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Obituary of Johann Martens
Johann Z. Martens, aged 74 years, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020.
Dad was born in Paraguay to Peter and Anna Martens on October 17, 1946.
He lived his childhood years in the Village of Eigenhof, where he also went to school.
At the age of 21 he moved to East Paraguay to start a new life on his own.
When he was 23, he got baptized upon the confession of his faith. His faith was very important to him and he was in church every opportunity he could.
When he was 26 years old, he met the love of his life, Aganeta Froese, and they got married on November 25, 1972, in Chaco Paraguay, where they eventually resided.
They arrived in Steinbach, Manitoba on Friday March 18, 1977 and he started working at Barkman Concrete on the following Monday. He worked there for 30 plus years until he retired in 2009 for health reasons.
His grandchildren were very important to him. He took every opportunity to give them attention and he especially loved to tease them. While he was still able, he also liked to work around the Hobby farm and in his workshop. He believed that nothing couldn’t be fixed with baler twine and duct tape and no tool (no matter how worn) should be thrown out as it could always be used for something else.
In 2001 he received a head injury at work which he never fully recovered from. In the next couple of years, he also underwent two hip surgeries. Then in 2014, he was in a major car accident which left him hospitalized for four months. As a result of this he was very limited in his mobility for the rest of his life.
He is survived by his loving wife of almost 48 years, Aganeta, five children and seven grandchildren and four step-grandchildren: Erika (Marlin) Justin; Mathilda (Jonathan) Kara, Ryan; Edwin (Krista), Cameron, Shayla, Kira, Daniel and Jaden; Romanda; and Wil (Anna), Kaylee, Darren and Taylor, three brothers and four sisters and their families.
He is predeceased by his parents, one sister, and one grandchild.
A private family service will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach, MB.
Johann Martens wurde seine Eltern, Peter and Anna Martens am 17. Oktober 1946 in Paraguay geboren.
Er lebte seine Kindheit im Dorf Eigenhof, wo er auch zur Schule ging.
Sie kamen am Freitag, dem 18. März 1977, in Steinbach, Manitoba an und er begann am folgenden Montag bei Barkman Concrete zu arbeiten. Er arbeitete dort über 30 Jahre, bis er in 2009 aus gesundheitlichen Gründen in den Ruhestand ging.
Seine Grosskinder waren ihm sehr wichtig. Er nutzte jede Gelegenheit, um ihnen Achtung zu schenken, und er liebte es besonders, sie zu nercken. Während er noch konte, arbeitete er auch gerne auf der Hobbyfarm und in seiner Werkstatt. Er glaubte, dass nichts mit Ballenpresse und Entenband repariert werden konnte und kein Werkzeug (egal wie abgenutzt) weggeworfen werden sollte, da es konnte immer für etwas anderes gebraucht.
Im Jahr 2001 erlitt er bei der Arbeit eine Kopfverletzung, von der er sich nie vollständig erholte. In den nächsten Jahren unterzog er sich auch zwei Hüftoperationen. Dann hatte er in 2014 einen schweren Autounfall, bei dem er 4 Monate im Krankenhaus lag. Infolgedessen war seine Mobilität für den Rest seines Lebens sehr eingeschränkt.
Er wird von seiner fast 48-jährigen Frau Aganeta, 5 Kindern und 7 Grosskinder und 4 Stiefengrosskindern überlebt: Erika (Marlin) Justin; Mathilda (Jonathan) Kara, Ryan; Edwin (Krista), Cameron, Shayla, Kira, Daniel und Jaden; Romanda; und Wil (Anna), Kaylee, Darren und Taylor, 3 bruder and 4 schwestern and ihre familie.
In die Ewigkeit vorangegangen sind seinen Eltern, 1 Schwester und 1 grosskind.
