In Loving Memory of
Isaac Unger
Isaac Unger, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home, Winnipeg, MB with family by his side.
Isaac was born February 27, 1928 to Jacob and Judith (Dueck) Unger at Hopefield, SK where he spent his childhood on the family farm. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age and enrolled at Millar Memorial Bible Institute, Pambrun , SK in 1947. Following his marriage to Helen Dyck of Blumenhof, SK on June 20, 1948, he resumed his studies at MMBI. Upon graduation they served in churches in Saskatchewan and Alberta for the next twenty years. During those years they were blessed with three children: Bonita, Lyle, and Cheryl. Isaac and Helen concluded their pastoral ministry in 1970. After graduating from college in Brandon, Manitoba in 1972, Isaac was invited to become Director of Social Services at Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home. When the position was closed ten years later, he enrolled at the University of Manitoba and graduated with a degree in Social Work in 1987. Following his studies, Isaac went on to
author Skeena Aground. He and Helen were privileged to travel to Iceland twice in which they took part in memorial services commemorating the loss of the ship HMCS Skeena, his brother Abe, and several other shipmates in a storm off the Icelandic coast in 1944.
Isaac is survived by his children and their families: Bonita (Allen) Krahn , Lyle Unger, Cheryl (Peter) Verbong; grandchildren Deirdre (Paul) Thornton, Derek Krahn, Tara Rothrock, Cassandra Verbong, Cody Verbong; great grandchildren Chase Thornton, Julia Krahn, Corey Thornton, Isaac Krahn; brother George(Shirley) Unger; sisters-in-law Esther (Peter) Unger.
Isaac was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Helen Unger in 2020; parents Jacob and Judith Unger; siblings infant Catharina Unger, Jacob Unger, David Unger, Peter Unger, Herman Unger, Cornie Unger, Frank Unger, Abraham Unger, John Unger, Annie Andres; sisters-in-law Helen (Jacob) Unger, Mary (Dave) Unger, Beatrice (Herman) Unger, Anne (Cornie) Unger, bother-in-law Bill(Annie) Andres.