Obituary of Daniel Doerksen

Daniel Doerksen, age 88, two days short of his 89th birthday, of Grunthal, MB, formerly of New Bothwell, MB, died peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Grunthal Menno Home for the Aged.

He is survived by one sister, two brothers and their families.

Daniel was predeceased by his parents Peter and Maria Doerksen, one brother-in-law and one great-nephew.

He lived on the family farm most of his life except for the last 9 years when he lived at Greendale Estate in Grunthal and the last two weeks when he lived at the Grunthal Menno Home.  Daniel was a hard worker--farming and working construction.  He also worked odd jobs in his latter years.

He was baptized upon confession of his faith on March 5, 2020.

As per Daniel's wishes, a private family funeral will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, with burial following at the Silberfeld Cemetery in Landmark, MB.

Special thanks to the homecare staff at Greendale Estate and the Menno Home for their kind and compassionate care for Dan.  Also, special thanks to his friends at Greendale Estate who looked in on Dan regularly to make sure he was okay, and to his friend Francois who would also run errands for him in the last months when Dan was no longer able to walk uptown.