Agnes Ketler

  • Agnes Ketler
  • Date of Passing: January 16, 2018
  • Born: May 21, 1921

Obituary

Agnes Rempel Ketler (May 26, 1921 – January 16, 2018), 96, of Steinbach Manitoba, passed away Tuesday morning, January 16, 2018 at the Niverville PCH.

She was predeceased by her parents, Heinrich and Katarina Ketler, and her three brothers and one sister; Bill, Henry, Jake, and Melinda.

She is survived by one sister-in-law, Doris Ketler, and thirteen nieces and nephews and their families.

She will be remembered as one of Steinbach’s first hairdressers. Aunt Agnes loved to garden, travel, dig up history, and record genealogy. She was an expert on all things Royal, following the European Royal families right up to the present. Agnes volunteered at the Mennonite Heritage Museum and local MCC store. She was a member of the congregation at the Steinbach Mennonite Church.

Aunt Agnes was a fiercely independent woman, who believed strongly in the power of education; and equality and rights for women and children.