Educator, cleric.
Born at Schoeneberg, Ukraine on 24 March 1923, son of Franz and Agenetha Isaac, he immigrated to Canada in 1925 and settled on a farm in the Silberfeld district. He began teaching at Lowe Farm School and was later Principal of Shakespeare School (1953-1954). After entering the ministry, he was pastor at Niverville Mennonite Church, Steinbach Mennonite Church, and Springfield Heights Mennonite Church. He died at Winnipeg on 14 November 2010.
“John Borthwick dies at Morden, aged 77,” Manitoba Free Press, 7 June 1926, page 4.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 September 2018
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