Edward FANGRAD

  General Notes:

He travelled on the RMS Andania to Canada and landed in Halifax, NS, on June 20, 1925. He worked on a farm (Dippel) near Walkerton for a year to pay for his passage. In 1927 he moved to Hanover and found work in the Knechtel Furniture Co., where he was joined by his two brothers after about a year. They lived together until Jonathan & Adolf left for greener pastures. He attended the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church in Hanover and met his future wife at the church camp in Stayner, ON. In 1943 he moved his family to Stratford, ON., where he found employment at the Kroehler Furniture Mfg. Co. which, during the war, built wooden parts for Lancaster bombers and 'Mosquitos'. After the war he went into his own business as cabinet maker until his retirement in 1969. He had a life long interest in the weather and kept meticulous records. The local newspaper frequently called on his expertise in this area.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 21 Jun 1925 to Hanover, , Ontario, Canada.

Edward married Ruth (Mary Elizabeth Ruth) HOPKINS, daughter of Edward Thomas HOPKINS Sr. and Mary Matilda KERR, on 9 Oct 1929 in Hanover, , Ontario, Canada. (Ruth (Mary Elizabeth Ruth) HOPKINS was born on 23 Jun 1907 in , Bentinck Twp., ON and died on 12 Nov 1984 in Stratford, Perth, ON, Canada.)

Edward next married Elva Ruth DOUBROUGH, daughter of Robert DOUBROUGH and Margaret Saluda FULKERSON, on 28 Jun 1986 in Waterloo, Region of Waterloo, ON. (Elva Ruth DOUBROUGH was born on 6 Aug 1908 in Vineland, ON and died on 3 Sep 2002 in Stratford, Perth, ON, Canada.)