Laura-Lee's Mom: Irene Rahn (1941 - 2013)

(February, 1941 – March, 2013)



IRENE - 1980 (39 years old)

On the morning of Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the age of 72, my beloved mother, Irene (Martel) Rahn, left her broken and pain filled body to enter the Kingdom of her lifelong Lord, Saviour, Redeemer and King, Jesus.

Her body will be interred at:

"Northern Lights Cemetery” (Edmonton, AB, Canada)

No services will be held.


However, she had a deep heart of compassion for the homeless and one of her final requests was that, in lieu of flowers, you send a donation to:

Hope Mission

P.O. Box 953

Edmonton, AB

T5J 2L8

Phone: 780-453-3877

www.hopemission.com

She is well known to Hope Mission and they have set up a memorial fund in her name.

Simply write: “In Memory of Irene Rahn” on your cheque OR
mention her name when you give online:

www.hopemission.com

(But if you wish to give anonymously that’s fine too. The important thing is that you give).

I, her daughter Laura-Lee, am in complete sympathy with her wishes.

Jesus, in his infinite mercy, gave both Mom and myself all the strength and peace needed for her final journey. He has also allowed me to fulfill every promise I made to her in regard to her last wishes.

For those of us she leaves behind, her request is that we be comforted and remember her while reading

Psalm 16 (especially verses: 5-11)

and

Isaiah 26 in the Bible.

I refer you to my personal blog: www.LauraleeWasHere.blogspot.com

And direct you to the previous post there:

* "Love in a Neon Orange Lunch Box"

Which has consistently remained the most viewed entry worldwide since it was originally posted.

With deepest sincerity,

her daughter, Laura-Lee

Her Wedding - 1960

Vancouver Christian School History (3 schools in 1)

 

 

 

Vancouver Christian School (http://vancouverchristian.org)

The idea of a Christian school in Vancouver was first conceived by a group of Dutch immigrants, with Reformed religious roots, in the late 1930s. The school, first know as “Calvin Christian School” opened its doors in 1949 making it the first Christian school of its kind in B.C.
Enrolment quickly expanded as many Dutch immigrants arrived in the decade after World War II. Shortly after its opening, two new schools branched off into Burnaby (John Knox) and Richmond (Richmond Christian School).
In 1965, the school changed its name to Vancouver Christian School. Property was purchased on Killarney Street where it remained as a K‐7 school until the late 1980s. During the 1960s and ‘70s, the school population diversified as it developed into a truly interdenominational school representing many churches and cultures.
In 1978, Vancouver Christian expanded to include a regional high school by opening a grade 8‐12 program on a new site on Mons Avenue. In 1988, after 10 years of operation, the high school closed its doors with the promise that the dream of a high school would be developed again over time. The Killarney property was sold and the K‐7 school moved to the Mons site.
By 1991, Vancouver Christian had developed the first middle school in British Columbia (grades 6‐8) and had also begun to add a junior high program up to grade 10, in fulfillment of promises made when the high school had closed down in 1988. Although overall the school flourished during this decade, it remained difficult to sustain the junior high program due to the continuing exit of students from grades 7 and 8 into the public school system.
The first decade of the new millennium saw huge enrolment growth at Vancouver Christian and it implemented a full double‐track system.

John Knox Christian School (http://johnknoxbc.org) In 1955, John Knox Christian School opened its doors as a new Christian elementary school serving the New Westminster and Burnaby areas. In the school’s first year of operation it had 65 students in 4 classrooms, with 2 teachers and a principal.
In the 1960s, a second wing with 5 classrooms was added to the school to accommodate more students. Physical Education classes were held in a church meeting hall across the street.
In 1964, a regional Christian high school known as Fraser Valley Christian High School was formed under a separate society, and initially operated on the John Knox campus. Fraser Valley Christian High School moved into a new building in Surrey in 1966.
As the John Knox School grew in the 1970s, and many new students came from the Surrey area, a decision was made to start a new elementary campus across the Fraser River. The Surrey campus opened in 1978 and was known as “John Knox Christian School – Surrey”. In 1986 the Surrey campus formed its own society and became known as “Surrey Christian School”.
Back in Burnaby, John Knox underwent another major expansion in 1995 adding a gym, library, two additional classrooms and administrative offices.
In 2004, under pressure from an expanding student population, John Knox moved its grades 5 to 7 to a new campus in Burnaby leased from Burnaby School District. The leased campus served to relieve the John Knox School of its immediate space issues, and also provided opportunity to revisit a proposal to start a new Christian high school in cooperation with the Vancouver Christian School.
In 2006, the Strategic Planning Committee of John Knox envisioned a new building for the school, and in 2008, a 3‐year capital campaign was launched, the old building was removed and students and staff were temporarily divided between a vacant elementary school in Coquitlam, and the leased Burnaby campus. Construction of the new school began in 2009 and was completed in February 2010, on time and on budget. On March 1, 2010 students and staff moved into the new building. In May 2010 the building was dedicated to God’s glory.

Carver Christian High School (http://carverchristian.org)Around the turn of the millennium, as other Christian schools were developing into K ‐ 12 schools, Vancouver Christian and John Knox began to consider again the idea of developing a regional high school in the Vancouver‐Burnaby area

In September 2005, the vision and hard work of its founders was rewarded when Carver Christian High School opened its doors to welcome 77 students from Grades 9 ‐ 11. A year later, as student enrolment increased, grade 12 was added.
In 2011, in the interest of retaining students who might otherwise go to public school and in the interest of attracting new students Carver expanded its program to include grade 8. John Knox moved its grade 8 students to Carver and Vancouver Christian continued to operate its grade 6 – 8 middle school program

Amalgamation of Three Vancouver Christian Schools

If you haven't heard by now, Vancouver Christian School, Carver High School, & John Knox School  are going to be joined into ONE school, although they will maintain separate campuses. 

This has been in the works for some time now and there has been a LOT of meetings and 'to-ing and fro-ing' and so I haven't mentioned it here at our alumni blog so far. But now it seems that the various people and schools are coming to more concrete decisions and it's time to bring you up to date (as much as I can).

Several of you who read this have children attending one or more of these schools, so this may be old information to you, but there are many of us who have been "set adrift" due to the fact that we have no children enrolled there nor do we give significant donations. (Quite frankly, no matter whom I write to, I don't even get my emails responded to).

However, being ignored has never stopped me before, so I will attempt to piece together here the most up to date and pertinent facts in this merger of the three schools.

Transition to amalgamation

Posted on March 5, 2013 by mbaelde

This Merger Matters site has kept you informed of developments as we have moved forward towards the vote on amalgamation.
At this time we are pleased to share with you the Transition Plan which we hope will lead to a decision by the respective society memberships to amalgamate under a new society, the Greater Vancouver Christian Education Society.

A Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for May 7, 2013 at the John Knox Christian School. Society memberships of both Vancouver and Burnaby, parents, teachers and staff are invited to attend for presentations on the developments and plans to form a new society and an amalgamated K – 12 school. In particular you can learn and ask questions about:

• the Constitution, Bylaws and Governance of the Greater Vancouver Christian Education Society,
• the Mission and Vision of the new Vancouver Christian School operating in 3 campus locations under the names Vancouver campus, John Knox campus and Carver campus
• campus programs, policies and administration,
• the proposed budget,
• the future location of the Carver campus and
• the “special resolutions” required to effect the amalgamation.

The purpose of this Town Hall meeting is to provide information only. We will anticipate questions and provide answers as further questions arise. There will be no vote taken at this meeting.


WHAT'S IN A NAME:

This amalgamated name is consistent with the practice in SCSBC schools to identify a name according to its location as done for Richmond Christian, Langley Christian, Surrey Christian and Abbotsford Christian. The name recognizes that Vancouver is a more widely recognized location than Burnaby and that selecting Vancouver Christian School as a name for the amalgamated school further protects the internet branding advantage that comes with the name. It also pays tribute to the long history established through John Knox Christian School by recognizing this through the campus name – John Knox campus, and acknowledges the history that has been developed at the Carver campus.

For us, the names are important and what they represent is equally importance. We’re heading for establishing an amalgamated Christian K – 12 school in Vancouver with campus names that speak to a deep history. This is exciting. Praise the Lord!
Ed Vanderboom



VCS webpage for Merger Information
 

Mrs. Funnell Celebrated Life (Every Day)

Mary Isobel (Prizeman) Funnell

(Teacher at Vancouver Christian School)

Fondly Remembered

Mary Isobel (Prizeman) Funnell January 17, 1923 - February 24, 2013 Predeceased by her husband Roy in 1998. Survived by her 3 children Bryon (Judy), John, Jayne Hozar (Nasser) and 4 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held in her honour on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 am at Calvary Christian Church, 16293 104 Ave., Surrey.

Guest Book Signatures (as of Mar 11, 2013)

March 7, 2013

Remembering how she took Daughter Angela under her wings at the Vancouver Christian School-My sincere condolences to her children and grandchildren-she was a very fine teacher and a lovely lady.The Lord comfort each and every one of you.

~

Cathy Winkel,

Tsawwassen, British Columbia

 

 

 

Found on Geneology Website:

Descendants of Alexander Rintowall

Generation No. 9
298. MARY ISABEL⁹ PRIZEMAN (RUBY SOPHIA⁸ RINTOUL, JAMES⁷, WILLIAM⁶, CHARLES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, ALEXANDER³, ALEXANDER², ALEXANDER¹ RINTOWALL) was born January 17, 1923 in Simpson, Saskatchewan. She married ROY STANLEY FUNNELL October 21, 1944. He was born October 27, 1920 in Lethbridge, Alberta, and died May 11, 1998 in Surrey, British Columbia.

Children of MARY PRIZEMAN and ROY FUNNELL are:

	i.		BYRON DAVID ROY10 FUNNELL, b. January 16, 1952.
	ii.		JOHN GARDNER FUNNELL, b. March 11, 1956.
	iii.		RUBY JAYNE MARGARET FUNNELL, b. June 05, 1958 LINK to where I found MRS. FUNNELL's Family Tree page