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• Hoeppner, Dietrich R. (1889-1965) (category Business People)
  watchmaking business in Hillsboro. Dietrich attended the Gnadenau school near Hillsboro and completed eighth grade and worked in his father’s business. After
  5 KB (763 words) - 14:56, 9 December 2020
• Andres, Peter Jakob (1878-1937?) (category Business People)
  and the other people of his community. Throughout the difficult circumstances of his life, he found ways to benefit his family and the people of the community
  4 KB (747 words) - 21:49, 5 March 2014
• Funk, Peter J. (1913-2010) (category Business People)
  grading, the Funks sold their egg-grading business to them in 2006, and not long after, sold the jam business to E.D. Smith in Ontario, thus ending an almost
  4 KB (639 words) - 02:32, 12 June 2020
• Andres, Frank J. (1907-1987) (category Business People)
  formed Niagara Township Fruit Cooperative. His interest in the canning business led him to a managerial position in the Niagara Canning Company owned by
  5 KB (648 words) - 18:37, 26 July 2016
• Snyder, Roy Gingrich (1915-2015) (category Business People)
  Anabaptist-Mennonite Christian faith, he was very tolerant of people of other faiths and made close friendships with people of other religions. He would comment on the many
  5 KB (704 words) - 13:03, 28 October 2016
• Shantz, Ward Amos (1918-1982) (category Business People)
  tens of thousands of people and raised over $300,000 annually for the work of Mennonite Central Committee. Initially some people felt that buying food
  5 KB (755 words) - 13:49, 24 June 2017
• Klassen, Jacob David “J. D.” (1914-1999) (category Business People)
  Jacob David "J. D." or "Jack" Klassen: businessman and community leader; born 14 April 1914 to David D. Klassen (13 January 1871, Fuerstenau, Molotschna
  4 KB (628 words) - 07:14, 27 December 2021
• Loewen, Cornelius Paul (1926-1985) (category Business People)
  put much time and energy into the family lumber business. While Loewen’s first jobs in the family business were as an ice delivery boy and then a delivery
  5 KB (755 words) - 21:46, 5 March 2014
• Yoder, John Harvey (1881-1980) (category Business People)
  church community and helped establish a literary society (1904) for the young people of the church. J. Harvey became known for his collaborative efforts in building
  5 KB (768 words) - 17:25, 19 February 2022
• Wiebe, David (1941-2012) (category Business People)
  fine legacy. Many hundreds of people remember him as their highly-skilled, client-oriented home builder and a fine business associate. More than a few charities
  4 KB (694 words) - 21:07, 26 September 2016
• Shirk, Peter (1839-1919) (category Business People)
  Although Peter held conservative theological views, he was an innovator in business practices. He had telegraph service installed at the Lancaster Mill at
  5 KB (721 words) - 14:45, 27 October 2019
• Hiebert, Allan L. (1927-2008) (category Business People)
  in Calgary, where in 1962 he established Calgary Millwork, a woodworking business that he operated with considerable success for 18 years. In 1980 he and
  5 KB (697 words) - 02:39, 16 July 2017
• Bearinger, Noah Martin (1891-1970) (category Business People)
  Noah was baptized in that church in 1912 at the age of 21. He attended business college for six months in 1913 and then began working in a planing mill
  5 KB (776 words) - 20:31, 13 January 2017
• Friesen, Peter J. (1925-1999) (category Business People)
  Chair of the Agriculture Committee. Peter also built up a thriving chicken business. He was one of the founders and first Director of the British Columbia
  4 KB (664 words) - 23:59, 24 February 2023
• Schott, Clifford Stanley (1927-2016) (category Business People)
  the concept of the credit union and the benefits a credit union brings to people naturally led Cliff to begin work at the Mennonite Credit Union. Cliff served
  5 KB (751 words) - 17:40, 17 July 2018
• Wall, Peter (1894-1968) (category Business People)
  Peter Wall: entrepreneur and land developer of the Niagara Peninsula; born 19 February 1894 in the Ekaterinoslav Province, South Russia as the oldest son
  5 KB (778 words) - 04:21, 11 January 2020
• Thielmann, Albert (1930-2007) (category Business People)
  Albert Thielmann: business person; born on 12 September 1930 to Herman Thielmann (31 January 1909, Kudashev, Kherson, South Russia – 1938, Moscow, Russia)
  6 KB (803 words) - 19:18, 17 January 2021
• Dyck, John B. (1936-2009) (category Business People)
  digital organ to the church. John’s first company was in the automobile business, Alpine Motors Ltd., an Esso dealership. Then followed Globe Auto Supplies
  5 KB (790 words) - 07:32, 17 July 2017
• Friesen, Jake (1932-2019) (category Business People)
  several decades, Jake increased his poultry business, adding breeding stock to his egg-producing business. Jake came to be highly respected throughout
  5 KB (779 words) - 00:00, 25 February 2023
• Smith, Samuel Roger (1853-1916) (category Business People)
  Samuel attended Eastman National Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he excelled in mathematics and business. During this time, Samuel was an
  5 KB (820 words) - 19:47, 18 July 2016

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