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Rosenort Home for the Aged, at Rosthern, [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan,]] was established in 1944, when Isaac P. Friesen gave his house in Rosthern for this purpose. The [[Rosenort Mennonite Church Group (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Rosenort congregation]] [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|(General Conference Mennonite Church]]) owned another house in Rosthern for the same purpose, in which the boys of the Rosthern Bible Academy lived for a few winters while the Academy girls lived in the Friesen house. In 1945 the house was dedicated as a home for the aged, and was gradually filled with aged persons who could help themselves. The others were taken into the Invalid Home on the Youth Farm. In 1953 an addition was built to the Rosenort Home, making accommodations for 16 persons. | Rosenort Home for the Aged, at Rosthern, [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan,]] was established in 1944, when Isaac P. Friesen gave his house in Rosthern for this purpose. The [[Rosenort Mennonite Church Group (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Rosenort congregation]] [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|(General Conference Mennonite Church]]) owned another house in Rosthern for the same purpose, in which the boys of the Rosthern Bible Academy lived for a few winters while the Academy girls lived in the Friesen house. In 1945 the house was dedicated as a home for the aged, and was gradually filled with aged persons who could help themselves. The others were taken into the Invalid Home on the Youth Farm. In 1953 an addition was built to the Rosenort Home, making accommodations for 16 persons. | ||
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Rosenort Home for the Aged, at Rosthern, Saskatchewan, was established in 1944, when Isaac P. Friesen gave his house in Rosthern for this purpose. The Rosenort congregation (General Conference Mennonite Church) owned another house in Rosthern for the same purpose, in which the boys of the Rosthern Bible Academy lived for a few winters while the Academy girls lived in the Friesen house. In 1945 the house was dedicated as a home for the aged, and was gradually filled with aged persons who could help themselves. The others were taken into the Invalid Home on the Youth Farm. In 1953 an addition was built to the Rosenort Home, making accommodations for 16 persons.
Author(s) | J. G Rempel |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Rempel, J. G. "Rosenort Home for the Aged (Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rosenort_Home_for_the_Aged_(Rosthern,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=84714.
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Rempel, J. G. (1959). Rosenort Home for the Aged (Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rosenort_Home_for_the_Aged_(Rosthern,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=84714.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 360. All rights reserved.
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