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Johann Funk (December 26, 1836 - March 15, 1917) was a Mennonite bishop in early Canadian history.
Funk was born on the Bergthal Colony, a Mennonite settlement near Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (Today Ukraine) in 1836.In 1874, bishop Gerhard Wiebe persuaded the colony to emigrate to Canada.Funk was ordained a bishop in Canada in 1892, and played a significant role in the development of Mennonite education and the formation of Mennonite Educational Institute in Gretna, Manitoba.
Funk died in 1917 in Altbergthal, near Altona, Manitoba.
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