Jeff WARKENTIN

WARKENTIN, Jeff - Age 32 It is with overwhelming grief that we announce the unexpected passing of Jeff Warkentin on Saturday, Sept 24 at Foothills Hospital in Calgary after an illness of less than one day. Jeff was born and raised in Wheatley, Ontario, and lived most recently in Pincher Creek, Alberta. After spending six years in West Africa working with Mennonite Church Canada, Jeff and his family had recently returned to their home in Pincher Creek, where he had just begun and was enormously enjoying his new teaching assignment at St. Michael's School. Left with loving memories of a wonderful husband and father are his wife Tanya Willms, (Tany), daughter, Danika, son, Asher and son, Kenani. Parents, Paul and Ruth Warkentin, Wheatley, Ontario and parents-in-law, Linden and Deloris Willms, Pincher Creek, Alberta, also mourn his passing. Jeff will be dearly missed by sister, Sandra Warkentin of Leamington, Ontario, brother, Joel (Andrea) of Burkina Faso, West Africa, brothers-in-law, Shami Willms (Deanna) of Calgary, and Topher Willms (Jeannie) of Pincher Creek and grandparents, Jacob and Irene Froese of Leamington. Seven nieces and nephews, many cousins, uncles and aunts, along with the numerous friends Jeff made wherever he lived, will miss him as well. Funeral services will be conducted at Foothills Community Church in Pincher Creek on Friday, Sept.30, at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Jerry Buhler and Rev. Harold Schilk officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Mennonite Church Canada Ministry in Burkina Faso or to a trust fund for Jeffs children. Cheques should be made out to Springridge Mennonite Church (Box 69, Pincher Creek, Alberta, T0K 1W0) who will forward donations to the designated fund.