Anne Dahl

On May 26, 1928, Anne was born to John and Anna Dahl (Peters) in Rosemae, Saskatchewan. She was the 3rd youngest of a family of nine with the family residing at the Dahl family farm whose exact address is Section 4, Township 26, Range 3 and West 3rd. Remember the slough at the corner of some farm on the road from Davidson? Turn left, go a time or two, turn at the next haystack and the Dahl farm is just beyond the PFRA.

Faith, family and farming were central to Anne's formative years with the younger generations hearing the stores of the rides to town in the horse and buggy, milking the cows by hand and doing needle work by the coal lamp lit dining room table. When these memories were recounted at the many family get-togethers, they were usually accompanied by much laughter and tears as they were retold in a jumble of English and low German.

Anne's introduction to education started at the Rosemae School with grade 11 and 12 completed at the Hepburn High School. As there were not many professional options available to women in the 1940s, Anne obtained her teaching training in 1947 at the Normal School in Moose Jaw and a Religious Education Degree from the MB Bible College in Winnipeg.

Her elementary school teaching career began at Pine Lake then on to Cherry Grove, Schaenthal, Wymark and Elmwood. After teaching for 13 years in Saskatchewan, Anne moved to Burnaby in 1963 and spent her final 14 teaching years at the Bose and Grosvenor Road schools in Surrey, BC. After retiring in 1977, Anne worked for several years babysitting for a family and working for Canada Post at Middlegate Mall.

During Anne's teaching career she became an avid traveler. While her extended family read about exotic travels in magazines, Anne was the first in the family to pack her suitcases and head off to Europe, the Mid East and Hawaii. Her 35mm camera was put to good use with her slide shows highly anticipated after dinner entertainment.

To her nieces and nephews her dinners were mouth-watering adventures. We were introduced to consommé, salads with Green Goddess dressing, sesame seed-sprinkled buns and ham topped with pineapple rings. Anne showed us there was another world beyond cabbage borscht and Thousand Islands dressing!

Colour, fashion and flowers were a key part of Anne's life. Her brilliantly colored ensembles (including her hats) from her frequent trips to the V V Boutiques or her enthusiasm for watching her Christmas Amaryllis come to bloom always brought a smile to the beholder.

Anne's faith in Jesus Christ was the cornerstone of her life. While living in New Westminster and Burnaby she attended the Surrey and 10 Ave Alliance Churches as well as 1st Baptist in Vancouver. Singing in the choirs and teaching Sunday School and DVBS were where she used her gifts in the Church's ministries. Her favourite verse was Luke 21:27.

While Expo 86 came to Vancouver, Anne sold her 1970 Pontiac Parisienne and fully embraced travelling around the city by Skytrain and bus memorizing the schedules along the way. In December 2014 she moved to assisted living at Elim Village in Surrey and sold her apartment in Burnaby.

After a fall in October 2025 followed by a two month stay at Surrey Memorial Hospital, Anne was moved to long-term care Fleetwood Place in February 2026. Anne often questioned why she wasn't called to her new mansion in Heaven but her desire to leave this earth was granted September 23 at 1:00 AM.

Anne was predeceased by her parents and siblings; Susie and George Bahnman, John, Jacob and Helen, Nettie, Peter, Lena and Ella. She is survived by her brother Daniel and Katherine and sister-in-law Annie.

Internment at Maclure Road Mennonite Cemetery at 10:00 AM October 5, 2026, with Anne's nephew Wes Dahl officiating, followed by a luncheon at Woodlawn Funeral Home at 11:00 AM.

We want to thank her care givers and staff at Elim Village and Fleetwood Place for the superb care and attention they gave to Anne over the past 12 years.